The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has deployed seventeen (17) static observers and three (3) mobile observers to observe local authority by-elections in Binga Rural District Council (RDC) Ward 20 and Gweru Municipality Wards 4, 5 and 18. The law, particularly Section 121 A of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) provides for the filling of vacancies that arise in councils. Vacancies arose in Binga RDC Ward 20 and Gweru Municipality Wards 4, 5 and 18 following the recall of sitting councillors by the Movement for Democratic Change –Tsvangirai (MDC–T).
