World Press Freedom Day Statement

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom day. This year’s celebrations run under the theme “Media Freedom has the Power to Transform Societies”. ZESN notes that this day comes against the background of continued calls for media freedom, plurality and diversity in Zimbabwe………. : more

ZESN’s Statement on the state of the Voters Roll in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Election Support Network welcomes the statement expressed by the Registrar-General on the 14th of December 2010 on ZBC TV. The Registrar-General noted that the voters roll is in shambles, an aspect that ZESN has over the years emphasized. ZESN notes that a clean voters’ roll will go a long way in increasing the credibility of electoral processes in Zimbabwe…. : more

Civic Society Statement on the Impending Referendum and Elections

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network the leading independent network on elections in Zimbabwe convened a conference in Vumba – Leopard Rock Hotel which brought together various organisations and partners working on elections to deliberate on electoral issues in light of the possible referendum on the new constitution and elections in 2011……………………. : more

ZESN’S STATEMENT ON THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN ELECTIONS

This statement is a response to an article that appeared on the 13th of August 2010 in the Zimbabwe Independent on the opposition to electoral reforms by the Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri. Earlier this year political parties in the GNU agreed to reform electoral laws in Zimbabwe and this included among others a change in the role of the police in electoral processes. The three political parties in the inclusive government agreed to restrict the role of……….. : more