Harare- 16 July 2012- The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court directing the President to set the election date for by-elections in three vacant House of Assembly constituencies in Matabeleland. ZESN commends the Supreme Court for reaffirming the right of individuals to participate in government……… : more
ZESN’S POSITION ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON BY ELECTIONS
INDIVIDUALS PURPORTING TO BE ZESN OFFICIALS
9 July 2012 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has received reports that there are individuals purporting to be ZESN members and officials who are conducting unauthorised meetings in various communities across the country. Recently four people were arrested in Mashonaland East for holding a community event under the disguise of ZESN….. : more
ZESN granted observer status with African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
18 May 2012 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has been granted an observer status by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR)…….. …. : more
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
Q & A on the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring with a local newspaper
Rindai, I understand you have just returned from New York for an important engagement there, would you like to update our readers what this was all about?, …….. : more
Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and SADC Election Support Network join other international non partisan election observation organisations in welcoming the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring launched at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 3rd of April 2012…….. : more
ZESN PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011
Harare – July 20 2011- The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has noted the recently gazetted amendments to the Electoral laws. These reforms come against a backdrop of previously contested electoral processes in Zimbabwe with particular reference to the 2008 run-off election whose contestation led to the formation of the current political set up…. …. : more
Comment On Election Roadmap Timelines
11 July, 2011-Harare – This statement is a response to the timelines set and agreed by the three political parties in GNU for Zimbabwe’s electoral roadmap as reported in the Herald of 7 July, 2011. First and foremost, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes with concern the continued disregard of the voice….. …. : more
ZESN Statement On The Roadmap
HARARE – 16 June 2011- As talk of elections continues to confound many Zimbabweans, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) calls upon political parties in the Global Political Agreement to seriously address fundamental reforms that will give legitimacy and credibility to any future elections in the country……… …. : 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