https://www.voazimbabwe.com/z/7555 Zimbabwe 2023 Election https://www.voazimbabwe.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-ZW/img/logo.png https://www.voazimbabwe.com/z/7555 en 2026 - VOA 60 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:35:13 +0200 Pangea CMS – VOA Mbare Ward 3 councillor, Simbarashe Chanachimwe of Zanu PF, popularly known as Dhama, who is also an alleged drug dealer, was today sworn in as councillor for the Harare City Council. He refused to swear using the Bible, citing religious reasons. But he nearly forgot that at the end of the oath. https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/newly-elected-councillor-refuses-to-take-oath-using-bible-but-ends-swearing-in-by-saying-help-me-god-/7258986.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/newly-elected-councillor-refuses-to-take-oath-using-bible-but-ends-swearing-in-by-saying-help-me-god-/7258986.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:55:46 +0200 VideoZimbabwe Votes 2023 Zanu PF and CCC activists clashing at Harare Town House during a swearing in ceremony of councillors https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-ccc-activists-clashing-at-harare-town-house/7258966.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-ccc-activists-clashing-at-harare-town-house/7258966.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:25:12 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 WASHINGTON — President Emmerson Mnangagwa today threatened to lock up opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists planning to engage in public protests over the outcome of last week’s disputed elections. Addressing Zanu PF supporters at the official opening of Sabi Star Lithium Mine, Mnangagwa said, “We are going forward with our development program, we will not stop our development programs because of some little boys. I warn anybody who may want to bring any chaos in this... https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7249505.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7249505.html Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:32:07 +0200 ZimbabweZimbabwe Votes 2023 voadigital@voanews.com (VOA News) HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Tuesday demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries, digging in on its rejection of last week’s polls that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa win re-election and his long-ruling ZANU-PF party retain its majority in a vote criticized by international observers. Gift Siziba, the deputy spokesman for the Citizens Coalition for Change party, told reporters in the capital, Harare, that the party will “not settle for... https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7249181.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7249181.html Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:28:30 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change says Zimbabwe's 2023 general elections were fraudulent. (Video" Mavis Gama) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-says-zimbabwe-elections-were-fraudulent/7246366.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-says-zimbabwe-elections-were-fraudulent/7246366.html Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:34:00 +0200 VideoZimbabwe Votes 2023 Gift Ostallos Siziba, deputy spokesperson of the Citizens Coalition for Change, tells journalists in Harare that his party wants fresh elections. (Video: Mavis Gama) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-demanding-fresh-elections/7246375.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-demanding-fresh-elections/7246375.html Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:45:38 +0200 VideoZimbabwe Votes 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa speaking on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reelection. https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/cyril-ramaphosa-on-mnangagwa-s-reelection-/7246320.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/cyril-ramaphosa-on-mnangagwa-s-reelection-/7246320.html Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:49:06 +0200 VideoZimbabwe Votes 2023 Wild Celebrations ... Some Zimbabweans celebrating following the reelection of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Video: Nunurai https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/wild-celebrations-zimbabwe-election/7243315.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/wild-celebrations-zimbabwe-election/7243315.html Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:29:00 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 What's your take on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-election? https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/what-s-your-take-on-mnangagwa-s-presidential-election-win-/7243307.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/what-s-your-take-on-mnangagwa-s-presidential-election-win-/7243307.html Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change has rejected the outcome of this year's presidential election. (VOA) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/nelson-chamisa-rejects-presidential-election-results/7243306.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/nelson-chamisa-rejects-presidential-election-results/7243306.html Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:09:57 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 WASHINGTON — Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has rejected the country's presidential election results in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa garnered 52.6% of the vote. In a statement Saturday night, theCCC led by Nelson Chamisa said the party “will not rollover and accept fictitious lies.” CCC spokesperson, Promise Mkhwanazi said the party will inform Zimbabweans on the way forward after collecting all the election result evidence from their grassroots... https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/opposition-citizens-coalition-for-change-rejects-zimbabwe-presidential-election-results/7242913.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/opposition-citizens-coalition-for-change-rejects-zimbabwe-presidential-election-results/7242913.html Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:08:41 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023Zimbabwe voadigital@voanews.com (Gibbs Dube) President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has been declared winner of the 2023 presidential election. The announcement was made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson, Priscilla Chigumba. (Video: Ministry of Information) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/mnangagwa-wins-2023-presidential-election/7242635.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/mnangagwa-wins-2023-presidential-election/7242635.html Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:31:09 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans waited anxiously Friday for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guarded the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago. African election observer missions criticized this week's balloting, alleging that a group linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party had engaged in voter intimidation, while Zimbabwe authorities took dozens of local election monitors to court on... https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7241382.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/7241382.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:27:09 +0200 ZimbabweZimbabwe Votes 2023 Sydney Sibanda, an official of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, releasing results of the Gwanda/Sitaudze Constituency. (Video: Albert Ncube) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/election-results-/7241328.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/election-results-/7241328.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:42:24 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 The ruling Zanu PF spokesperson, Chris Mutsvangwa, fuming following the released of a scathing SADC Observation Mission's report on the conduction on the harmonized elections. SADC said the elections fell short of the regional body's guidelines on governance and democracy https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-breathing-fire-over-scathing-sadc-report-on-zimbabwe-s-harmonized-elections/7241321.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-breathing-fire-over-scathing-sadc-report-on-zimbabwe-s-harmonized-elections/7241321.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:38:43 +0200 VideoZimbabwe Votes 2023 WASHINGTON — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission says some aspects of Zimbabwe's harmonized elections fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the regional body's principles and guidelines on free and fair polls. Some of the drawbacks cited in its preliminary election report includes lack of transparency in running and unveiling the voters’ roll to all stakeholders, skewed electoral boundary numbers, the enactment of... https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/sadc-zimbabwe-s-harmonized-elections-fell-short-of-nation-s-constitution-regional-body-guidelines/7241009.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/sadc-zimbabwe-s-harmonized-elections-fell-short-of-nation-s-constitution-regional-body-guidelines/7241009.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:30:33 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023Zimbabwe voadigital@voanews.com (Gibbs Dube) The Southern African Development Community Election Observation Mission says some aspects of Zimbabwe's harmonized polls fall short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the regional body's principles and guidelines on free and fair elections. (Video: Tobias Mudzingwa) https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/sadc-says-some-aspects-of-zimbabwe-elections-fall-short-of-regional-guidelines-principles/7240939.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/sadc-says-some-aspects-of-zimbabwe-elections-fall-short-of-regional-guidelines-principles/7240939.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:37:17 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change says https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-says-2023-general-elections-disturbing-embarrassing-/7240213.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/ccc-says-2023-general-elections-disturbing-embarrassing-/7240213.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:58:00 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission official, Sydney Sibanda, announcing parliamentary election results of Gwanda/Sitaudze constituency. https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-grabs-key-seat-in-gwanda/7239995.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zanu-pf-grabs-key-seat-in-gwanda/7239995.html Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:01:19 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023 A depressed voter breathing fire after she was informed by election officers in Harare that her name was unavailable in the voters' roll. She is still puzzled as she was once a polling officer. https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/depressed-voter-breathing-fire-/7239725.html https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/depressed-voter-breathing-fire-/7239725.html Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:30:22 +0200 Zimbabwe Votes 2023