One small step for a woman – ZEC rolls out its Gender and Inclusion Policy
It might just as well be a moon-shot: The challenges that women face for political participation in Zimbabwe are enormous. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is committed to tackling them and took an important step to do just that in November. Just how disadvantaged women are in this field became clear in the Gender Equality […]
ZEC prepares boundary delimitation
The principles of universal and equal suffrage are of paramount importance to any democracy. Equal suffrage implies the equality of voting strength of “one person one vote”. In many electoral systems, this can only be ensured through regular redrawing of electoral boundaries. Zimbabwe practices a mixed electoral system, which requires first-past-the-post elections in 210 single-member […]
The World’s Longest BRIDGE
No, we are not talking about high-speed railway bridges in China, but of Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections BRIDGE. On 20 November, Zimbabwe successfully completed its very first train-the-facilitators (TtF) course. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted it with support from UNDP and the European Union in order to strengthen its capacity and […]
ZEC develops training materials for boundary delimitation
Building on the successful completion of Zimbabwe’s first BRIDGE train-the-facilitator workshop, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) organized a three-day workshop for twelve ZEC staff members to adapt two global BRIDGE courses and their materials to the context of Zimbabwe. This was the first such module development workshop being conducted in the country. The two courses […]
Biometric voter registration ongoing in Zimbabwe
As part of the preparations for next year’s elections and with support from ZIM-ECO project, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), launched a country-wide Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process, starting on 10 October 2017. This mobile registration process has been conducted in four phases, covering the entire country, and will lead towards the development of a […]
Head of UNDP praises the work for free, fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe
On 17 March 2018, UNDP Administrator Mr. Achim Steiner, has concluded his three-day visit to Harare, where he met with His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, as well as with a wide range of stakeholders including government officials, development partners, representatives of political parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), and the private sector. During his visit, […]