Elections 2013

“God made the constitution making a success”, says President Mugabe

May 27, 2013
President Robert Mugabe praised the lord for making the constitution making process a success before assuring the church that the state values its role in uniting the nation. The Zimbabwean leader made the remarks at the State House on Wednesday when he was signing the draft constitution into law. The ...

Churches urges ZEC to extend voter registration

May 22, 2013
  The General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Dr Reverend  Solomon Zwana, who is also the Zimbabwe Election Support Network chairperson, has challenged government to restart the mobile voter registration process which Zimbabweans believe did not capture everyone who wants to vote in the upcoming election. Dr Zwana, ...

ZEC asks for prayers

May 18, 2013
After helplessly watching a chaotic mobile voter registration exercise that was characterised by a miserly turnout ZEC, the body in charge of all electoral processes, asked for prayers from the church to ensure a smooth sailing as the country plunges into elections. Speaking to members of the church recently, Makarau ...

Mobile voter registration at Vapositori doorstep

May 16, 2013
Zanu PF political commissar and Minister of Information and Publicity, Webster Shamu, said his party would engage registrar general,Tobaiwa Mudede, to ensure voter registration is brought to the apostolic faith sect’s doorstep. With the country set to go for elections this year and the RG’s office seized with a mobile ...

Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe encourages youths to register to vote (Apr 29-May 19)

May 14, 2013
Thanks to Kubatana e-newsletter we learn that the Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe (SCMZ) encourages young people to register to vote and let their voice be heard not as just a choice, but as a responsibility. We receive with much joy and great anticipation the commencement of the mobile voter ...

“Mugabe is king” says Vapostori leader

May 14, 2013
The apostolic church in Zimbabwe is encouraging members to register as voters at the same time the sect leaders say President Robert Mugabe is a king who should not be contested in an election. The head of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) Johannes Nyamwa-Ndanga say Mugabe is God ...

“Zimbabwe will not go through the ballot,” Shamu tells bishops

May 12, 2013
The Minister of Information and Publicity Webster Shamu told church leaders that the country will not be lost through the ballot since independence was attained after a protracted struggle. Shamu made the remarks as he addressed hundreds of bishops drawn from the apostolic church at the party’s headquarters on Friday ...

Parliament praises lord for passing the Constitution Bill

May 11, 2013
House of Assembly members on Thursday turned the Parliament into a church as they broke into Christian songs after the passing of the Constitution Bill. Members sang “Ndiyani aita izvi ndimwari akanaka”, meaning, “Who has made this possible, is the miraculous Jesus Christ”, when translated into English. Members including the ...

Zanu PF seeks prayers

May 11, 2013
Zanu PF has appealed for divine intervention to deal with the endemic corruption that has plagued the former ruling party as harmonised elections expected this year fast approach. Addressing an Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe Bishops Conference for peace and voter orientation at the party headquarters in Harare on Friday, the ...

Zanu-PF intensifies campaign among religious groups

May 5, 2013
Zanu PF National party national chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo, Saturday urged members of the Johane Masowe Wechishanu to register and vote, as the battle to win the support of the religious groups among parties looms, ahead of the election to be held later this year. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who ...