Grace Mutandwa of VoteWatch263 (VW263) asked aspiring independent Member of Parliament for Harare Central, Linda Masarira (LM) her views on the above and other election matters. Below is an excerpt of the discussion with Masarira.  VW263: Where are the party manifestos? Do people really care... Read More >>

Guided by a simple plan that puts service delivery and rejuvenation of her Ward at the heart of her campaign, Kudzai Mubaiwa is determined to be Harare Central’s Ward 6 representative in the forthcoming elections. Her pledge is to work with a small, nimble team... Read More >>

Former Vice President and leader of the People’s Rainbow Coalition, Dr Joice Mujuru is confident she will become the country’s first female president after the July 30 national elections. Mujuru who was the youngest female minister at independence in 1980, in the Robert Mugabe led... Read More >>

While calls for civic participation and national leadership of younger Africans continue, the lack of young women in the main political landscape cannot go unchallenged. Politics remains misogynistic in nature, a trend that has kept women regardless of race, class and age away from the... Read More >>

The nuanced criticism of proportional representation in Zimbabwe’s parliament and the failure by political parties to stick to their commitments to the quota system is a matter of concern. Recent media reports indicated that the Nelson Chamisa led faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic... Read More >>