Rigging in March By-Elections: Cowdry Park, Ward 28
In the 2018 harmonized elections, MDC-A's Nyasha Hapson Ncube won ward 28 (Cowdry Park), in Bulawayo Municipality with 8,514 votes. Notice that over 18,000 people voted in this ward. #ZECmustExplain
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In March 2019, a by election took place in this ward 28, Cowdry Park. Only 4,369 people were allowed to vote in this by-election. Not surprising, @ZANUPF_Official won that ward with 1,899 votes. MDC-A got 1,450 votes - a close election despite rigging.
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We found exactly what happened from the 2022 VR: @ZECzim had ILLEGALLY changed the polling station for 5,641 voters, despite the fact that their physical addresses had not changed. Voters went to their same 2018 polling stations, and were told they could not vote at there.
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In its report for the by-election, @ZESN1 noted that there were high numbers of redirected voters and that some of them were not able to proceed to those new polling stations.
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We have found similar anomalies in other areas where 2019 by-elections were held: Glenview South, Ward 24 Chitungwiza (Unit M) and Zaka.
This strategy to disenfranchise and confuse voters was so effective in 2019 that @ZECzim has started rolling it out for other areas in Zim
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1. CYCLONE UPDATE. In Chimanimani Town 5 streets washed away, the mountains around the town gave in & there was massive mudslide. 38 bodies have been recovered by locals undertaking rescue missions. 1 rescuer fell and drowned while leading rescued kids to a shelter #CycloneIdaiZW
2. More than 100 people are still missing. There was massive mist yesterday and no external help has reached Chimanimani as of right now. It is still raining but the mist has cleared up. The people are marooned and all bridges leading out of the town have been destroyed
3. In areas around Copper close to the border, 51 people are reported dead. No help has reached them as of now. Many are missing.
(3/8) When the journalist was at Chinhoyi Street heading to Harvest House, there was a clear small group of people looking ahead to where Ishmael Kumire was.
Part of the group dispersed upon seeing the riot police coming.