ZEC lifts suspension of Electoral Activities

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has lifted the suspension of some electoral activities following a relaxation of the Covid – 19 restrictions.
The electoral body announced the resuming of electoral activities ,however by elections remain banned.

In a statement on Tuesday, ZEC Chief Elections Officer Utoile Silaigwana announced the development.

The electoral body has lifted the suspension of voter registration and some field work it announced in January with effect from 1 April 2021.

“The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) would like to announce that following the relaxation of lockdown measures of Statutory Instrument 10 of 2021 on 01 March 2021, the Commission will lift the suspension of voter registration and some field work it announced on 08 January 2021. The resumption of those suspended activities will come into effect on 01 April 2021.”

However, in view of the danger still posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to uphold some health provisions of Statutory Instrument 10 of 2021 which are still in force, the conduct of by-elections remains suspended. This position will be reviewed in due course and stakeholders will be advised accordingly.