A female aspiring councilor in the proportional representation quota in Chikomba RDC, was being discouraged by her own family members who were against her election. They were spreading misinformation that she was not qualified and experienced given her younger age....
Fake whatsapp account was circulated in Zvimba RDC following the confusion on the withdrawal of a female candidate by ZEC. A different whatsapp account was circulating in local groups, claiming that the female councilor had withdrawn because she felt the ‘race was harder’. ZEC later...
In Bulawayo South, some locals were using gendered hate language to describe the CCC female candidate, Nicola Watson, saying she is “too white” to be seeking election for public office in Zimbabwe and rather she belongs to Europe....
In Harare, misinformation was spread by ZBC the public broadcaster that children of opposition party leaders were supporting ZANU PF affiliates, Lawyers4ED. The station claimed in a news report that CCC Vice President Lynnet Kore's daughter, Lyn was supporting Lawyers4ED. The purported daughter said that...