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HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)  announced another batch of results on Tuesday evening.

Earlier, ZEC announced its first preliminary results.

Of the seven constituency results announced for the National Assembly seats, Zanu-PF received six and the MDC Alliance one.

According to ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba, the presidential results will only be announced after all the results have been received and collated.

ZEC spokesperson tells @eNCA while presidential results are known by commission’s constituency offices, they are NOT official until the head office has verified them.

This means all physical presidential ballots have to transported to Harare#ZimDecides2018 #ZimElections2018

— Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) July 31, 2018

Final results are due by 4 August.

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HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on Monday said it reported the presidential candidates of the two main political parties in the Southern African country for suspected violation of the Electoral Act.

Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba told journalists in Harare that the commission had noted with concern continued violations of the electoral act by candidates contesting the 2018 elections.

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“On July 29, at least two candidates gave statements which were published in the media and might be interpreted as campaigning…the matters have been referred to the police for investigation for possible violation of the law,” she said.

Chigumba said Zec could only take action after full investigations.

The reported candidates are Zanu PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa and the MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa.

Stung by rejection by his predecessor former President Mugabe, who told journalists Sunday that he was not going to vote for Mnangagwa, but rather for opposition leader Chamisa, Mnangagwa released a video on Sunday imploring Zimbabweans to reject the comeback of Mugabe.

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Said Mnangagwa in the video: “Now that it is clear to all that Chamisa has forged a deal with Mugabe, we can no longer believe that his intentions are to transform Zimbabwe and rebuild our nation. The choice is clear you either vote for Mugabe under the guise of Chamisa or vote for a new Zimbabwe under my leadership and Zanu PF. Real change is coming. We should all be part of it. God bless Zimbabwe.”

The MDC Alliance presidential candidate also held a press conference on the eve of the elections.

Chamisa and his legal adviser, Advocate Thabani Mpofu, briefed the media at a hotel in the capital, announcing their vigilance on election day.

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Clause 7 (1)(b) of the Code of Conduct for political parties and candidates and other stakeholders prohibits political players and parties from undertaking any campaigns from midnight, 24 hours before the opening of polling stations.

“No political party or candidate may, from midnight 24 hours before polling day in any election or referendum until polling stations are closed on that day publish, or cause or permit the publication, of any advertisement or statement promoting or opposing a particular party or candidate,” the code of conduct. reads.

Chigumba warned journalists and election agents against interviewing voters on their way to and out of the polling stations, adding that the actions could lead to the withdrawal of accreditation.

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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has announced the appointment of Thulani Mavuso as the acting director general of the department. He will start on August 1.

Mavuso replaces Mkuseli Apleni who resigned earlier this month to join the private sector at Discovery banking.

The Department of Home Affairs, in a statement released on Monday, said that Mavuso had vast experience in his field. He is currently employed as the deputy director general for institutional planning and support at Home Affairs.

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He was also the acting deputy director general for information services.

The department confirmed that Apleni had started the handover process to Mavuso to “ensure a smooth transition pending his departure”.

Gigaba has appointed Nthumeni Nengovhela to take over as acting deputy director general for information services.

“While we will commence with the recruitment processes for the new director-general, we needed to put in place a strong team to continue to steer the department in the right direction as we seek to reimagine a new Home Affairs,” Gigaba said.

Israel’s prison service says it has released Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi.

Spokesperson Assaf Librati says Tamimi and her mother Nariman were released early on Sunday.

They are being transferred by the army to the Palestinians territories. The 17-year-old served an eight-month prison term for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers.

Easily recognisable by her unruly mop of curly red hair, she has become for many a symbol of resistance to Israel’s half-century-old military occupation.

In Israel, she is seen by many as either as a provocateur, an irritation or a threat to the military’s deterrence policy.

Supporters are preparing a festive homecoming for Tamimi in her West Bank village of Nabi Saleh later this morning.

Her family’s home has been decorated with Palestinian flags and hundreds of chairs await well-wishers.

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