ZANU PF has won all four council by-elections held on Saturday, 1 August 2026, in Victoria Falls and Mutare, with official results showing that divided independent candidates handed the ruling party victory in three of the four wards.
I nearly started this by saying I woke on Friday to the sound of helicopters flying low overhead but to be strictly accurate I actually woke before sunrise and the helicopters only started performing their act when the sun had risen above the horizon. That was probably early enough to deter anyone foolhardy enough to venture on the streets of Mbare.
‘We cannot allow a few individuals with selfish agendas to reverse the gains we have made’
High Court denies him leave to appeal earlier ruling
