Civil society group lobbies Sadc over polls

THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ) has started lobbying the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) organ on politics, defence and security to intervene and order the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to abide by the regional bloc’s election guidelines and ensure the country holds free, fair and credible elections next month.

CiCZ, which met the Sadc organ on May 30 in Botswana, said the initiative is part of efforts to push for credible polls on July 30.

In a statement, CiCZ claimed that its delegation met the Sadc organ’s director, Tanki Mothae on May 30 and submitted a letter outlining civil society groups’ demands.

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