The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted that it made a mistake in claiming that six MDC Alliance candidates had withdrawn their candidature for the July 30 harmonised elections. No other party was involved in the mistake. In a notice published in State media, Zec acting chief elections officer Utloile Silaigwana said,
ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
ELECTORAL ACT [CHAPTER 2:13]2018 Harmonised Elections:
CORRECTION OF ERRORS
It is hereby notified, that the Notice specifying the names of candidates who withdrew from the 2018 general elections published in the local newspaper of 03 July contained errors. The candidates listed below did not withdraw their candidature, but remain as contestants in the 2018 general elections:
NAMES OF CANDIDATES MISTAKENLY WITHDRAWN
Province Constituency Candidate Sex Party Mash East Goromonzi West Nhamburo Clifford M MDC-ALLIANCE Masvingo Gutu West Mupini Knowledge M MDC-ALLIANCE Masvingo Gutu Central Mandigo Enerst M MDC-ALLIANCE Masvingo Masvingo South Makota Justin M MDC-ALLIANCE Masvingo Zaka West Zivenge William M MDC-ALLIANCE Bulawayo Bulawayo South Mangwendedza Francis M MDC-ALLIANCE