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On the 17th of August 2004, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders adopted the “SADC
Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections.” As a member of SADC, Zimbabwe was a signatory to these benchmark principles, and therefore
it is entirely fitting that Zimbabwe’s performance in relation to the future elections be measured against these principles and guidelines.
The Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa presents a brief overview of Zimbabwe’s electoral system on their website.
SADC principles for conducting democratic elections:
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MISA's vision is of a Southern African region in which the media enjoys freedom of expression, independent from political, economic and commercial interests, pluralism of views and options. Our vision is of a region where members of society, individually or collectively are free to express themselves through any media of their choice without hindrance of any kind. A region too, where access to information must be unhindered and where information is readily available. |
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MISA is a dynamic, member-driven regional organisation with national chapters coordinated by a professional secretariat which seeks - through media monitoring, training, capacity building, research and the distribution of information - to foster free, independent and diverse media throughout Southern Africa in the service of democracy and development as stated in the Windhoek Decleration and the African Charter on Broadcasting. |
