The bbc looks at the various allegation of rigging in zimbabwes election, which. The role of state institutions in electoral corruption. One of their best clients is robert mugabe, whos just arranged to win his sixth but whos counting. This was not the first time that nikuv a subsidiary of formula systems, a publicly traded information technology group in israel was accused of helping the ruling parties in an african country to rig elections. Election rigging allegations involving nikuv international projects, a shadowy israeli security company which deals with voters rolls and handling of election results, deepened this week amid.
Mugabe zimbabwe israel cambridge forecast group blog. Mugabe was paying them millions to rig each election and the latest election was also won by. Earlier today, local investigative publication zimbabwe mail revealed that mugabes government made a series of secret payments to a certain israeli company, linked to controversial israeli firm nikuv, which was accused of manipulating the countrys elections in. Israeli nikuv firm shuts zimbabwe office after robert mugabe landslide.
Sources told newsday that zec would use registrargeneral tobaiwa mudedes passport database, which was set up by nikuv as its central system. The chinese communist party arranged and facilitated the deployment of agents and experts from china involved in the areas of election manipulation and rigging that were assigned to the zanu pf. Suspicions of electionrigging were heightened when zimbabwe s electoral commission took five weeks to release the results of the election. Zimbabwean prime minister morgan tsvangirai is accusing an israeli company, nikuv international projects, of tampering with zimbabwe s voters roll ahead of 31 july 20 elections. Jul 07, 2018 mdc alliance presidential candidate nelson chamisa said zanu pfs rigging machine is massive to the extent of rigging the alphabet on the ballot paper. Israeli company at centre of zimbabwe electionrigging allegations author. The mdct yesterday made sensational claims that shadowy israeli firm, nikuv project international which deals with voters rolls and elections, among other things was. Nikuv, hired by the zimbabwe government, has links to the israeli intelligence service, mossad. Nikuv refuses to remove dodgy south african phone numbers. Suspicions of election rigging were heightened when zimbabwes. Mudede, who sometimes sits in joint operation command joc, which brings together army, police and intelligence chiefs, is thought to have been instrumental in the hiring of nikuv in 2000.
Nikuv aiming to supply biometric voters registration kits and software for 2018 elections. Sources say bandas government wants nikuv, which launched its activities on the african continent in 1994 in nigeria and has since expanded its operations to zimbabwe, zambia, ghana, lesotho. Israeli company at centre of zimbabwe electionrigging. Rigging claims cast cloud over zimbabwes postmugabe vote. Chinas ai wrench in zimbabwes 2018 elections spotlight.
Zim voters roll in hands of suspect israeli company the mail. Apr 12, 20 zim voters roll in hands of suspect israeli company. Fears zimbabwe s election is being stolen by mugabe allies through purge of electoral roll. Struggling mmcz used to settle election rigging nikuv linked companies. Mdc zimbabwe nikuv refuses to remove dodgy south african. Struggling mmcz used to settle election rigging nikuv. If zimbabwe strongman robert mugabe wins reelection next week, it will probably be thanks to a healthy dose of vote rigging. The mdc also alleged that nikuv was a front for the israeli intelligence.
Until a few weeks ago, i had also begun to mistakenly believe that indeed zanu pf had won the last. Israelis have played key roles in rigging elections in africa. While nikuv is working within a government department on the electoral roll, the company is not being paid by the ministry of. Elections and vote rigging electoral fraud in zimbabwe. Jul 25, 2018 rigging claims cast cloud over zimbabwe s postmugabe vote 25 jul 2018 1. The israeli company, nikuv, gained international notoriety after being accused of designing ballot papers which would make ink disappear and self mark for mugabe. The integrity of next years elections is already in question, as it emerged that israeli company, nikuv international project, could be roped in through the backdoor to manage, store and compile voters data ahead of the 2018 general elections, a development likely to raise eyebrows and questions about the zimbabwe electoral commissions zec muchhyped biometric voter.
Asher or other nikuv representatives almost never give interviews, and their own voice was barely heard throughout the saga. Aug 03, 20 in the runup to the disputed 2008 elections, zimbabwean opposition parties accused the company of assisting the zanupf government to manipulate the roll in favour of robert mugabe. Jun 14, 2018 exiled former zanu pf cabinet minister and politburo member, jonathan moyo, has sensationally claimed that he has unearthed an elaborate plot, where the ruling zanu pf party had colluded with the zimbabwe electoral commission zec to rig the july 30 general elections using hired chinese cyber experts. Zimbabwes stolen election conspiracy theory involving.
Zec, nikuv bvr rigging plot exposed the zimbabwe daily. Jonathan moyo, a former politburo member who is currently in selfimposed exile in kenya, claimed yesterday through microblogging platform, twitter, that he was ready to testify under oath how zanu pf and the zimbabwe electoral commission zec were plotting to subvert the peoples will on july 30. A team of nikuv computer experts were stationed at kg vi from page 1 where there is the registrargeneral rgs office server and no one, except nikuv personnel, the registrar general tobaiwa mudede himself and senior military commanders, was. Zimbabwe borrows kenya election rigging manual youtube. Nikuv, hired by the zimbabwe government, has links to the israeli intelligence. Mugabes shadowy israeli election fixers tikun olam. It is incredible that the human rights abuses and election rigging. The inquiry into possible collusion between the russians and president trumps aides in united states of americas 2016 presidential elections is heating up. Nikuv international projects a secretive and discredited israeli company that. He had relationships with top politicians and businessmen in zimbabwe, and he started nikuv in 1994 as one of the subsidiaries of the formula group, a large software group in israel.
Opposition party, movement for democratic change mdc, accused nikuv of attempting to rig the elections on behalf of robert mugabes party, the zimbabwe. Gudyangas case has provided a window for zimbabweans to know the nature of the shadowy relationship between the government and the secretive israeli firm. Aug 05, 2018 kenyan elite export presidential election rigging manual to zimbabwe. Media caption nomsa maseko reports on alleged vote rigging. Apart from zimbabwe, the company has made a fortune through its activities in angola, botswana, ghana, nigeria, lesotho and zambia where it was taken to court in 1996 on allegations of election rigging. Not very long ago, as in the 20 elections, it was a company called nikuv from israel which was involved inmanipulating the voters roll. Diamond revenues could be funding zimbabwe election rigging, says global witness. The mdc leader, morgan tsvangirai, calculated that he had won much more than 50%. Emmanuel antebi, founder and ceo, as one of the subsidiaries of the formula group, the largest software group in israel.
Youll find the latest news and voter registration info right here. Israeli company at centre of zimbabwe election rigging allegations author. We are joined on the phone by two people in zimbabwe who have been following the election resultsdumisani muleya is the. Mutasa case spills the beans on nikuv july 20 election rigging. Nikuv international, a shadowy israeli intelligence company allegedly hired by zanu pf to rig the forthcoming general elections through manipulation of.
By own correspondent a report by the standard claims that it has discovered a link between a company accused of helping zanupf rig 20 elections and payments made. Mugabes secret payments to israeli elections rigging. Nikuv was, in the 20 elections, accused by opposition parties of conniving with zanu pf to. Nip nikuv international projects ltd company was established in 1994, by mr. Can you please tell us how nikuv rigged the last election tinongoziva kuti nikuv rigged.
Zimbabwes president robert mugabe has been declared the winner of. The chinese communist party played a major role in advising zanu pf and rigging the july 31 elections, according to documents leaked to the zimbabwean this week. Nikuv continued interference in zim elections is an insult. Earlier today, local investigative publication zimbabwe mail revealed that mugabes government made a series of secret payments to a certain israeli company, linked to controversial israeli firm nikuv, which was accused of manipulating the countrys elections in the past, it has been revealed. Gono, bonyongwe, chihuri, moyo in malawi election rigging.
Election rigging payments to nikuv exposed, report claims. This comes amid new revelations the recent local elections were rigged using. Zimbabwe election rigging scandal deepens bulawayo24 news. In the zambian situation then, as is the case in zimbabwe now, nikuv was accused of being contracted to manipulate and rig the elections from the voters registration. Election rigging allegations involving nikuv international projects, a shadowy israeli security company which deals with voters rolls and handling of election results.
Election rigging scandal deepens zimbabwe situation. Suspicions of electionrigging were heightened when zimbabwes electoral commission took five weeks to release the results of the election. Also a proven fact was that nikuv has consistently been rigging elections in zimbabwe for mugabes communist zanu pf, even after mugabes fall. Zimbabwe s president robert mugabe has been declared the winner of the 31 july elections, with 61% of the vote and his zanupf party. The israeli company that is at the centre of the just ended controversial zimbabwe elections. Dr moyo said this in an interview following calls by some civil society organisations that zec should make its servers accessi.
Aug 01, 20 live anc kwazulunatal holds memorial service for robert mugabe sabc digital news 857 watching live now. Note that nikuv is the same company that was hired to prepare voters rolls for the last elections in zimbabwe and lesotho. Suspicions of electionrigging were heightened when zimbabwes electoral commission took five weeks to release the results of the. Zec, nikuv bvr rigging plot exposed update news news. Jun 14, 2018 zanu pf reacted angrily to the allegations yesterday, dismissing them as hogwash. Diamond revenues could be funding zimbabwe election. Aug 03, 20 a few days ago i wrote a post about a shadowy israeli security outfit named nikuv, which provides election management for some of the most corrupt, tyrannical nations in africa. Did robert mugabe sign uranium deal to aid iran nuclear program. Biometric voting to block nikuv rigging by elton mangoma. Nikuv was, in the 20 elections, accused by opposition parties of conniving with zanu pf to rig.
Emmanuel antebi, founder and ceo, as one of the subsidiaries of the formula group, the largest software. Condemning nikuv s continued interference in zimbabwe elections. Election, 1987the insurgency in the indian state of jammu and kashmir has been linked to the allegations that the election was rigged in favour of the national conference party of farooq abdullah, mexican general election, 1988, chadian presidential election, 1996, chadian parliamentary election, 1997, peruvian national election, 2000, sri. Election rigging allegations involving nikuv international projects nip, a shadowy israeli security company which deals with voters rolls and handling of election. The role of state institutions in electoral corruption january 8, 2017 in opinion zimbabwe is expected to hold general elections simultaneous council, parliamentary and presidential polls sometime in the second half of 2018. I say all the loopholes and rigging was as result of you working in gvt you were suppose to negotiate everyting when you. Struggling mmcz used to settle election rigging nikuv linked. Pedstock is a subsidiary of nikuv, which was accused by the main opposition mdc of helping mugabe to manipulate the 20 elections. Zim voters roll in hands of suspect israeli company the. Suspicions of electionrigging were heightened when zimbabwes electoral. Aug 17, 2016 donald trump believes hes losing, and he doesnt like that. Zim voters roll in hands of suspect israeli company.
The nikuv narrative which pointed out an shadowy israeli security company for masterminding election rigging which was widely castigated by the then mugabe led zanu pf party as conspiracy theories after their victory is also budget for in the leaked document. Zec, nikuv bvr rigging plot exposed newsday zimbabwe. Nikuv is active in other countries in the region, such as botswana, madagascar, zambia, and lesotho where it was recently convicted in an israeli court. Mdct plans to unmask manipulation of voters roll nehanda radio. He was certain that nikuv rigged the elections, he told me, but he. The 20 elections in zimbabwe were rigged some might choose to call it election engineering. Israeli company accused of rigging african elections an israeli company, nikuv international projects, is accused of having rigged elections in africa in favor of the ruling party. Zimbabwe s current voters rolls is said to contain hundreds of thousands of names of dead or departed voters, which critics say could be used to rig elections. In 20 allegations involving nikuv international projects nip, a shadowy israeli security company which deals with voters rolls and handling of election results, rocked the zimbabwean polls which saw the late former president robert mugabe winning the controversial polls. Tendai biti witnesses vote rigging in zimbabwe youtube. The report claims that documents show that the minerals marketing corporation of zimbabwe was used to make. But even as far away as in zimbabwe the signs and finger prints show clearly and have kenya election fiddling tactics. Zambia, where it was taken to court in 1996 on allegations of election rigging, according to the news report. Zimbabwe s recent voter registration exercise was chaotic and the voters roll is in a shambles ahead of elections on july 31, raising fears of ballot rigging and theft.
The mdc exposed the sensitive details in a court application filed yesterday, in which tsvangirai is contesting the presidential election. In 20, bonyongwe is believed to have engage the services of an israeli firm nikuv to help rig elections. Theyve done well for themselves with similar deals in zambia, nigeria, angola and elsewhere. Jonathan moyo exposes zanu pf rigging zimbabwe news. Mugabe was paying them millions to rig each election and the latest election was also won by his buddy mnangagwa who deposed him last year. Damning topsecret intelligence documents that expose robert mugabes plans to rig the forthcoming election in zimbabwe and crush his political rivals have been handed to the mail on sunday. The bus driver refused to say exactly where he had driven from and. Inside the p200m spy tender nikuv international projects a secretive and discredited israeli company that has been accused of widespread corruption and rigging the 2008 presidential elections in favour of robert mugabes ruling zanu pfhas won tenders worth more than p200 million in botswana since 2007. Calling for election observers to monitor the poll is the dangerous first episode in an ugly tantrum. Nehanda radio to serialise election rigging dossier. Israeli company accused of rigging african elections.
Nikuv was hired to prepare the voter registers roll in 1995, prior to the 1996 parliamentary and presidential elections. Adolf mavheneke told global voices that election preparation and management in zimbabwe has long been associated with questionable business agreements like the partnership with cloudwalk. Aug 17, 20 much of the world looked on with dismay as zimbabwe held another disputed presidential election this month, handing 89yearold robert mugabe a seventh term in office. Nikuv ed elections suspicions of rigging are still high in the opposition ranks after israeli it firm nikuv was accused of helping to rig the 20 results in favour of. Fears zimbabwes election is being stolen by mugabe allies. Recently the media in zimbabwe was awash with reports on the role that nikuv international projects ltd played in president robert mugabes overwhelming victory.