{"id":115470,"date":"2026-02-23T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ex-ccc-candidate-wins-chegutu-ward-on-zanu-pf-ticket"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:36:27","slug":"ex-ccc-candidate-wins-chegutu-ward-on-zanu-pf-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ex-ccc-candidate-wins-chegutu-ward-on-zanu-pf-ticket","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CCC candidate wins Chegutu ward on Zanu PF ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>GIFT Konjana, a former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate in the 2018 harmonised elections, has won the Chegutu Ward 1 by-election under the Zanu PF banner after crossing the floor to the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>Konjana, who claimed in 2018 that he had been \u201crobbed\u201d of victory due to an alleged Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) error, narrowly defeated CCC-aligned independent candidate Elisha Dausi, polling 367 votes to Dausi\u2019s 301. Charles Mirisau finished a distant third with nine votes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the results were announced, an elated Konjana said the outcome confirmed his popularity in Chegutu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis confirms that I am, and have always been, a popular politician in Chegutu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Konjana ran as a CCC candidate, but Zanu PF\u2019s Dexter Nduna was declared the winner. Konjana maintained that the figures reflected his rightful victory. A ZEC official reportedly acknowledged the error but said the result could not be reversed administratively and advised him to seek legal recourse. The matter was never rectified, and Nduna served the full parliamentary term.<\/p>\n<p>Frustrated with the CCC leadership, Konjana joined Zanu PF last year and was nominated to contest the Ward 1 by-election over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the by-elections were marked by low voter turnout, with 34,57% of registered voters casting their ballots in Chegutu, highlighting continued voter apathy in local polls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. GIFT Konjana, a former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate in the 2018 harmonised elections, has won the Chegutu Ward 1 by-election under the Zanu PF banner after crossing the floor to the ruling party. 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