{"id":117092,"date":"2026-06-21T18:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-sweeps-tsholotsho-by-elections"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:19:34","slug":"zanu-pf-sweeps-tsholotsho-by-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-sweeps-tsholotsho-by-elections","title":{"rendered":"ZANU-PF Sweeps Tsholotsho By-elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZANU-PF has won all three contested wards in the Tsholotsho Rural District Council in by-elections held on Saturday, 20 June, according to official results declared by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).<\/p>\n<p>The ruling party retained Ward 1 and Ward 21 with comfortable margins over independent challengers, and took Ward 10 in a three-way contest that was contested by the opposition ZAPU.<\/p>\n<p>In Ward 1, ZANU-PF\u2019s Lindiwe Mkwananzi polled 471 votes against 251 for independent candidate Solani Mhilo. Ward Elections Officer Hlabangana Doli declared Mkwananzi duly elected, with seven ballots rejected and turnout put at 45.4%.<\/p>\n<p>In Ward 21, Phillip Mvundla of ZANU-PF won with 512 votes, more than double the 236 votes for independent Marx Sibanda. The result was announced by WEO Thembenhle Khumalo. Three ballots were rejected, and turnout was 41.1%.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest margin came in Ward 10, where ZANU-PF\u2019s Simbisai Ndlovu took 802 votes. ZAPU\u2019s Washington Mchulikanisi Ncube was a distant second with 183 votes, while independent Ntando Siziba received 67. WEO Tito Sialuya declared Ndlovu the winner, with 15 rejected ballots and a 37.7% poll.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>ZEC Sets 20 June For Chiredzi And Tsholotsho By-elections<\/p>\n<p>ZEC Sets By-Election Dates For Five Vacant Wards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZANU-PF has won all three contested wards in the Tsholotsho Rural District Council in by-elections held on Saturday, 20 June, according to official results declared by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). 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