elections – a power that is currently vested in the President even when he is also a contestant. It must be a priority of the state to ensure that the Commission is fully funded in order to carry out its activities. Resort to foreign sources must only be a fall back option otherwise that also impacts on the Commission’s independence. It is therefore regrettable that almost two years after appointment of the current Commission it still has to plead for funding whilst members of the executive are engaging in flagrant profligacy. Send comments and feedback to: info@zesn.org.zw or zesn@africaonline.co.zw 3