1. Zimbabweans go to the polls today in the hope of achieving a result that reflects the wishes of the majority of the people in that country. However, in light of growing apathy amongst African voters from Senegal to South Africa, many are discussing over their dinner table
Whether this system is really working for them. People see the process that played out in Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, and they are asking themselves the genuine question of whether they may have to adopt the Niger-formula to set themselves free from tyranny….
Opinion by Cecli84 on twitter
Further reports
An ever-worsening economic situation is hanging over Zimbabwean voters as they go to the polls in a repeat of the 2018 election pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa against his charismatic and relatively youthful challenger, Nelson Chamisa.
Mnangagwa narrowly defeated Chamisa five years ago after the coup that deposed Robert Mugabe, and pledged to to tackle the economy “head on” in his first term. However, unemployment, inflation and falls in the value of the Zimdollar have persisted.
Eleven candidates are vying for top office but the real contest is between Mnangagwa, from the ruling Zanu-PF party, and Chamisa, of the Citizens Coalition for Change.
In several poor townships of the capital, Harare, some people were at polling stations two hours before voting opened, fearing long lines.
Chamisa has promised to turn around the country’s fortunes and return Zimbabwe to the community of nations. He also pledged to fight corruption, and pay workers a minimum wage in US dollars. For his part, Mnangagwa claims to have made major strides towards getting the economy on track, in part by building infrastructure, and says Zimbabwe will be more prosperous if he gets another five years.
Since repossessing land from white farm owners in 2000, Zimbabwe’s economy has suffered a major collapse, as financial aid from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank dried up in the face of economic sanctions on Mugabe’s administration.
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