Can Nelson Chamisa deliver a new Zimbabwe?
1 year, 4 months ago

Can Nelson Chamisa deliver a new Zimbabwe?

Al Jazeera  

In July 2018, Zimbabwe’s president and leader of its ruling ZANU-PF party, Emmerson Mnangagwa, narrowly won his re-election bid against the Movement for Democratic Change alliance leader Nelson Chamisa. Chamisa will attempt to lead his new party, the Citizens Coalition for Change, to a historic win, oust ZANU-PF from power after 43 years, and become Zimbabwe’s next president. “Let us join hands, in peace, unity, love and together build a new Zimbabwe for all!” Regrettably, however, Mnangagwa’s presidency changed very little in Zimbabwe. “But because of other challenges, if we achieve between 20,000 to 30,000 per year we would have done well.” Since then, Mnangagwa’s “Second Republic” – his chosen name for post-Mugabe Zimbabwe – has struggled to meet even the revised targets and came nowhere near building the much-anticipated 1.5 million houses he initially promised.

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Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result
1 year, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result

Al Jazeera  

Elections commission says Mnangagwa won 52.6 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for challenger Nelson Chamisa. Mnangagwa, who took over from longtime leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election despite the country’s continuing economic crisis, with analysts saying the contest was heavily skewed in favour of the ZANU-PF party, which has …

Slaying ‘Goliath’: Can new blood surmount old guard in Zimbabwe election?
1 year, 4 months ago

Slaying ‘Goliath’: Can new blood surmount old guard in Zimbabwe election?

Al Jazeera  

Opposition leader Chamisa faces a number of challenges in his bid to become Zimbabwe’s next president. “I didn’t register to vote because I didn’t think my vote would change the outcome of the election,” the 20-year-old beauty therapist from Harare told Al Jazeera. It’s clear ED and ZANU-PF are going to win.” She is one of a number of Zimbabweans …

Zimbabwe votes as President Mnangagwa seeks a second term
1 year, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe votes as President Mnangagwa seeks a second term

Al Jazeera  

Delays have marked voting in Zimbabwe as the Southern African country conducts its second general election since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup. Twelve presidential candidates are on Wednesday’s ballot, but the main contest is expected to be between the 80-year-old incumbent, Emmerson Mnangagwa, known as “The Crocodile,” and 45-year-old opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. I …

Zimbabwe’s president, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection
1 year, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe’s president, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating Robert Mugabe, his own mentor and one of the world’s longest-ruling leaders, in a coup. The crackdown on political opposition under Mugabe — who died in 2019 in Singapore — has continued under Mnangagwa, international rights …

Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
1 year, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president

Al Jazeera  

On August 23, the 45-year-old will contest the polls for the second time in five years against incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a man almost twice his age. The rematch this August is being framed by pundits and Chamisa himself as a “David and Goliath” tie, since the governing ZANU-PF has won every election since Zimbabwe’s independence from the United Kingdom …

Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
1 year, 5 months ago

Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president urged thousands of his supporters at a rally on Wednesday to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.” President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that people who vote for his ruling ZANU-PF party — which has been in power for 43 years — …

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death
1 year, 5 months ago

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power. In an interview with The Associated Press, Nelson Chamisa also warned that any evidence of tampering by Mnangagwa’s ruling party in upcoming elections could lead to “total disaster” for a beleaguered nation that is in economic …

Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader despite huge inflation
2 years, 2 months ago

Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader despite huge inflation

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president on Friday officially opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him as the party’s presidential candidate for next year’s election, but soaring inflation and a government crackdown on dissent are fueling tensions in the southern African nation. The ruling ZANU-PF party on Saturday will officially nominate President Emmerson Mnangagwa as its election …

Thousands hail Zimbabwe opposition leader at new party rally
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands hail Zimbabwe opposition leader at new party rally

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zimbabwe’s leading opposition figure Nelson Chamisa drew thousands of cheering …

Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections
3 years, 4 months ago

Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections

Associated Press  

LUSAKA, Zambia — Business quickly returned to normal in Zambia Tuesday, a day after veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared president-elect and the incumbent president Edgar Lungu conceded his election defeat. Zambia has established a reputation as one of Africa’s stable democracies, with regular elections and peaceful transfers of power since founding president, the late Kenneth Kaunda, introduced multi-party …

As economic crisis deepens, Zimbabwe’s president pleads patience
5 years, 3 months ago

As economic crisis deepens, Zimbabwe’s president pleads patience

Al Jazeera  

Zimbabweans are grappling with acute shortages of fuel and electricity as well as soaring prices. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded for time and patience to bring the country’s economy back from the “dead”, as his government faces blame for surging inflation that evokes dark days under late former leader Robert Mugabe. In a state of the nation address in …

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