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Polls open in Zimbabwe as the president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks a second and final term OLD OLD

Polls have opened in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed votes

The Independent UK

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

Opposition leader Chamisa faces a number of challenges in his bid to become Zimbabwe’s next president.

Al Jazeera

Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak confirms he is alive after rumours of death go viral

Rumours of Heath Streak's death were debunked after the former Zimbabwe cricket captain confirmed he is alive and undergoing treatment for cancer. His mother Karen Streak told Zimbabwe-based news publication Chronicle that the news of his death was fake. Streak is the all-time leading Test wicket-taker for Zimbabwe.

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China urges expansion at BRICS summit in South Africa

In tonight's edition: Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meet in Johannesburg as divisions between the founding members about the bloc's future appear to emerge. Thirty-eight Senegalese nationals are repatriated after a migrant boat drifts off Cape Verde. And Zimbabwe gears up for presidential elections amid economic hardship.

France 24

Igniting hope: Young Zimbabweans rally to make their voices count

Before Wednesday’s pivotal general election, young people in Zimbabwe are mobilising first-time voters to participate.

Al Jazeera

Another Zimbabwe election cycle reveals decline of women in politics

Despite dominating the voter population, women have been reduced to mostly cheerleaders in Zimbabwe’s politics.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe heads to elections as it sees some of the world's highest inflation

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second term facing a familiar rival, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, whom he narrowly beat in the 2018 disputed election.

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Zimbabwe elections: will the government pull the plug on the internet?

As citizens get ready to head to the polls on August 23, experts recommend getting a VPN to bypass potential disruptions. Here's what's at stake.

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India exported tobacco worth ₹9,740 crore during 2022-23, according to Tobacco Institute of India

India exported tobacco and tobacco products worth ₹9,740 crore during 2022-23 with a major contribution coming from cigarette-type tobacco like Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) and Burley, said director of Tobacco Institute of India (TII) Sharad Tandan.

The Hindu

Zimbabwe election: Can Nelson Chamisa win? He appeals to young voters but the odds are stacked against him

Nelson Chamisa, the 45-year-old leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is making a second bid to be Zimbabwe’s next president.

The Conversation

Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

As Zimbabwe holds its 2023 elections, young creatives are taking to social media like YouTube to discuss politics and to create comic spoofs and critiques that speak back to the country’s autocratic government.

The Conversation

UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo: ‘I saw people die in front of me at a very young age’

The Zimbabwean had $7 left before he won a career-changing fight and film star Dwayne Johnson took him under his wing

The Guardian - UK

Violence in Zimbabwe’s villages imperils hope of smooth elections

Across rural Zimbabwe, there have been reports of violence by supporters of the governing and main opposition parties.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe goes to polls amid deepening economic crisis

Promises to get inflation and unemployment on track after decades of Mugabe rule have failed to materialise

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Ruling party, opposition hold last-push rallies for Zimbabwe’s vote

Zimbabwe’s governing party and main opposition candidates are hoping to outdo each other in the August 23 elections.

The Independent UK

Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster

A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa

The long read: After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson Muzuwa fled to the UK. He continued the fight from afar, and became a tireless torchbearer for those he had to leave behind

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Zimbabwe's opposition hopes election will break ruling party stranglehold

Zimbabwe goes to the polls this week for an election many hope could end the country's lengthy economic crisis, but those expectations are tempered by concerns that the contest is skewed in favour of a party that has been in power for more than four decades.

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The Independent UK

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

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup

The Guardian - UK

Ambushes and teargas: Zimbabwe opposition suffers as election arrives

Reports of growing repression cast doubt on credibility of polls in country struggling with corruption, inflation and poverty

Al Jazeera

Five key issues at stake in the Zimbabwe elections

Ahead of the August 23 election, multiple issues are at stake including Zimbabwe’s long-running economic woes.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe’s president was security minister when genocidal rape was state policy in 1983-4. Now he seeks another term

Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe election: Your guide to how the electoral system works

The August 23 general election, Zimbabwe’s 9th since independence in 1980. Here’s a simple guide to the entire process.

The Independent UK

In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options

The Independent UK

Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar's dominance. But what's the alternative?

Across the developing world, many countries are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system — and especially the power of the dollar

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