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What's at stake in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • Jun 21, 2023 • 25m

What's being promised by the two leading candidates in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections? Unemployment, poverty, and high inflation will be a few of the core issues facing millions when they head to the polls. The two leading candidates are expected to be incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his younger rival - Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Will they deliver on the commitments they're making to voters? And what challenges will they face?

Join host Tom McRae.

Guests:

Vince Musewe, Economist

Piers Pigou, Head of the Southern Africa programme at the Institute for Security Studies.

Tendai Ruben Mbofana, Political analyst and social commentator.

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