(22 Aug 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harare - 21 August 2023
1. Tilt up from supporters to leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa
2. Various CCC supporters with banners and posters
3. SOUNDBITE (English/Shona) Nelson Chamisa, leader of Citizens Coalition for Change:
"Go and vote for your future, go and vote for opportunity, go and vote for happiness, go and vote for light. I said when we get into government, we are going to have a president for everyone. We are going to have government for everyone. We are going to have an economy for everyone. We are going to make a Zimbabwe to be a Zimbabwe for everyone."
4. Various of CCC supporters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Johannesburg - 21 August 2023
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sipho Mantula, researcher at the University of South Africa::
"The key issues in terms of the two candidates, what I have picked up, (is) they are also talking about the economic recovery of Zimbabwe. But Chamisa speaks about social justice and democratic governance. But when you go to the ruling party, they are talking about tackling corruption, they talking about investment and infrastructure and also they are also talking about economic recovery, as I said, in terms of job creation. So one looks at these elections as if it's a turf around reclaiming Zimbabwe's economic glory. But at the same time, tackling the social issues."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harare - 21 August 2023
6. Various of Chamisa with CCC supporters and departing rally

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Johannesburg - 21 August 2023
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sipho Mantula, researcher at the University of South Africa:
"The nature of elections in Africa and liberation movements is that liberation movements have a monopoly. They know how to manipulate electoral processes and not only manipulate probably their campaign strategies, their manifestos talks to their electorates and that's what also brings them back into power. But we always say, let's allow the final vote counting and the final declaration by Zimbabwean Electoral Commission that who has won the elections."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harare - 9 August 2023
8. Wide of ZANU PF supporter with picture of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, reading (English): "ED (Emmerson Dambudzo) our president until further notice"
9. Wide Mnangagwa waving cap at supporters
10. Wide ZANU PF supporters waving caps
11. Wide ZANU PF supporters singing and dancing

STORYLINE:
Colourful campaign posters adorn street poles, buildings, vehicles and trees in Zimbabwe, but the buzz surrounding the country's upcoming general election appears to end there.

The presidential and parliamentary elections taking place on Wednesday are crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land.

But for many people in the educated but underemployed population, the daily grind to put food on the table inhibits interest in politics.

It wasn’t like this five years ago, when Zimbabwe prepared to hold its first elections since a coup ended the repressive 37-year rule of President Robert Mugabe.

Multitudes thronged the streets to openly flaunt their desire for change in the country of 15 million people.

Mugabe’s former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, took over as president after the coup and promised a new beginning that would include economic prosperity, media freedom, easing of the opposition clampdown that marked Mugabe’s tenure, and a thawing of relations with Western countries.

But the July 2018 general election turned into a disappointment.














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