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Former president of the Citizens Coalition For Change Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabwe election: Nelson Chamisa appeals to youth, but odds stacked against him

Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself

  • Chipo Dendere
6 min read
Citizens’ Coalition for Change supporters gather at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare where party leader Nelson Chamisa gave the keynote address for the launch of the new party. File photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA

Young Zimbabwean voters dare to hope for change of old guard

Talk of change often implies support for the opposition, led by Nelson Chamisa, a 45-year-old lawyer and pastor. But almost no one says that out loud

  • Umberto Bacchi
3 min read
A supporter of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, holds up an election campaign poster during a rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Jekesai Njikizana/Getty Images)
APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION ZIMBABWE

Zimbabweans pray for peace as tense election looms

More than 40 percent of the country’s citizens were destitute in 2022, according to official statistics

  • Afp
2 min read
Nelson Chamisa. File phto by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP
CITIZENS COALITION FOR CHANGE

Zimbabwe opposition finally launches election campaign

The southern African nation is bracing for another electoral battle between opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and iron-fisted President Emmerson Mnangagwa

  • Afp
1 min read