Chris Muronzi

Vot­ers fear eco­nom­ic dis­as­ter as in­cum­bent Em­mer­son Mnan­gag­wa is re­turned for a sec­ond term.

Ten­sions re­main high as vot­ing tab­u­la­tion con­tin­ues in Zim­bab­we’s pres­i­den­tial race and crit­ics ques­tion po­lice raids.

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

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

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

The 45-year-old is con­test­ing the pres­i­den­cy for the sec­ond time in five years against in­cum­bent Pres­i­dent Mnan­gag­wa.

For­mer in­mates of Zim­bab­we’s over­bur­dened pris­ons say the con­di­tions are in­hu­mane. Ac­tivists blame gov­ern­ment ne­glect.

Job Taweng­wa has lived on the road for about 25 years in his job de­fus­ing un­ex­plod­ed ord­nances.

Life in South Africa has been like a marathon with ups and downs for a Zim­bab­wean ath­lete in search of op­por­tu­ni­ties.

Af­ter flee­ing war in Mozam­bique and then eco­nom­ic per­il in Zim­bab­we, Lu­ciano Chatai­ka has found a home away from home.