Many in Zimbabwe have found themselves caught in a wave of high inflation, unable to afford the basics.
Now, add several other social issues - including crime to the mix - and you have a recipe for deep-seated voter dissatisfaction.
The two main candidates are expected to be, 80-year-old incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa, from the governing Zanu-PF party.
And, his younger rival - Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, from the Citizen's Coalition for Change.
So, will they deliver on the promises they are making to voters? And what challenges will they face?

Presenter: Tom McRae

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Vince Musewe - Economist based in Zimbabwe's capital.

Piers Pigou, Head of the Southern Africa Programme at the Institute for Security Studies, a South African think-tank.

Tendai Ruben Mbofana - Political Analyst and Social Commentator.
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United Zimbabwe Alliance says it's ready to usher in a new political dispensation in Zimbabwe. The new political kid on the block wants to contest in next year's elections in the neighbouring country. United Zimbabwe Alliance President Elisabeth Valerio is in the country to engage with Zimbabweans living in the diaspora. Khayelihle Khumalo has more

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A ZANU-PF activist who challenged the legitimacy of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidency is in jail. Sybeth Musengezi dragged Mnangagwa to court last year alleging that he illegally grabbed power from Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa led the bloodless 2017 coup that dethroned Mugabe. But now, Musengezi is also feeling the court’s wrath, as eNCA correspondent Pindai Dube reports. Courtesy #DStv403

Former detainees celebrate as they walk out of a prison in Zimbabwe following a presidential amnesty freeing about a fifth of the country's inmates, only a few months ahead of crunch general elections. The 4,270 freed inmates will be able to vote in upcoming presidential and legislative elections due to be held in August. The polls come at a time of discontent over chronic poverty and power cuts and high inflation.

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Zimbabwe's government has insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Wednesday's poll with nearly 53 percent of the vote and has dismissed any criticism.

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has described official results from presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham.

He says that even international observers have reached the same conclusion. To unpack this further, political analyst Rebone Tau.

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Patriotic Alliance says the country does not have strong borders due lack of decisive government leaders. The party's leadership is on a campaign to stop people crossing from Zimbabwe to South Africa illegally via the Limpopo River. Dr Michael Masiapato is South Africa's Border Management Authority commissioner. He joins us now for more.

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The former Minister of Information in Zimbabwe, Jonathan Moyo, says the judiciary in that country must not make judgements based on the political climate.

Moyo spoke to SABC News about the continued incarceration of the Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala.

Moyo says the opposition is weak ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe in August.

He has also defended the controversial Patriotic Bill that was recently passed by parliament in Zimbabwe.

Opposition parties and human rights activists say the bill is aimed at silencing those who criticised the Zimbabwean government.

SABC News International News Editor Sophie Mokoena has compiled this report.

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The ANC's voter majority nationally and the DA's Majority in the Western Cape are under threat as smaller parties eat into the voter base.
Even in provinces like Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, the ruling party is in an uncertain position as its majority is slipping away.
In 2019 the ANC narrowly won Gauteng but this time around the DA is facing prospects of losing its outright majority in the Western Cape.

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1:58 - Zimbabwe election date

The U.S. Senate has voted to lift the borrowing limit, averting a default on the national debt.
After weeks of negotiations, the measure passed by 63 votes to 36.
President Biden says he'll sign it into law as soon as possible

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia say talks to end the fighting in Sudan have been suspended.
The army and Rapid Support Forces have already pulled out.
The two sides had been holding indirect talks in Jeddah.
Earlier, the U.S. imposed sanctions on companies linked to both sides.

Senegalese officials say nine people have been killed in anti-government protests.
Demonstrations broke out after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison

Air raid alerts have sounded across Ukraine early on Friday morning in the wake of a new wave of Russian attacks.
There have been 20 separate missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities since the beginning of May.
On Thursday, three people, including a nine-year-old child, were killed in the capital Kyiv.

And in the past few hours, explosions have been heard in Russia's Kursk region, bordering Ukraine.
Several Ukrainian drones were shot down by the air defence system according to the local governor.
The regional official also says two construction workers were injured in cross-border shelling from Ukraine earlier in the day.

Zimbabwe will hold its general election on August 23.
The announcement comes as people struggle with a stagnant economy, rolling power cuts and high levels of poverty.
At the same time, parliament has passed a law that criminalises acts "deemed harmful to national interests".
It's feared it'll be used to prosecute anyone who criticises the government.

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*The head of Zimbabwe’s military, who led the de facto coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule last month, General Constantino Chiwenga, is set to retire, according to a government statement released on Monday.*

The retirement is seen by many as a move to prepare for the general's widely anticipated appointment as vice president.

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Zimbabwe's government has instituted several measures it says will increase demand for the local currency and raise its value, as well arrest demand for the U.S. dollar. But as Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, economists say the new measures will not work as Zimbabweans have lost faith in the local dollar which continues sliding against the greenback. #zimbabwe #usdollar #voanews

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Nepotism Alarm in Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Appoints Son & Nephew to Cabinet | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Zimbabwe's newly reelected president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed his son as the country's deputy defence minister. He has also made is nephew a cabinet minister.

The opposition parties in Zimbabwe have accused Mnangagwa of nepotism and of dragging the country back into the days of authoritarianism.

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eNCA's Zimbabwe correspondent Pindai Dube reports. Courtesy of #DStv403

Zimbabwe is to see the formation of yet another political party.
The country's former Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Walter Mzembi has been appointed interim leader of the People's Party. Dr. Mzembi and a number of the former Mugabe allies are now living outside Zimbabwe, having fled the country following the removal of late President Robert Mugabe from power in 2017. So what does this party hope to do and can it make a difference in a country facing enormous challenges?
We are joined via Skye from London by the Party's Secretary-General Lloyd Msipa.

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