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Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa’s 10 unfulfilled election promises

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By Farai Shawn Matiashe

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Posted on July 24, 2023 11:19

 © Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a joint press conference with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 13, 2023. Iran’s Presidency/Mohammad Javad Ostad/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a joint press conference with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 13, 2023. Iran’s Presidency/Mohammad Javad Ostad/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

The government failed to live up to a large number of promises over the past years, from reducing poverty to enhancing key public services.

On June 24, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the 2023 election manifesto of the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) in Chipinge, 445 kilometres from the capital Harare. The campaign comes amid empty promises made ahead of the 2018 elections.

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