{"id":82403,"date":"2023-08-22T11:22:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/we-dont-like-to-live-the-way-we-are-living-zimbabweans-hope-to-see-change-after-the-elections"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:55:09","slug":"we-dont-like-to-live-the-way-we-are-living-zimbabweans-hope-to-see-change-after-the-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/we-dont-like-to-live-the-way-we-are-living-zimbabweans-hope-to-see-change-after-the-elections","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We don\u2019t like to live the way we are living\u2019: Zimbabweans hope to see change after the elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Every morning several Zimbabwean nationals arrive in Musina, in South Africa\u2019s northernmost province of Limpopo.<\/p>\n

There, they buy goods to sell in their home country.<\/p>\n

This past weekend \u2013 a mere few days from the country\u2019s general elections, which they hope will bring about positive change \u2013 was no different.<\/p>\n

The News24 team was in Musina and observed many Zimbabweans pack their wares outside supermarkets, liquor stores, furnishers and clothing stores.<\/p>\n

Neatly wrapped in black plastic, the goods were loaded onto vans, minibus taxis and private vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about the elections in Zimbabwe. We can talk about our hardship but not the elections,\u201d said one man, who would only identify himself as Eric.<\/p>\n

He said he feared the Zimbabwean government.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce they see my face [in the media], it is over for me. The police will deal with me. I am very young. I don\u2019t want to disappear. My children need me. Let\u2019s talk about myself. If it is about the elections, I wish to remain silent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Two women expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n

They added that they were ready to vote.<\/p>\n

One of the women said:<\/p>\n

Another man who declined to be identified bought polony and sour milk.<\/p>\n

He said he was eagerly waiting to cast his vote on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am ready to vote. I hope the elections will be free and fair. I want to see the youth working. Our country has a huge potential. We are the generation that can bring change. I appeal to all Zimbabweans to come home in numbers and vote for change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He and three others went in and out of the store to buy goods because they were only allowed to buy a maximum of three items at a time.<\/p>\n

The cold meats were loaded into trollies outside the shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am 31 years old. I want change in my country. I should be working in my country. Sadly, many of us are unemployed. We survive on buying things here to sell in Zimbabwe. We want to see a change in the leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwean government has barred some journalists from covering the elections.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe\u2019s presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on 23 August and 11 candidates are vying for the presidency.<\/p>\n

About 6.6 million people are registered to vote.<\/p>\n

Zanu-PF\u2019s Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent, and the Citizen\u2019s Coalition for Change\u2019s (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, are the frontrunners.<\/p>\n

Unemployment remains high and is an essential issue for young people under the age of 35. These voters make up 70% of the population, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, according to the BBC, the cost-of-living crisis continues to be a concern for voters, with high inflation and interest rates and a Zimbabwe dollar that lost 86% of its value between January and June.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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