Zimbabwe’s president-in-waiting?
Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa is working to unseat Zanu-PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa in the August 23 Zimbabwe election. But what does he stand for?
Nelson Chamisa, 45, is a political crowd-pleaser. Back in the 1990s, he captivated students at Zimbabwe’s higher-education institutions; today, he’s vying for the presidency of the country. That’s no small task; he’s looking to unseat incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa, leader of the well-entrenched, autocratic Zanu-PF.
Chalton Hwende first met the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader in 1996, when Chamisa arrived at the Harare Polytechnic as a young marketing student. “At that time I was the SRC president at the Harare Poly and he was a first-year student,” the senior opposition figure tells the FM. “He seemed lost, like someone who had just arrived in town and needed a lot of help.” ..
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