Zimbabwe’s young and jobless hope the elections will bring real change
More than 40% of Zimbabwe’s registered voters are younger than 35 and unemployment is estimated at more than 90%
Harare — Young voters in Zimbabwe hope the first election without Robert Mugabe will mark a change in a country where most of them are unemployed, and say the older generation has failed to deliver them a future. Monday’s contest pits Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe deputy who became president after his boss was ousted, against Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and part-time preacher who is appealing for votes from the young and disillusioned. "I’m hoping for the elections to be free, fair and credible, that’s number one. Number two: I’m expecting the elections to usher in a new Zimbabwe, a new Zimbabwe that is good to live in," said Jonah Arufandika, a young man on the streets of Harare. "There’s nothing coming for the youth," said another, Tendai Chipangwa. "We can look in terms of employment, we can look in terms of even the education. What we are earning as youth is nothing," he said indicating, people selling juice in the street. More than 40% of Zimbabwe’s registered voters are you...
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