Kayode Falayi
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As Zimbabwe prepares to hold its first election since Robert Mugabe was toppled after almost four decades in power, a key question is whether the government can accomplish something he failed to do: oversee a free vote.
Whether the election due before Sept. 1 is regarded as fair may determine the success of efforts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced Mugabe as president in November, to attract investment to revive an economy that has halved in size since 2000 and faces a dire cash shortage. The government is keen to kick-start the nation’s stagnant mining and agriculture industries.
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Whether the election due before Sept. 1 is regarded as fair may determine the success of efforts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced Mugabe as president in November, to attract investment to revive an economy that has halved in size since 2000 and faces a dire cash shortage. The government is keen to kick-start the nation’s stagnant mining and agriculture industries.
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