Zimbabwe gears up for general elections

STORY: Zimbabwe gears up for general elections DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets 2. various of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a campaign rally 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): MABLE BUTA, Harare resident 4. various of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa 5. various of campaign posters on trees and pasted on the sidewalk wall 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): OZIAS TAPUKANI, Harare resident 7. various of opposition party rally 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): SHUMIRAI GUMBO, Harare resident 9. various of people on the street STORYLINE: The Zimbabweans are gearing up for the general elections set for Aug. 23. A total of 11 candidates are vying for the presidency, but the main contest is between the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who leads the ZANU PF party, and opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa, who leads the Citizens Coalition for Change. Mnangagwa, whose party ZANU PF has led Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, is see