Word: nemanwa
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...morning this month, the villagers of Nemanwa in southern Zimbabwe emerged from their homes to a scene they never thought they'd see. A man wearing a shirt stitched with a bright yellow sunflower stood on a weed-strewn football pitch and began lambasting President Robert Mugabe, the man who has ruled the country for 28 years. At first, the villagers looked on nervously. Then they began to gather and listen. Zimbabwe's descent from food exporter to malnutrition was an "abomination," said the stranger as the crowd murmured its approval. The clique around the President had stolen the country...
...Hence the surprise of the residents of Nemanwa, traditionally a Mugabe stronghold, to find Makoni campaigning in their midst. The local chief, Fortune Charumbira, a member of the president's inner circle, had instructed his headmen to ensure no opposition parties campaigned in the area; he was ignored. Makoni campaigned and travelled without hindrance, and he's not alone. Scores of Zanu-PF members are, with apparent impunity, running for parliament as independents, against official candidates. "There is a turnout all over the country of opposition supporters, cheering against Mugabe," says Eldred Masunungure, a professor of political science...
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