Zimbabwe Election Readiness

Following the announcement by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa that general elections will be held on July 30 – opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of planning to rig the elections in favour of the governing ZANU-PF. The MDC is planning a mass protest in the capital Harare today (Tuesday). A very confident Mnangagwa was quoted by media reports as saying that the ruling party will continue to govern post elections. To help us answer those questions we are joined by:• Steven Gruzd, is the Head of Governance and Foreign Policy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs • Derek Matyszak, is the Senior Researcher at the Institute of Security • Dr Webster Zambara is the Senior Project Leader for peace building initiatives at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation