That was shingai nyoka in harare for us. hopewell chin ono is an award winning journalist and documentary film maker in harare. he says the zimbabwe election was marred by number voting irregularities. it wasn t a surprise that president mnangagwa s party and his administration would rig the election. it wasn t a surprise that the way they rigged the election was so brazen, because they have done that in the past. you had a situation where in areas which are mainly opposition strongholds, they didn t have election material, that is ballot papers, for over 12 hours, and this was a form of rigging, called voter suppression where voters end up giving up and they go home without voting. you had a situation in rural areas which are stronghold of the ruling zanu pf, strongholds in the sense they are able to manipulate the electorate there using food hand outs and fear and intimidation.
Papers, for over 12 hours, and this is a form of rigging, voter suppression. they didn t have election material, that ballot papers. voters didn t have election material and they went home without voting. you had a situation in rural areas which are stronghold of the ruling zanu pf, strongholds in the sense they are able to manipulate the electric they re using food hand outs and fear and intimidation, the electorate there, you had an outfit called faz which is working with secret service agents to intimidate people. they set out a plan to put desks next to polling stations and take down the names of rural folk going stations and take down the names of ruralfolk going in stations and take down the names of rural folk going in to vote and take their id numbers and tell them, we will know who you voted for because we have taken down your details. so that was another form of rigging that was another form of rigging that was another form of rigging that was taking place. and then you
A chorus of coughing. the teacher tells us that most of his class struggle to attend or to focus. many here will be stunted for life. across the road a sudden crowd. a mood of near panic as frustrated mothers try to register for new food hand outs, but there is not enough. it s overwhelming. we are not getting the resources on time with adequate amounts. you re only getting half what you need, is that right? that is exactly the right picture, we are getting half of what we want. later in the day, fatouma hauls water home for her children. dahir here is quick to help out. i m getting by, she says, but my children are not well. i must work to make sure they survive.
A chorus of coughing. the teacher tells us that most of his class struggle to attend or to focus. many here will be stunted for life. across the road a sudden crowd. a mood of near panic as frustrated mothers try to register for new food hand outs, but there is not enough. it s overwhelming. we are not getting the resources on time with adequate amounts. you re only getting half what you need, is that right? that is exactly the right picture, we are getting half of what we want. later in the day, fatouma hauls water home for her children. dahir here is quick to help out. i m getting by, she says, but my children are not well. i must work to make sure they survive. coughing
Listless children and a chorus of coughing. the teacher tells us that most of his class struggle to attend or to focus. many here will be stunted for life. across the road a sudden crowd. a mood of near panic as frustrated mothers try to register for new food hand outs, but there is not enough. it s overwhelming. we are not getting the resources on time with adequate amounts. you re only getting half what you need, is that right? that is exactly the right picture, we are getting half of what we want. later in the day, fatouma hauls water home for her children. dahir here is quick to help out. i m getting by, she says, but my children are not well. i must work to make sure they survive.