This coming Saturday Zimbabweans will be going to the polls for by-elections which are viewed as a dress rehearsal for the general elections, next year. The biggest opposition party, led by former MDC senior leader Nelson Chamisa, will contest the elections under the name Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after losing the name MDC Alliance to Douglas Mwonzora, a former ally. What can we expect as commentators are worried at the amount of violence ahead of the elections? Will Chamisa's new party make inroads this time around?

 

Guest: Dr. William Mpofu – African analyst based at Wits University