Relative calm reigns in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare and other major urban areas after the nation’s Supreme Court upheld the election of Emerson Mnangagwa as President.
This is in sharp contrast to the riots that engulfed the capital two weeks ago after the election commission declared Mnangagwa the winner with just over 50% of the votes. Police action resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
The president’s swearing in ushers a period of intense crisis management to kick-start economic revival, in the face of extended sanctions from the United States, the cash shortages arising from the use of foreign currencies instead of a national currency, and the need to restore international business confidence and investments in the key sectors of mining, agriculture and tourism.