Anything is possible in Zimbabwe this time around

Ordinary Zimbabweans have been too tormented economically and disenfranchised that politics is not part of their daily business. They would rather be on a business trip outside the country on voting day to put bread on the table for their families.

Experience in the past elections have taught Zimbabweans that things will not change. They probably think voting is a waste of time and misdirected energy and effort. It is therefore clear that when the country goes to the polls next week, the voices of many people on the ground will not be heard. Zimbabweans are more concerned about their personal problems than politics and the other social issues that affect them. The situation has not been helped by the fact that voter registration was open for only two days and those in the Diaspora have been shut out.