Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options.
Four women huddle around a cellphone in Zimbabwe’s rural Domboshava area, Wednesday, Aug. 16 2023. People in Zimbabwe’s rural areas claim they are facing intimidation and a biased state-run media which limits their ability to support opposition parties ahead of national elections next week. To combat that, one group of grandmothers is using the WhatsApp messaging app to spread information from the opposition party they support in an attempt to cut through the propaganda.
To combat that, one group of grandmothers is using the WhatsApp messaging app to spread information from the opposition party they support in an attempt to cut through the propaganda. Four women look on in Zimbabwe’s rural Domboshava area, Wednesday, Aug. 16 2023. People in Zimbabwe’s rural areas claim they are facing intimidation and a biased state-run media which limits their ability to support opposition parties ahead of national elections next week.
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