{"id":6046,"date":"2011-12-13T00:11:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T22:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/factbox-key-political-risks-to-watch-in-zimbabwe\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T00:11:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T22:11:12","slug":"factbox-key-political-risks-to-watch-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/factbox-key-political-risks-to-watch-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Cris Chinaka<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">HARARE<\/span> Dec 12 (Reuters) &#8211; Zimbabwe expects its strong<br \/>\neconomic recovery to continue next year from a decade of<br \/>\ndecline, but it may be slowed down by a fierce contest in<br \/>\nelections that veteran President Robert Mugabe&#8217;s party wants<br \/>\nbefore the end of 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In his 2012 budget statement, Finance Minister Tendai Biti<br \/>\nprojected Zimbabwe&#8217;s gross domestic product (GDP) would expand<br \/>\nby 9.4 percent in 2012 from an estimated 9.3 percent this<br \/>\nyear.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But Biti warned the growth prospects were fragile due to<br \/>\npolitical uncertainty, potential for instability and discord<br \/>\nover policies in a unity government that Mugabe was forced to<br \/>\nform with rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai following<br \/>\ndisputed polls in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mugabe&#8217;s ZANU-PF party militants blocked Tsvangirai from<br \/>\nholding some rallies last month, and several violent clashes<br \/>\nbetween their youth wings forced ZANU-PF and the Movement for<br \/>\nDemocratic Change (MDC) to convene a peace congress to ease<br \/>\ntensions and start work on a code of conduct for election<br \/>\ncampaigning.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tsvangirai, 59, says he will win any free and fair poll but<br \/>\nhas to fight for the creation of a conducive environment after a<br \/>\nviolent drive by ZANU-PF forced him to drop out of a runoff<br \/>\npresidential race against Mugabe three years ago.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Analysts say Mugabe, 87, is pressing for polls a year ahead<br \/>\nof schedule because of his advancing age and failing health.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>RISE IN INTER-PARTY VIOLENCE<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cris Chinaka HARARE Dec 12 (Reuters) &#8211; Zimbabwe expects its strong economic recovery to continue next year from a decade of decline, but it may be slowed down by a fierce contest in elections that veteran President Robert Mugabe&#8217;s party wants before the end of 2012. 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