Slaying ‘Goliath’: Can new blood surmount old guard in Zimbabwe election?

Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), signals to the crowds with his finger, the party symbol, during a rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [Tendai Marima/Al Jazeera]

Harare, Zimbabwe – Mufaro Boroma became eligible to vote under Zimbabwean law two years ago, but she will not be voting in her country’s general elections on Wednesday.

“I didn’t register to vote because I didn’t think my vote would change the outcome of the election,” the 20-year-old beauty therapist from Harare told Al Jazeera. “Why should I waste my time? It’s clear ED [president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa] and ZANU-PF [the ruling party] are going to win.”