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The Fight for Zimbabwe — Part 2: Prosperity, Justice, and Modernization
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In Part 2, recorded 9 months after Part 1, Ron Steslow and Robert Chapman (Candidate for President of Zimbabwe) look at how the landscape has changed since they first talked, Robert’s goals for rebuilding the economy and infrastructure in Zimbabwe, why this is in America’s interest, the growing Chinese influence in Africa, the fight for democracy and the challenges his campaign has faced, and his plan to win.
(01:40) The security challenges of Robert’s campaign
(07:00) Why Robert is running for president of Zimbabwe
(14:10) The challenge of economic development
(22:10) The state of the campaign
(24:52) Corruption and election interference in Zimbabwe
(41:00)The Al Jazeera investigation into Corruption in gold mining
(53:00) Building critical infrastructure over empty promises
(59:39) The importance of stabilizing the currency
(1:05:00) The influence of BRICS countries in Zimbabwe
Learn more about Robert’s campaign: https://duz.org.zw/
Follow Ron and Robert on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
https://twitter.com/DrivenChapman
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