President Mnangagwa announces August 23 for Zimbabwe's nationwide elections Story from Vivian DANIEL, Abuja Zimbabwe is set to hold its nationwide elections on August 23, according to the Government Gazette, ending months of speculation about the date. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as stated in the official record seen by AFP, has fixed August 23, 2023, as the election day for the office of President. The elections for the National Assembly and Local Government will also take place on the same day. Mnangagwa's ZANU-PF party, which has held power since the country's independence in 1980, will...