00:00 As the sun rises over Zimbabwe's capital, voters line up to cast the first ballots in an election many say they hope will bring a new dawn.
00:09 The country is mired in an economic crisis, with one of the highest inflation rates in the world.
00:15 They must support us in our business because I'm a vendor, so we need something good.
00:21 It is my right to vote, so it's important for me to vote.
00:25 While nearly a dozen candidates are on the ballot, the race is seen as a showdown between two men, and a remake of the last disputed election in 2018.
00:34 The first is 80-year-old incumbent Emerson Mnangagwa, who came to power after a military coup ended the repressive reign of his former ally Robert Mugabe.
00:44 Known as the Crocodile, Mnangagwa is looking to win a second term, extending the dominance of the Zanu PF party in power for over four decades.
00:54 Challenging him once again is 45-year-old Nelson Chamisa, whose party the Citizens Coalition for Change is promising a new Zimbabwe.
01:03 Their last duel in 2018 resulted in a narrow victory for Mnangagwa, which Chamisa disputed as fraudulent.
01:11 Protests were met with a deadly crackdown that saw six people killed when the military opened fire on demonstrators.
01:19 As candidates face off once again, analysts have raised concerns of government repression and vote-rigging.
01:25 U.S.-based NGO the Carter Center says more than half of their team of observers was denied accreditation, including several local rights activists.
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