Zimbabwe following election?

03 August 2018, 08:53

300SAKO

Any concerns about travel to Zimbabwe following the elections? Not sure how wide spread the rioting is outside Harare. Flying into Bulawayo in a couple weeks. First time to Zimbabwe for me.

Thanks
Andy

03 August 2018, 09:06

twoseventy

Communicate with your outfitter. He will know the local news and conditions. Been there a dozen times and seems like there was always something. But I never saw a dangerous situation. If you have a local booking agent, call him. Guys like Mark Young will stay in touch with your PH and other contacts in the area.

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03 August 2018, 09:08

TMZ

No concern at all. I’m also headed into BUQ in 12 days. My PH there says it’s all quite, but in any event they never bother us. I was there during the government change last year and the military was very polite and professional to us. Enjoy!

03 August 2018, 09:30

30.06king

quote:
Not sure how wide spread the rioting is outside Harare.

Media coverage tends to make it appear far worse than reality. I would expect any rioting to be quite localised and easily avoided, by your outfitter particularly who will know the local situation.
On my first Zim trip in 2016 I experienced one Police roadblock in which they attempted a shakedown which my PH ( driver ) resisted and we got waved through. I returned from my second trip mid July ( last month ). Police were at some road checkpoints but all waved us through. Not stops at all. Everything was low key. Apart from one or two hoardings you wouldn't have realised elections were only days away.
I would not hesitate to return to Zim. Locals just don't strike me as violence prone at all.

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03 August 2018, 21:42

Marty

At least there won’t be a run off. Also, the army might not have accepted an MDC president. Short term, this was the best outcome for the tourist hunter. Long term for the country, who knows.

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04 August 2018, 02:04

BuffHunter63

Seems like the Zimbabweans are taking a page about protesting election results from the Democrats in the 2016 Presidential elections.

If you don't like the results, riot.

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06 August 2018, 16:46

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by ijl:
Business as usual in Zimbabwe. If you had been here DURING the violence it would not have affected you.

Exactly!

Muderous Mugabe has been replaced by another murderous criminal!

Business as usual for the man who was instrumental in murdering 20,000 - 30,000 Matabele!

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06 August 2018, 21:19

Buzz Charlton

I have travelled around the CBD where the trouble was today as well as meeting and greeting 2 sets of clients and can tell you , regardless how one feels about the new president, that all is back to normal.

We all know the Part EM played in our checkered past however personally at the risk of being cussed here I do believe he is the right man to lead us forward taking into account the options we had.

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07 August 2018, 09:43

fulvio

quote:
Originally posted by Buzz Charlton:
I have travelled around the CBD where the trouble was today as well as meeting and greeting 2 sets of clients and can tell you , regardless how one feels about the new president, that all is back to normal.

We all know the Part EM played in our checkered past however personally at the risk of being cussed here I do believe he is the right man to lead us forward taking into account the options we had.

He may have been a floating egg in the past but only those who have resided in the Dark Continent will know how politics work.

07 August 2018, 16:13

ijl

I hear Saeed, but as someone on the ground in Zimbabwe, trust me, the opposition candidate is a joke. If ED carries on doing what he's been doing over the past 9 months, then the right thing has happened but it may take time to show.

07 August 2018, 18:07

larryshores

quote:
Originally posted by ijl:
I hear Saeed, but as someone on the ground in Zimbabwe, trust me, the opposition candidate is a joke. If ED carries on doing what he's been doing over the past 9 months, then the right thing has happened but it may take time to show.

It took a very long time for things to get as f@!ked up as they are now. The fix can’t happen overnight.