It'll be a 'rough' campaign, says Zimbabwe opposition leader

Chamisa addressing a press conference

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa addresses a press conference in Harare. He says Zimbabwe's presidential elections, whose date is yet to be announced, is going to be rough. PHOTO | JEKESAI NJIKIZANA | AFP

His name is whispered on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare or said behind hands cupped over mouths.

Five months before the next election in Zimbabwe, many voters are avoiding utterance of the name Nelson Chamisa in public when talking about the main rival to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.