Inside Story - Zimbabwe: The dawn of a new era?

Zimbabwe's long-serving president, Robert Mugabe, is seeking to extend his 33 years in power. Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980 and Mugabe was named prime minister. He has been the country's only known leader since, and Mugabe is determined that will not be changing - for now at least. So, will the landmark polls see Mugabe continue to hang on to power, or mark the dawning of a new era for Zimbabwe? To discuss this, Inside Story, with presenter Mike Hanna is joined by guests: Petina Gappah, a lawyer and award-winning author on Zimbabwean culture; Nhlanhla Dube, spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change, and George Shire, a scholar and commentator on Zimbabwe, who has written articles expressing support for Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party.