Mnangagwa vows to improve lives of Zimbabweans as he is sworn in for second term

Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to give Zimbabweans a better life after he was sworn in as the country's president for a second term following a vote the opposition said was stolen. "The lives of our people should be improved, nothing less," Mnangagwa told thousands of supporters at the National Sports stadium in Harare, and called for peace and tolerance from political opponents. Mnangagwa, 80, was declared winner over his closest rival Nelson Chamisa, with 52.6% of the vote in an election described by observers as having fallen short of regional standards. The European Union Observer mission, which monitors election proceedings…