Electoral commission’s appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice. Harare, Zimbabwe – Four years ago, Tawanda Kasirori imagined a new Zimbabwe he would live in – a thriving economy and a blossoming democracy. Today, none of that has happened and only a flicker of that hope remains, even as …
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Zimbabwe exemption permit saga: Home Affairs facing fresh lawsuit as another challenger enters fray The Department of Home Affairs is facing another lawsuit relating to the looming termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP). The ZEP is a special dispensation permit established more than 10 years ago that gives legal protection to an estimated 178 …
Outcry as Zimbabwe politician’s daughter sworn in as commissioner of electoral body OUTCRY AS ZIMBABWE POLITICIAN’S DAUGHTER SWORN IN AS COMMISSIONER OF ELECTORAL BODY Zimbabwe’s former vice president Kembo Mohadi’s daughter Abigail Millicent Mohadi Ambrose has been appointed and sworn in as Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commissioner, a move criticised as unconstitutional and partisan. President …
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Newspaper headlines: ‘Bitter Johnson’ and calls for ‘massive’ tax cuts Newspaper headlines: ‘Bitter Johnson’ and calls for ‘massive’ tax cuts
Job Sikhala arrested after clashes at Moreblessing Ali’s funeral wake Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy chairperson Job Sikhala has been arrested for allegedly inciting “public violence” after the chaos and pandemonium that was caused by Zanu PF supporters beating up mourners at slain CCC activist, Moreblessing Ali’s funeral wake. Sikhala, also the lawyer representing …
Ryanair forces South African customers to prove ID with Afrikaans test Nationals have been barred from flights if they fail general knowledge quiz in language they may not speak Ryanair is making South African nationals take a general knowledge test in Afrikaans to prove their nationality before they are allowed to board its planes in …
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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces announce release of thousands of POWs The Tigray rebel forces fighting Ethiopia’s federal army have said they will release 4,000 prisoners of war as part of an amnesty. The Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) announced the prisoner release on Twitter on Friday, amid an escalating war of words between Ethiopian and Tigray …
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Companies risk it all to earn US dollars as Zim currency slides Companies are risking it all in Zimbabwe as they gun for earnings in foreign currency and try to stay out of trouble with monetary authorities that are cracking down on firms deemed to be promoting usage of US dollar and driving down the …
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Somalia: AU says Burundi peacekeepers killed in al-Shabab attack The African Union and the Burundian army commented on the attack, breaking from tradition. The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday’s attack by rebels who targeted a remote military base in Somalia. The continental body condemned the attack and paid …
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