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Zimbabwe govt defends arrests, denies kidnappings and hardship
The demonstrations - de-facto banned by anti-coronavirus measures - had been called to denounce alleged state corruption and ongoing economic hardship two years...
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SA special envoys get red carpet welcome in Zim amid tensions
The envoys are in Zimbabwe to gather information on that country's rising political tensions, which have seen a number of government opponents arrested or go into hiding.
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Zimbabwe president decries 'divisive falsehoods' over rights abuse claims
Mnangagwa, during a Heroes Day speech in Harare, said the allegations were 'unjustified attacks by our perennial detractors, both inside and outside our border'.
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MDC Alliance’s Coltart describes Mnangagwa’s message to Zimbabweans as chilling
Mnangagwa addressed Zimbabweans on Tuesday calling for unity and patriotism to work towards rebuilding the country's battered economy.
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After arrest, Zimbabwean novelist decries state 'chokehold'
Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book 'This Mournable Body' has been nominated for a Booker Prize, was bundled into a police truck while holding placards on Friday and charged with breaking the COVID-19 lockdown to hold an illegal gathering.
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'Bad apples' who attempted to divide Zimbabweans will be flushed out – Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday said ‘rogue Zimbabweans’ were working with foreign detractors to scupper government’s work.
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Mnangagwa: We’ll overcome attempts at the destabilisation of our society
In an address carried by 'The Chronicle' on Tuesday morning, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his leadership had the responsibility to provide stability in the country.
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WATCH: Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa addresses the nation
After a series of protests and uproar about the treatment of civilians, including the jailing of some, Zimbabwe's President will address the nation.
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Zimbabwe police warn citizens against taking part in anti-corruption protests
The protests, which have the backing of the main opposition MDC Alliance, were called to show anger at government corruption but a number of the organisers were in hiding.
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Zimbabwe agrees to pay $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers
But the southern African nation does not have the money and will issue long term bonds and jointly approach international donors with the farmers to raise funding, according to the compensation agreement.
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Zimbabwe minister Shiri, who helped plot Mugabe ouster, dies at 65
Perrance Shiri was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, two government sources said. He died in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Mnangagwa declares curfew in Zimbabwe as COVID-19 cases rise
In a speech to the nation on Tuesday evening, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that social, religious, and political gatherings remained banned.
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Mnangagwa hints at tightening lockdown as Zim sees spike in COVID-19 cases
More than 100,000 people have been arrested over the past four months, accused of breaking lockdown rules.
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Nurses in Zimbabwe arrested as they protest over pay
Nurses holding placards reading “No US dollar no work” and “#Nurses can’t breath” said they had to protest because they could not survive on a monthly salary of 3,000 Zimbabwe dollars ($47).
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Court grants bail to 3 MDC officials who were ‘abducted & tortured’
The three were abducted and tortured in May, but the government claims the three faked their disappearance and arrested them.
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UN experts call for end to abductions, torture in Zimbabwe
The experts, who included members of the UN’s working group on enforced disappearances, said last year alone 49 cases of abduction and torture were reported in the country.
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Zimbabwe official charged with insulting Mnangagwa over handling of COVID-19
Chrispen Rambu, a councilor in Chipinge and a member of the opposition MDC, was called in by police for allegedly unfavourably compared Mnangagwa with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Zimbabwe extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks
The southern African country has so far recorded 25 cases of the respiratory disease, including three fatalities.
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Zimbabwe's central bank leaves rates unchanged
Worsening poverty is upsetting the fragile calm that’s prevailed since the 2017 coup that toppled the country's long-time President Robert Mugabe.
