Zimbabwe
Zim firefighters battle to extinguish fire in national park
The fire was started a week ago, apparently to distract park rangers and anti-poaching teams.
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7 Zim police officers arrested for throwing teargas onto passenger bus
A police spokesperson said officers had stopped the bus because they suspected that the driver didn’t have a licence.
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Jumbo nerves: Zimbabwe cop survives elephant attack by playing dead
The police officer, identified as Constable Zimuto, was on patrol with a soldier when they were charged by an elephant near the confluence of the Shashi and Limpopo Rivers.
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Several western countries urge Zimbabwe to abolish death penalty
Under Zimbabwe’s current constitution, the High Court can impose the death penalty on any man aged between 21 and 70 who commits murder.
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Over 1,900 people crossed SA border illegally from Zimbabwe in September - SANDF
Issues of border security have resurfaced as the country reopens its borders including at least 18 land ports.
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Domestic violence spiked in Zim during two-month lockdown - report
Most of Zimbabwe’s lockdown measures have now been lifted but the scale of what most women and children went through at the hands of those within their households is only now becoming clear.
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Zimbabwe’s government schools reopen after six months
Schools have been shut for the past six months as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Zimbabwe leader tells UN that sanctions hurt development
In an address to the UN General Assembly, President Emmerson Mnangagwa pointed to a recent UN report that found a negative impact from sanctions on Zimbabwe as a whole.
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Ramphosa calls for lifting of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, South Sudan
President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address to the UN general assembly said that developed countries needed to help underdeveloped nations fight the coronavirus.
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DA: Why is ANC offering repayment if there was no wrongdoing with Zim flight?
The ANC and DA differ on whether Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula broke any law when she allowed a ruling party delegation to hitch a lift with her to Zimbabwe on a defence force aircraft.
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DA lays criminal complaint against ANC officials that used SANDF jet to Zim
There was a public outcry after party members travelled on the air force plane, which was taking defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to Zimbabwe for a meeting with her counterpart.
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Dear Dambudzo Marechera… The letters Zimbabweans wrote to a literary star
A recently discovered set of old letters reveal the real import of Zimbabwe's Dambudzo Marechera’s influence.
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Arrest warrant issued for hospitalised MDC-Alliance MP after court no-show
State lawyers claim that MDC Alliance MP Joanna Mamombe and two other party officials lied about their abduction and torture at the hands of state security agents earlier this year to tarnish the government's image.
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DA: Ramaphosa must urgently release report on air force jet used by ANC to Zim
The governing party has been accused of abusing state resources after a delegation led by its secretary-general Ace Magashule touched down in Harare last week for a meeting with ZANU-PF counterparts.
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SACP: Evidence of Zimbabwe crisis can be seen in SA's informal settlements
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has has criticised claims that Zimbabwe is not facing a human rights crisis and has called for a frank discussion on the political and economic instability in South Africa's northern neighbour.
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Outa: Govt needs to account for military jet used by ANC delegation to Zim
The group, led by secretary general Ace Magashule, was in Harare this week for talks with the governing ZANU-PF following fresh reports of human rights violations in South Africa's northern neighbour.
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Zanu-PF: ANC had been made to believe there's a crisis in Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has insisted that no party will interfere in the country’s domestic affairs.
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President gives Defence Minister 48 hours to explain ANC use of SANDF plane
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants a detailed report on the circumstances that led to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula sharing a flight to Harare with a senior delegation of African National Congress leadership.
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‘Zimbabwe issue impacts SA’ – Zulu defends ANC use of SANDF plane
The ANC said members merely took a lift with Defence Minister Nosiziwe Mapisa-Ngqakula who was on her way to the country.
