So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

The rhetoric of political self-preservation has always been wrapped in the language of altruism. 

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MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

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Axe hovers over ZACC officers

Axe hovers over ZACC officers
The axe is hovering over some officers within the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission following a foiled attempt to search the offices of three Zanu (PF) ministers....
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ZDI to promote democracy

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Teacher on corruption charges

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All HIV/TB patients to be put on ART

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Ncube slams Dabengwa

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Bots vaccinates cattle for export

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Tighten voter registration: BA

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Govt urged to lift freeze on social workers

The government should reconsider the recruitment freeze on social workers and unfreeze their posts, says the...
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Misi speaks out

Growing up in colonial Zimbabwe where black oppression at the hands of the white imperialists was...
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Consultancy fights to end divorce

Victoria Mapxashike, Director for Happy Marriages Consultancy, will do everything it takes to ensure Zimbabwe’s divorce...
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We did not vote blindly: women

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Makoni: an icon of advocacy

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