Zimbabweans question claim two-year term extension will improve development

Some Zimbabweans have questioned the government’s argument that extending the terms of the president and Parliament by two years will allow key development projects to be completed, saying the ruling Zanu-PF has had more than four decades in power without delivering meaningful improvements in public services or the economy.

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Of the Mugabes’ legacy of violence, impunity, and toxic entitlement

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Street soccer boost for Murambatsvina survivors

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Female Zim human rights defenders assess media coverage

Top female Zimbabwean human rights defenders criticized coverage of women working to promote and defend human...
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Court Watch

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Farmers fail to repay loans

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Suspected anthrax outbreak in Buhera

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Party paper on brink of collapse

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Stop the indiscriminate arrest of women!

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Yes, learn from history, Cde Minister

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Economic update – Slowing GDP growth undermines fiscal operations

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Journalist assaulted at political rally

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