Zimbabwe parliament votes to scrap presidential running mate rule

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s parliament approved legislation on Tuesday removing a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move which the opposition says is intended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to concentrate power in the presidency.

Teachers are Not on Strike but Gvt has Incapacitated them

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Elephant Hunts For $70,000 to Fund Zimbabwe National Parks

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UNHCR Voices Concern After Botswana Deports Zimbabwean Refugees

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Zimbabwe Pin Economic Hopes on Tobacco, Despite Anti-Smoking Campaigns

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