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

MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

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Coltart says latest constitutional amendment is ‘illegitimate’ and ‘illegal’

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Zim Awards Ball promises to be a great night

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Botswana Alert: Photojournalists harassed by the Police

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Man ‘has his mother’s beard’

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New beer for dogs

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Beauty contest for the artificially enhanced

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Israeli army ‘monitoring Facebook’

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Zimbabweans should never bank on SADC

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