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. 

Zimbabweans question claim two-year term extension will improve development

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MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

Mnangagwa in breach of constitution by failing to order referendum, party argues

South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes

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‘Foreigners’ fished out of their homes and thrown into the back of police vans

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

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

Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart has described the recent constitutional amendment as both “illegitimate” and “illegal”, arguing that the process leading to its enactment was fundamentally flawed and failed to meet constitutional requirements.

17.12.2008 7:41

War vets ready for war against Botswana – Sibanda

War vets ready for war against Botswana – Sibanda
Nyamandlovu Zimeye)-Zimbabwe's war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has ordered ex-combatants to be on high alert claiming that Botswana was threatening an invasion.

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17.12.2008 7:38

Tanzania: Seizure of church schools cause of rise in corruption,

Archbishop of the Dar es Salaam Catholic Archdiocese, Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, has said the rampant...
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Tanzania: It is Mgonja`s turn

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Namibia: Fuel prices slashed

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Tanzania: Rukwa police nab geologists on hunt' for albinos

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Support from World Actors is keeping Mugabe in power says Rice

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17.12.2008 7:10

SOUTH AFRICA: Sleeping rough better than repatriation to Zimbabwe

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17.12.2008 6:50

ZIMBABWE: Botswana dismisses its neighbour's sabre rattling

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Dabengwa elected Zapu chairman

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Why South Africa deserves a yellow card

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Threat to ban accredited news organisations

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