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

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

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

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

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Voter registration nightmare

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HARARE - Thousands of people complained this week that their names were missing from the voters' roll, with logistical and documentation nightmares blighting voter registration and...
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Makoni to stand for president

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Chibvuri trial postponed again

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SADC to hear farmer’s appeal

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SAP deny medication, food

JOHANNESBURG - South African police are denying detained undocumented HIV-positive migrants access to the crucial food...
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Kariba gates to open?

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Hello darkness, my old friend

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ZESN calls for equal access to state media

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6.2.2008 20:37

PRESIDENT TSVANGIRA’S SPEECH

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Police, Zanu (PF) youths bar MDC “Freedom March”

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People make their own coffins as poverty destroys culture

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FIFA concerned at Zim crisis effect on SA 2010

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