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ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

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Zimbabwe gazettes landmark oil and gas deal for Cabora Bassa

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Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

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East and Southern Africa: Media freedoms curtailed as COVID-19 regional crises expose urgent need for access to information

Amnesty International
East and Southern Africa: Media freedoms curtailed as COVID-19 regional crises expose urgent need for access to information
Journalists and media houses across East and Southern Africa came under increasing attack in the past year, despite the urgent need for access to information during...
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Zimbabwe to tighten application process for independent power producers

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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls

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Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to take a 1-0 lead in the test series

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Zimbabwe’s opposition youth leader arrested

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