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Founder/manager Zimbabwe independent radio station.

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🇳🇬 🇿🇦 Nigeria said on Friday it planned to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers ➡️ https://t.co/nIPinUOIt9

[Dandaro Online @DandaroOnline]

#dandarostreets Budiriro South MP Darlington Chigumbu strongly opposed CAB3 in Parliament, declaring that the people of Budiriro "do not want CAB3" and want no part of it.

His remarks were repeatedly interrupted by other MPs before Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda ordered him to take his seat.

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[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

Zimbabwean parliamentarians resumed debate on the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 today at 9:30 am for a second day of deliberations. Seventy Members of Parliament are pencilled in to contribute to the debate.

Among its most controversial provisions, the Bill seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office by an additional two years and to increase future presidential terms from five years to seven years.

The names ticked on this speaking list are those of non-ZANUPF Members of Parliament scheduled to participate in the debate.
If the Bill is passed, it will mark one of the most significant constitutional changes since the adoption of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution.

The Bill has also created a growing standoff between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a group of retired military generals who have publicly condemned it on at least two occasions. The generals met Mnangagwa and expressed their opposition to the proposed changes, with the President said to have responded that whoever wins the battle over the Bill will win. The stakes could not be higher.

If Mnangagwa signs the Bill into law, it would effectively extinguish the presidential ambitions of Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga, the man who led the 2017 military coup that brought Mnangagwa to power.

By replacing direct presidential elections with a system in which the President is elected by Parliament, the Bill would fundamentally alter Zimbabwe’s political landscape.
Given the constituency boundaries established during the last delimitation exercise, which increased the ruling party’s advantage in Parliament, such a system would also make it significantly more difficult for any opposition leader to realistically secure the presidency through the parliamentary route.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

“Give Me the Night” by George Benson was released on this day in 1980.

[Stephen Chan @DrStephenChan]

‘I am leaving’ — Migrants speak of fear, uncertainty as xenophobic protests spread https://t.co/9EB5rdIoUd Some brief personal stories. SA is not applying the message of Jesus, Matthew 25, of taking in the stranger.

[NewZimbabwe.com @NewZimbabweCom]

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Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3 debate: You do not end violence by abolishing elections – Opposition MP says

Muwodzeri's remarks were a direct response to submissions made by Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during the Bill's second reading on Wednesday.

[ZBC News @ZBCNewsonline]

A commuter omnibus carrying 18 passengers overturned after veering off the road at the corner of Jefferson and Arlington Roads in Hatfield on Friday morning while travelling from Chitungwiza’s Seke unit L suburb to the Harare CBD. Passengers said the driver swerved to avoid vehicles ahead after a suspected brake failure. Several people sustained minor injuries and some were taken to hospital for treatment. No fatalities were reported.

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[NewZimbabwe.com @NewZimbabweCom]

President William Ruto's regular guest at State House, Wicknell Chivayo, has ignited opposition fury over the controversial Zimbabwean businessman's ties to the Kenyan presidency.
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[David Coltart @DavidColtart]

Why the selective opinion that secret ballots are right save when it comes to the decisive vote on the desecration of our own Constitution?

What unadulterated hypocrisy.

[The Herald Zimbabwe @HeraldZimbabwe]

Car smuggling syndicates resurface along Zimbabwe–SA border
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[Bloomberg @business]

A crackdown in Johannesburg — Africa’s biggest financial hub — comes amid growing anti-migrant protests across the country, events that have sharpened a national debate over who belongs in the continent’s most industrialized economy https://t.co/CF8H2p3Cr1

[TheNewsHawks @NewsHawksLive]

This documentary investigates Nigerian terrorist group Bko Haram's roots, terror and global ambitions to establish a caliphate.
Terror in Africa is directed by Patrick Forestier.
It features interviews with former prisoners, repented jihadists, and regional military troops.
Founded in 2002 by charismatic preacher Mohammed Yusuf in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the local nickname "Boko Haram" means to "Western education is forbidden".
Following coordinated clashes with Nigerian police and the subsequent extrajudicial killing of Yusuf by law enforcement, the group radicalised completely under Abubakar Shekau into a symbol of terror in thr heart of Africa.
On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram militants did the unthinkable: They stormed the government Girls' Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State.
The story of the Boko Haram school girls highlights one of the most tragic events in modern history.
It centres on the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria, in April 2014.
This event sparked global outrage and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
Several documentaries explore the girls' survival, the diaries they kept, and the resilience of the mothers left behind.
The cinematic story of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls is primarily told through two highly acclaimed documentaries: Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram (2018) and Mothers of Chibok (2024), which chronologically cover both the harrowing experiences of the survivors and the lifelong resilience of their families.
Out of the kidnapped 276 schoolgirls, more than 180 have returned home or been rescued over the years, while an estimated 82 to 91 remain missing.

[ZimLive @zimlive]

Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-styled CCC secretary general has returned with recalls of representatives elected under former leader Nelson Chamisa, this time removing 3 councillors in Victoria Falls to the benefit of Zanu PF

[nelson chamisa @nelsonchamisa]

Everywhere I go, I meet Zimbabweans who are worried about the country's direction and future. Regardless of age, profession, or location, many share a deep concern about the path the nation is taking and the dangers the country faces in the context of the unilateral, unpopular and anti-people constitutional amendment. The wisest thing is to withdraw this #CAB3 from parliament and constitute a transitional government that will address all the challenges our country faces. It’s doable. #WeTheCitizens

[IOL News @IOL]

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is closely monitoring severe weather conditions across the province after heavy snowfall forced the closure of Sani Pass and a storm caused damage to homes in the uMlalazi Local Municipality.
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#news #KwaZuluNatal #HeavySnowfall #SaniPassClosed #uMlalaziDamage #SevereWeatherAlert #SouthAfricaWeather

[eNCA @eNCA]

Eastern Cape communities are struggling after heavy downpours wreaked havoc in the province. Hundreds have been displaced and accommodated in shelters in Nelson Mandela Bay and other areas.

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[SABC News @SABCNews]

CASE IN POINT | United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Gehad Madi, says South Africa is obliged to provide protection to migrants and refugees.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

South Africa says it will dispatch envoys across Africa and to other parts of the world, following a wave of xenophobic attacks in the country.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the coal mining town of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga province.

[David Coltart @DavidColtart]

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