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Eight years, not even a dime

Eight years after the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) was amended to allow for the establishment of a National Election Campaign Fund to allow individuals, entities, and the diaspora to make donations towards the country’s electoral process...

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DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country’s multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will push for the talks to materialise, says Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth

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By Jonas Nyasulu Ethno-spiritual musician Nyago of the ‘Mdoko’ prominence goes back to Tanzania for the second time barely a month after she performed at the Wikiendi Live 2023 in Dares Salaam. Nyago has this time got an opportunity to perform at Pamoja Zanzibar Festival. Pamoja in Swahili means

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[Egypt Online] Journalist Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service, confirmed that Egypt is continuing its efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, pointing to the volume of aid that was brought into the Strip during the first day of the truce. Friday, November

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