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Virginia Mabhiza

Zimbabwe warns flag ‘abusing’ protesters, face up to a year in jail

Sep 21, 2016 274

Zimbabwe on Tuesday warned against the production, sale and use of the national flag without official permission after activists turned it into a symbol of anti-government protests. "Members of the public who participate in any…
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Break-in at Mnangagwa’s offices

Sep 25, 2014 310

Burglars broke into the offices of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa at the New Government Complex on Tuesday night.
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Govt officials steal $700,000 from starving prison inmates

Apr 14, 2014 428

Thirty officials in the justice ministry have been suspended for allegedly stealing $700,000 that was meant for the upkeep of prisoners, State media reports indicate.
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Crimes & Courts

Zimbabwe’s jails still disgusting in 2014

Feb 17, 2014 4,231

HARARE - Chikurubi Prison, Zimbabwe’s maximum security jail, located about 15 kilometers east of the country’s capital Harare, is amongst the country’s 40 jails accommodating an estimated 17,000 prisoners in total.
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Prisoners starve in cash-strapped jails

Dec 4, 2013 460

HARARE — At least 100 Zimbabwean prisoners have died of hunger and disease this year because the cash-strapped government can only afford one meal a day for inmates, a senior official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Zanu PF MP arrested for abusing CDF funds

Feb 28, 2012 283

MAGUNJE legislator Franco Ndambakuwa (Zanu-PF) was yesterday arrested on allegations of abusing the Constituency Development Fund. He reportedly failed to account for US$39 000 from the US$50 000 he received.
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