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Tunisia has repatriated at least 16 women and children accused of links to extremist jihadi fighters imprisoned in war-ravaged neighbouring Libya, rights groups said on Wednesday.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Tunisian President Kais Saied said his country would not accept a divided Libya at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Monday.
Saied is the first head of state to visit France since the country’s de-confinement due to the pandemic.
And I will say it from this podium, in Paris, that Tunis will not accept the division of Libya.
And I will say it from this podium, in Paris, that Tunis will not accept the division of Libya”, he said.
Libya has been in turmoil since 2011, when a NATO-backed uprising overthrew leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was later killed.
THE opposition MDC party has always commanded public attention since it burst onto the scene two decades ago. Led by Morgan Tsvangirai, who given his labour background and humble persona, gave the impression of being an everyday Joe, who understood the struggles people faced every day. He contrasted sharply with the urbane Robert Mugabe, who had held unchecked power since independence in 1980, and his Zanu PF party which had become elitist, greedy, corrupt and were driving the country into a ravine that it is still struggling to disentangle itself from. Mugabe and Tsvangirai have passed on, but for two decades, the MDC has provided the biggest challenge to Zanu PF’s hegemony and stood as an alternative to the den of thieves Zanu PF has become. It became the biggest political brand outside of Zanu PF and guaranteed anyone associated with it hero status in the eyes of a public being dragged through the mire of mismanagement by the ruling party. As a result, the happenings in the party are of keen interest to both Zanu PF and power-hungry individuals within its ranks. For Zanu PF, control of the narrative in the opposition ranks was paramount, and it appears mission accomplished given the recent developments. That the army and police even assisted the Thokozani Khupe faction in taking over the MDC Alliance headquarters, the Morgan Tsvangirai House doesn’t surprise. According to former adviser to the President, Chris Mutsvangwa, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi “was helping them” to return to constitutionality — read get rid of the hated Nelson Chamisa and replace him with a more malleable individual. Now that they have the controls, the fight for control of the Khupe-led MDC-T faction has taken another turn. There has been talk, albeit in hushed tones, of a divided cockpit, with Douglas Mwonzora reportedly at the centre of it. The fight emanates from a power struggle where followers of Khupe believe the acting secretary-general is undermining the authority of the acting president because he has ambitions to take over as top dog himself. Consequently, the Khupe camp is now stopping at nothing to block the July 31 extraordinary congress, while the other camp is determined to press on and have their new emperor in charge. This is the fight that is playing up in the MDC-T now and observers of opposition activists feel it would fragment the opposition further. The belief is that the happenings in the opposition camps reflect an insatiable appetite for power by some individuals at the expense of the agenda of the greater movement. After a protracted fight in the MDC Alliance, where he is treated with suspicion that he was working against Chamisa, (which later turned out to be true), Mwonzora now sees himself in a similar position, this time against Khupe. Maybe there’s need to make a distinction — is the Khupe faction the one Tsvangirai left or it’s the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance which was his brainchild and probably remains his deathbed wish. We think the voters were enlightened enough to make the needed distinction at the 201
TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular apps by serving up a steady beat of lip-syncing videos and viral memes. But behind the scenes the company, owned by one of China’s biggest tech firms, is also scooping up massive amounts of data on its users and tracking their every move.
Tanzania's main opposition party says attack on its chairman is politically-motivated.
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last week airlifted to China amid reports his troubling health had deteriorated, it has emerged. BY MOSES MATENGA The former army commander flew out of the country on a date not given, raising speculation over his whereabouts after skipping two Cabinet meetings and a Zanu PF politburo meeting, among other high-profile events. Chiwenga also skipped a meeting between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Provincial Affairs ministers at State House on July 6. Presidential spokesperson George Charamba yesterday confirmed that Chiwenga was in the Asian country and would be back “soon”, but could not give details. “He went for his medical check-up. You are asking now when he is almost coming back,” Charamba said. Asked when Chiwenga was coming back, Charamba said: “No, no I can’t tell you that. I cannot tell you when he is coming back.” Chiwenga has left the country at a time nurses have grounded tools over measly salaries, allowances and poor working conditions, putting the whole health service in turmoil during the COVID-19 pandemic. He oversees the health cluster. Before his latest departure for China, Chiwenga had been busy visiting several farms across the country to assess the food situation as he is responsible for the food and nutrition cluster. The former army general has been unwell for some time and last year, he spent close to four months in the Asian country under strict monitoring by the Chinese, Indian and South African medical experts. He came back rejuvenated, despite leaving the country in bad shape which on many occasions triggered speculation over his death. On his return, Chiwenga immediately plunged into a nasty divorce with his estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, accusing her of attempting to kill him while on a hospital bed in South Africa. He was last seen in public on June 25, more than two weeks ago when he attended an event to commission a farm mechanisation scheme by John Deere at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Harare. A day earlier, he appeared fit at the burial of national hero Stanley Nleya at the National Heroes’ Acre, where he took time chatting with Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu and Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri. It is not clear what the Vice-President is suffering from, but initially, his hands and Mubaiwa’s were swelling and he told hundreds of people gathered at his rural home soon after he led a coup against the late former President Robert Mugabe that the couple had been hit by a rare skin disease. There was speculation last week that Chiwenga skipped key party and government meetings because of deep-rooted fights with Mnangagwa. Government and Zanu PF have tried to downplay the factional infighting in the ruling party, which party insiders claim is real, despite public denials by top officials.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has aggressively pushed to reopen his state and flouted experts' health recommendations, announced Wednesday that he is the first governor to test positive for coronavirus. Stitt, a Republican, said at a press conference that he was tested on Tuesday and that he feels 'fine,' other than being a 'little bit achy.' He said he'll be […]
During the week of June 22 through 26 the Riverside County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council held a ‘Call to Action Week.’ The weeklong event was another example of the organization’s commitment to develop the next generation of civil rights and community leaders. The event was held through a […]
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The White House said Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump followed guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during his trip to Atlanta after the city's mayor accused him of breaking the law by not wearing a mask at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Trump was spotted not wearing a mask during his visit to Atlanta on Wednesday, and […]
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says authorities in Mogadishu pose the biggest challenge for the autonomous region’s fight for recognition as an independent state, 29 years after the region broke away from Somalia after the overthrow of military ruler Siad Barre.
In an exclusive interview with VOA’s Somalia service that aired Saturday, Bihi called on the international community to recognize Somaliland's independence, saying the only solution for Somaliland is for Somalia’s leadership and the international community to accept \"the reality of two independent nations.\"
“Since Somaliland announced its independence from Somalia, we have done everything that we could to earn a recognition.
“We face the biggest fight from the government in Mogadishu, which uses its international recognition and support to fight Somaliland, whether it is economic pressure, instigating violence within Somaliland or spreading a propaganda war,” Bihi said.
Unlike the southern part of Somalia, Somaliland has had relative peace for 29 years, but it is often accused by rights organizations of making arbitrary arrests and being tough against journalists.
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says Prime Minister Andrew Holness was truthful when he told the nation on Friday that his administration did not reject the United Kingdom’s offer to help build a prison here.
But on January 13, 2017, that's almost a year after Holness became prime minister, Johnson Smith told the Jamaican Senate that the government rejected the offer because the terms were “not beneficial to Jamaica as a whole” and that the matter was closed.
IN PHOTO: In this September 30, 2015 file photo, then Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller introduces then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to David Cameron, then prime minister of the United Kingdom, on his arrival to the island.
In media appearances, Johnson Smith reiterated the position of the Holness administration, including on Television Jamaica’s Smile Jamaica morning programme on January 16, 2017.
On his visit to Kingston in September 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron made the controversial prison offer to Jamaica.
Draymond Green, 30, has won three National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships with the San Francisco-based Golden State Warriors and is known to be an agitator on the court. Now, the three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection has mounted an attack off the hardwood in another arena: Politics. Green is speaking out, online and off, expressing […]
Sara Hegazy, 30, committed suicide on Sunday after leaving behind a note asking her family and friends to forgive her.
Hegazy rose to prominence after raising the LGBT rainbow flag at a concert in Egypt in October 2017.
Hegazy was among dozens arrested by Egyptian security forces following orders from the public prosecutor to investigate others who raised the rainbow flag at the same concert.
Activists paid tribute to Hegazy on social media, with some using the hashtag homosexuality is not specifically outlawed in Egypt, it is a conservative society and discrimination is rife.
Those arrested are subjected to anal examinations to determine whether they have had gay sex, which rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say amount to torture.
THE future is bleak with the current crop of politicians across the political divide in Zimbabwe. There is no collective national agenda on anything. Leonard Koni, Our Reader Even removing President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not going to resolve our national problems, not even MDC Allliance leader Nelson Chamisa can be able to do it, someone is always going to sabotage his efforts. The MDC Alliance looks like a clone of Zanu PF. The same applies to most, if not all opposition political parties in Zimbabwe. The leader is always right and not subject to interrogation. They are like demi-gods. What needs changing in Zimbabwe is the “Zanufication” of our body politic. If you examine the structures and operations of opposition parties you will be shocked at how they mimic and resemble Zanu PF. We have solutions to our problems, firstly to sort out our political impasse. We don't need foreigners to do this. We don't even need to blame sanctions or some phantom enemy. Secondly, we need to root out corruption at all levels of our society, starting at the top. There should be zero tolerance to corruption, like they do in China. A fish stinks at the head and not at the fins. The public perception is that there is no seriousness and commitment in tackling corruption by the government. Catch and release and bring in new corrupt actors seems to be the well-choreographed script on tackling corruption. Corruption is a cancerous disease and costs lives. Corruption kills a nation. We do not have a choice, but to fight this pandemic before it consumes us all. Thirdly, we need to reform our State institutions. We need strong and not captured State institutions. There does not appear to be separation of power between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. Fourthly, justice must be seen, not heard, to be done always. There are grounds for some to argue that there is no rule of law in Zimbabwe, especially if one is not part of the ruling elite. There is selective application of the law. Lastly, the government must learn to respect human rights and freedom of expression. The abduction and brutalisation of opposition parties and civic society activists must just stop. The way Patrick Chinamasa and Victor Matemadanda speak, one is left wondering whether Zimbabwe is now a one-party totalitarian State. No Zimbabwean is more important than the other. We have a collective responsibility to build our country, to hold our government and politicians to account. It is time we voted people into public office on merit and not on party allegiances. This is the time to stand up for what is right for us and for future generations. Wherever you are in the world, you have a role to play to bring the change which everyone is yearning for. As long as one is a Zimbabwean, that person is a stakeholder in the country's affairs. Evil prevails because good men and women do nothing. All things having been said and done, it is only reforms that can save Zimbabwe. The country cannot continue on this self-destructive path.
As the 2020 Elections drag on, de facto President David Granger appears to be slowly shifting the goalpost of what exactly it would take for him to concede.
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ZANU PF’s former Masvingo provincial commissar and Bikita South MP Jeppy Jaboon has approached the court challenging the seizure of his 17-hectare farm in Hippo Valley, Chiredzi, by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Kudakwashe. BY Garikai Mafirakureva Jaboon, who has since defected to the opposition MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, said there was no justification for the takeover of his farm. He becomes the latest former G40 member to lose a property to Mnangagwa’s loyalists and family members after several ex-Cabinet ministers who served under the late former President Robert Mugabe recently had their properties seized in a new wave of farm invasions. “I was allocated my farm five years ago, but a war veteran, Romeo Bande, immediately occupied my land,” Jaboon said. “I later managed to get my offer letter, but before I began farming, I received a letter of cancellation of my offer from the Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Perrance Shiri,” Jaboon said. “Kudakwashe immediately called to tell me that he is now the new owner. If what they did was legal, why then did he phone me? I have already taken the matter to court in a bid to seek redress.” However, Kudakwashe claimed he was allocated the farm after Jaboon abandoned it saying it was too small. He claimed his occupation of the land was legal and above board. “Yes, I can confirm that the farm I was allocated was originally allocated to Jeppy Jaboon, but it is reported he refused to take it up because he was saying it was too small,” he said. “I was told he refused to accept the farm, arguing that as a powerful Zanu PF member in Masvingo, he could not be allocated such a small farm. He even refused to take the offer letter. He was the party’s provincial political commissar by then. “When I applied for a farm, I was given the same farm which he is now claiming to be his. In fact, I found that a war veteran was already using the farm although he had no offer letter. So, I am surprised if he is saying I have grabbed his farm.” A recent government exercise to repossess underutilised land in Chiredzi has seen a number of people losing their farmland. Several attempts to get a comment from Shiri were fruitless as his phone went unanswered.
THE education ministry has warned schools that there must be strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols to prevent the spread of the virus, as some institutions started summer schools yesterday.
The two Zimbabwean journalists arrested last week as they were investigating the abduction of three opposition party members have been released on bail, a lawyers' association said on Tuesday.
The pair were \"ordered not to interfere with witnesses and continue to reside at the addresses they gave the police until the matter comes to an end\", he said outside the Mbare magistrate's court in the capital.
Chikowore and Takawira were arrested on Friday at a private hospital where they were conducting interviews with an opposition lawmaker and two party officials.
Accused of not maintaining adequate social distancing between themselves and interviewees, the journalists were arrested by a police officer guarding the hospital and charged with breaching regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Last month a Zimbabwean high court ordered police to desist from arresting, detaining or interfering with the work of journalists providing coverage during the Covid-19 lockdown which began March 30 in the southern African country.
