Lawmakers in Zimbabwe passed a controversial bill late on Wednesday that outlaws criticism of the country's government.
The bill, which is due to be signed into law soon by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has sparked fears of a potential crackdown on dissent.
The bill was passed just hours after the government announced that parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on August 23 this year, with Mnangagwa seeking to secure a second term.

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There was much confusion when reports emerged that the party's Sengezo Tshabangu recalled 15 MPs.
He says they have ceased to be members of the party and should be expelled from the House.
The Fifteen opposition MPs in Zimbabwe have reportedly filed a court appeal saying they were tricked into losing their parliamentary seats.
Let's get more details now.
Nelson Chamisa, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader joins us for more.

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Zimbabwe’s official opposition leader has decried last week’s elections as a giant fraud. Nelson Chamisa, who lost to incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa, has indicated that the Citizens Coalition for Change is going to take the matter to court. Promise Mkhwanazi of the Citizens Coalition for Change, the official opposition in Zimbabwe discussed this with eNCA's Sally Burdett. Courtesy of #DStv403

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Fourteen members of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change have been languishing at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on remand for over a month now after being denied bail. eNCA's Pindai Dube has more details. Courtesy #DStv403

There have been protests and violence after a tightly-contested presidential election in Zimbabwe.
The military is on the streets and despite calls for calm a tense situation may be about to get worse.
The vote was supposed to have marked a milestone.
It was the first in 40 years not to be dominated by former president Robert Mugabe.
The long-time leader was forced out by the military last year following massive street protests.
His replacement was Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former vice president who had earlier fallen out with Mugabe.
But in the wake of Monday's vote international observers from both the European Union and the Commonwealth have expressed concern about the election, as has the UN Secretary General.

Mnangagwa's ruling ZANU-PF won the majority of seats in parliament.
But the opposition says the vote wasn't fair or transparent, and results of the presidential vote have been delayed.
Opposition supporters have taken to the streets and were met there by the military, who have crack down harshly, killing at least three people.

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Zimbabwe is to see the formation of yet another political party.
The country's former Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Walter Mzembi has been appointed interim leader of the People's Party. Dr. Mzembi and a number of the former Mugabe allies are now living outside Zimbabwe, having fled the country following the removal of late President Robert Mugabe from power in 2017. So what does this party hope to do and can it make a difference in a country facing enormous challenges?
We are joined via Skye from London by the Party's Secretary-General Lloyd Msipa.

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Zimbabwe's newly reelected president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed his son as the country's deputy defence minister. He has also made is nephew a cabinet minister.

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The army took over the national broadcaster, but denied it was staging a coup.


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Zimbabwe will hold its general election on August 23.
The announcement comes as people struggle with a stagnant economy, rolling power cuts and high levels of poverty.
At the same time, parliament has passed a law that criminalises acts "deemed harmful to national interests".
It's feared it'll be used to prosecute anyone who criticises the government.

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The ANC's voter majority nationally and the DA's Majority in the Western Cape are under threat as smaller parties eat into the voter base.
Even in provinces like Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, the ruling party is in an uncertain position as its majority is slipping away.
In 2019 the ANC narrowly won Gauteng but this time around the DA is facing prospects of losing its outright majority in the Western Cape.

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Patriotic Alliance says the country does not have strong borders due lack of decisive government leaders. The party's leadership is on a campaign to stop people crossing from Zimbabwe to South Africa illegally via the Limpopo River. Dr Michael Masiapato is South Africa's Border Management Authority commissioner. He joins us now for more.

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Zimbabwe's government has insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Wednesday's poll with nearly 53 percent of the vote and has dismissed any criticism.

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has described official results from presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham.

He says that even international observers have reached the same conclusion. To unpack this further, political analyst Rebone Tau.

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Former detainees celebrate as they walk out of a prison in Zimbabwe following a presidential amnesty freeing about a fifth of the country's inmates, only a few months ahead of crunch general elections. The 4,270 freed inmates will be able to vote in upcoming presidential and legislative elections due to be held in August. The polls come at a time of discontent over chronic poverty and power cuts and high inflation.

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A ZANU-PF activist who challenged the legitimacy of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidency is in jail. Sybeth Musengezi dragged Mnangagwa to court last year alleging that he illegally grabbed power from Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa led the bloodless 2017 coup that dethroned Mugabe. But now, Musengezi is also feeling the court’s wrath, as eNCA correspondent Pindai Dube reports. Courtesy #DStv403

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