Mnangagwa deplores extension of US sanctions against Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Washington’s regrettable extension of sanctions against Zimbabwe is a travesty of justice. The move by President Donald Trump is a setback for efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the regional grouping SADC to lift the punitive measures they say are hamstringing Zimbabwe’s economic recovery. Washington says Zimbabwe continues to pose an […]
Tanzanian teacher gets death sentence for beating pupil to death
A Tanzanian teacher has been sentenced to hang for beating a 14-year-old pupil to death. The case has outraged a country that has retained the death penalty but has not seen an execution in 25 years. The family of 14-year-old Sperius Eradius refused to bury his body until the teacher Respicius Mtazangira was arrested. The […]