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Zimbabwe: Dozens Apply For Hangman Post
allAfrica, 18 October 2017
More than 50 job-seekers have applied for the hangman's post in Zimbabwe, Newsday reports. Read more »
It's not a job for the faint-hearted, but that hasn't stopped more than 50 men and women from applying for a post which has remained vacant since 2005. Rights groups have pleaded with the Zimbabwean government to abolish the death penalty, which only applies to men who were aged between 21 and 70 when they committed their crimes.
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Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government will consider eliminating the law because "only God who has the right to take away life". Read more »
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