Zimbabweans in South Africa Demand Voting Rights
Scores of Zimbabweans living in South Africa have reportedly stormed the Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria demanding the right to vote in the 2018 general elections. Reports indicate that the millions of Zimbabweans in the diaspora may not be allowed to vote in the upcoming elections unless they go home twice - once to register and then again to vote.
Election posters (file photo).
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Zimbabwe:
Churches Mount Campaign for Violence-free Polls
VOA, 28 June 2017
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Zimbabwe:
Opposition Threatens to Announce 2018 Election Results
263Chat, 27 June 2017
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Zimbabwe:
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263Chat, 26 June 2017
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Zimbabwe:
Opposition Leader Tsvangirai to Sign Another MOU
263Chat, 26 June 2017
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Zimbabwe:
'Opposition Not Ready for Elections'
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Zimbabwe:
We Won't Pull Out Of 2018 Election - Tsvangirai
New Zimbabwe, 26 June 2017
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Zimbabwe:
'Free Elections Not Possible'
New Zimbabwe, 26 June 2017
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