Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws, months after amendments extended his current term by two years. Addressing Parliament, Mnangagwa called for changes to the Electoral Act and Constitutional Court Act. The amendments have moved Zimbabwe's next election to 2030 -- but also triggered legal challenges over the extension of the current term and changes to how future presidents will be elected. Ditaba Tsotetsi reports...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws, months after amendments extended his current term by two years. Addressing Parliament, Mnangagwa called for changes to the Electoral Act and Constitutional Court Act. The amendments have moved Zimbabwe's next election to 2030 -- but also triggered legal challenges over the extension of the current term and changes to how future presidents will be elected. Ditaba Tsotetsi reports...

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws

Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages. Villages such as Siyandhani, Bode and Makhuva, have seen very little to no water for many years. Stalled and delayed water projects in the area have been blamed for severe water challenges. Vutivi Maluleke has more...

Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages. Villages such as Siyandhani, Bode and Makhuva, have seen very little to no water for many years. Stalled and delayed water projects in the area have been blamed for severe water challenges. Vutivi Maluleke has more...

Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages

More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo. The IEC says 126 political parties and 106 independent candidates will compete. Twenty political parties that are contesting in all municipalities signed the Electoral Code of Conduct in Polokwane. The IEC says the high number of political parties and independent candidates reflects the level of interest in the elections. Rendani Raliphaswa has more....

More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo. The IEC says 126 political parties and 106 independent candidates will compete. Twenty political parties that are contesting in all municipalities signed the Electoral Code of Conduct in Polokwane. The IEC says the high number of political parties and independent candidates reflects the level of interest in the elections. Rendani Raliphaswa has more....

More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo

The race to develop artificial intelligence or AI is intensifying a global debate over who should control and how to protect humanity from its risks. U.S. President Donald Trump has backed a voluntary safety accord with leading technology companies after a White House meeting, stressing industry self-regulation and American leadership. But that flies in the face of calls from others, including the U.N. Secretary General who has pushed for a multi-lateral AI risk-management framework, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is calling for stronger safeguards, including legislation. As Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on AI last week, warnings were clear that the increasingly powerful systems could threaten humanity if poorly managed.

The race to develop artificial intelligence or AI is intensifying a global debate over who should control and how to protect humanity from its risks. U.S. President Donald Trump has backed a voluntary safety accord with leading technology companies after a White House meeting, stressing industry self-regulation and American leadership. But that flies in the face of calls from others, including the U.N. Secretary General who has pushed for a multi-lateral AI risk-management framework, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is calling for stronger safeguards, including legislation. As Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on AI last week, warnings were clear that the increasingly powerful systems could threaten humanity if poorly managed.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws

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