Thousands of Zimbabweans have gathered across the country to debate the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3. The bill proposes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from 5 to 7 years and consolidating executive control over state institutions. Critics say this could prolong President Mnangagwa's tenure until 2030. Public hearings will run until April second. Elvis Presslin spoke to David Coltart, NOT retired Zimbabwean lawyer and Mayor of Bulawayo

Thousands of Zimbabweans have gathered across the country to debate the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3. The bill proposes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from 5 to 7 years and consolidating executive control over state institutions. Critics say this could prolong President Mnangagwa's tenure until 2030. Public hearings will run until April second. Elvis Presslin spoke to David Coltart, NOT retired Zimbabwean lawyer and Mayor of Bulawayo

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Zimbabweans debate bill to extend terms to 7 years, raising fears of power consolidation by Mnangagwa

Members of the South African National Defence Force have been deployed across parts of the Western Cape from today. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the move during the State of the Nation Address in February. Troops have already been deployed in parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State to patrol crime ridden areas and hotspots. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has welcomed the deployment, saying it aims to strengthen safety and stabilize communities, especially in the Cape Flats. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Western Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Novelwa 

Members of the South African National Defence Force have been deployed across parts of the Western Cape from today. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the move during the State of the Nation Address in February. Troops have already been deployed in parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State to patrol crime ridden areas and hotspots. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has welcomed the deployment, saying it aims to strengthen safety and stabilize communities, especially in the Cape Flats. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Western Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Novelwa&nbsp;

Potelwa: SANDF deployment restores stability, limits crime. 

Several parents at Fundakwazi Primary School in Mpumalanga have raised serious concerns after allegations emerged that a man working as a gardener at the school sexually violated a number of learners. The incident has once again highlighted growing fears about the safety of children in schools, which are meant to be secure environments for teaching and protection. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nonhlanhla Ntshingila....

Several parents at Fundakwazi Primary School in Mpumalanga have raised serious concerns after allegations emerged that a man working as a gardener at the school sexually violated a number of learners. The incident has once again highlighted growing fears about the safety of children in schools, which are meant to be secure environments for teaching and protection. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nonhlanhla Ntshingila....

Mpumalanga police probe alleged school child assault.

More than 50 people have left their spouses, children, jobs and even stopped taking chronic medication to become part of Ekhaya Labafundi bakaJehova - a congregation at KwaMaphumulo north of Durban - to dedicate their lives entirely to serving Christ. Congregants came from across the country, to live full-time on the property. They do not leave the church to socialise in the outside world, as they call it. They also do not go to clinics and hospitals - saying it goes against their faith. The community describes itself as an independent kingdom, operating separately from what they call the normal world,  SABC reporter Celumusa Zulu reports 

More than 50 people have left their spouses, children, jobs and even stopped taking chronic medication to become part of Ekhaya Labafundi bakaJehova - a congregation at KwaMaphumulo north of Durban - to dedicate their lives entirely to serving Christ. Congregants came from across the country, to live full-time on the property. They do not leave the church to socialise in the outside world, as they call it. They also do not go to clinics and hospitals - saying it goes against their faith. The community describes itself as an independent kingdom, operating separately from what they call the normal world,&nbsp; SABC reporter Celumusa Zulu reports&nbsp;

Zimbabweans debate bill to extend terms to 7 years, raising fears of power consolidation by Mnangagwa

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