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South Africa’s Zuma fears ‘unconstitutional changes of government’ in Zimbabwe

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2017

South Africa on Wednesday urged neighbouring Zimbabwe to resist any “unconstitutional changes” of government as President Robert Mugabe’s grip on power appeared threatened by the military. President Jacob Zuma “called for calm and restraint and has expressed hope that developments in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe recall military officers on leave

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2017

In the wake of the military takeover in Zimbabwe, the national police force has recalled all officers on leave. A top police official who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press told The Associated Press that all police on leave have been ordered to return to their posts immediately. […]

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5 dead in California school shooting

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2017

Five people including the gunman were Tuesday killed in a shooting rampage in and around a school in northern California, local media reported. No children were among the dead but two were wounded by gunfire near Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Tehama County Undersheriff Phil Johnston told the local newspaper Record Searchlight. Officials have not identified […]

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Tension as military seizes power in Zimbabwe

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2017

There is currently tension in Zimbabwe following the takeover by the military. The development comes barely 24 hours after Constantino Chiwenga, commander of Zimbabwe Defence Forces, warned the government over instability in ZANU-PF, the ruling party. In a national broadcast on Wednesday morning, SB Moyo, a major general, said the military action was targeted at

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New UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay brushes off US pullout

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2017

UNESCO’s new chief on Monday brushed aside the United States’ decision to walk out of the UN cultural body, saying the organisation had survived long periods without Washington before. Former French culture minister Audrey Azoulay, elected on Friday to head UNESCO, said the US was “not the beginning and end” of the agency. The US […]

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North Korean soldier shot while defecting to South Korea

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2017

A North Korean soldier was shot and injured by his own side Monday while defecting to South Korea at the truce village of Panmunjom, the South’s military said. The soldier crossed to the South side of the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom, the only portion of the border Demilitarised Zone where forces from the two […]