UPDATE: ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT FINALISES BILL TO EXTEND PRESIDENTIAL TERM. (PHOTO).

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 Zimbabwe parliament finalises bill to extend presidential term Sweeping changes to Zimbabwe's constitution that will extend the presidential term by two years sailed through their final parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, now requiring only President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signature to become law. The amendments will also scrap direct presidential elections. The National Assembly voted 226 to 41, the speaker announced, to accept the changes proposed by the Senate when it agreed to the new legislation on June 24. The raft of changes includes a provision that would extend the presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, AFP reported. President to be appointed by parliament This means that the last of Mnangagwa's constitutionally limited two terms would be extended until 2030. Another amendment gives parliament the power to appoint the president, doing away with direct presidential elections that were introduced in 1987, seven years after independence. However, t...

TRUCK COLLISION AT OTEDOLA BRIDGE CAUSES TRAFFIC DISRUPTION. (VIDEOS/PHOTO).


 Truck Collision at Otedola Bridge Causes Traffic Disruption


Efforts are underway to recover a fallen truck involved in a collision at Otedola Bridge, inward Secretariat, according to LASTMA officials.


Traffic flow remains halted, with a significant backlog extending to the Long Bridge.

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