Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and senior opposition politician Tendai Biti was on Monday convicted and fined $200 for unlawfully and falsely announcing the results of last year’s presidential election that was won by Emmerson Mnangagwa. Biti, vice chairman of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, was charged last year after announcing that […]
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Zambia defends decision to deny Zimbabwe opposition leader asylum
Tendai Biti Zimbabwe opposition leader The Zambian government on Thursday defended its decision to deny Zimbabwe’s opposition leader asylum, saying there was no breakdown of law and order in that country.Tendai Biti, a senior member of the Movement for Democratic Change alliance, was handed back to the Zimbabwe authorities early Thursday after his attempt
Top Zimbabwe opponent detained after failed Zambia asylum bid
Zambia deports top Zimbabwe opponent Tendai Biti
Senior Zimbabwe opposition leader, Tendai Biti arrested at border
Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was arrested as he tried to flee to neighbouring Zambia to seek asylum, his lawyer said Wednesday, allegedly on charges of inciting violence over the disputed election result. In last week’s vote, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe’s former ally, narrowly retained power, but the opposition MDC party has accused […] …