[New Zimbabwe] CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Thomas Muwodzeri has accused the government of using electoral violence as an excuse to curtail Zimbabweans' democratic rights, telling Parliament that authorities should fix broken institutions rather than abolish elections.

[New Zimbabwe] Legal experts and economists have strongly defended Zimbabwe's newly introduced grain and oilseed import levies, arguing that the measures are fully backed by the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) Act and promote local production, strengthen food security and reduce dependence on imports.