Zimbabwe’s think-tank Veritas has cried foul against some amendments of an Election Amendment Bill tabled by President Mnangagwas government, which is supposed to align elections with the amended constitution. It states that some provisions violate the constitution.
South Africa has an unenviable reputation of a high rate of crime, both violent and non-violent, with one of the highest murder rates globally. In 2022, 68 murders took place each day. Crime is seen as a crisis, a view reinforced by a grim assessment of crime risks in South Africa by the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.
South Africa’s “Daily Maverick” warns that the Liberation Front of Mozambique (Frelimo) government could be on the road to authoritarianism.
They spell it out; this status indicates highly concentrated, centralised power, political repression and cold shouldering of challengers.