ANOTHER BILL: Why Government is Urgently Giving Municipal Police Across The Country Arresting Powers

In a move that has stirred considerable disquiet within local government circles, the Zimbabwean Cabinet has officially sanctioned a Bill that bestows upon municipal police the sweeping authority to arrest and investigate citizens. Ostensibly, the gove…

In a move that has stirred considerable disquiet within local government circles, the Zimbabwean Cabinet has officially sanctioned a Bill that bestows upon municipal police the sweeping authority to arrest and investigate citizens. Ostensibly, the government frames this legislative shift as a measure to enhance “efficiency” and to alleviate the burden on the Zimbabwe Republic […]

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