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Zimbabwean journalist’s home raided in crackdown ahead of protests

Zimbabwean journalist’s home raided in crackdown ahead of protests
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Police raided the house of Mduduzi Mathuthu, a journalist who is believed to have collaborated with Hopewell Chin’ono in exposing corruption in Covid-19 related procurement by Zimbabwe government. As the journalist was not at home, his sister was arrested.

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