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Zimbabwe must re-look at political financing

A strong opposition is the bedrock of any thriving democracy.

SEVERAL political parties failed to finance nominations for their would-be presidential, parliamentary and council candidates last week citing steep fees by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. Presidential candidates were paying US$20 000, parliamentary US$1 000 and council US$100 to contest in the August 23 harmonised polls. This brought to fore the issue of political financing in…

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