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Tshabangu denies plotting to remove Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart

29th June 2026

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In today’s news bulletin, we bring you major political updates from Zimbabwe and Uganda. First, in Zimbabwe, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu has hit back at reports claiming he is plotting to oust Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart from office. Tshabangu dismissed the allegations as false and legally unfounded. Meanwhile, a severe media crackdown is unfolding in Uganda. The Nation Media Group, Uganda’s leading independent media conglomerate, is under what it describes as a “military siege.” Army Chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba—son of President Yoweri Museveni—ordered the sudden shutdown of key TV, radio, and print outlets.

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