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Bulawayo Deputy Mayor & Councillor granted bail under strict conditions.
The Bulawayo High Court granted US$100 bail to Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo, who are accused of soliciting a US$20,000 payment in connection with a land distribution deal. Chad has announced the termination of a vital defence cooperation pact with France, increasing concerns about Paris’ declining influence in Africa’s troubled Sahel area. On Friday, a Beijing court sentenced renowned Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the ruling a terrible injustice.