OUTSPOKEN opposition politician-cum-lawyer, Tendai Biti, spent the weekend in police custody following his arrest in Mutare, where he was attending a meeting to discuss the contentious Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Bill. The proposed legislation, among other issues, seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office, but the move is facing resistance from pro-democracy groups, [...] The post Biti spends weekend behind bars following arrest in Mutare, set to appear in court appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com .

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