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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty

A Congolese military tribunal has sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges of murder, looting, and cowardice.

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By  Kitsepile Nyathi

Correspondent in Harare, Zimbabwe

Nation Media Group

Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved a law that will end capital punishment.

President Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Bill into law on Tuesday after it was passed by Parliament earlier in December.

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