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Anger as Zimbabwe leader okays new radio levy for motorists Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe move is aimed at boosting revenue for the state broadcaster, the authorities sayZimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a contentious bill that requires all motorists to buy a radio licence before acquiring vehicle insurance. There has been an outcry from some motorists as they will now have to pay $92 (£68) annually in order to listen to the radio in their vehicles.

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Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 coup, is accused of orchestrating the huge theft of government funds, as well as extensive human rights abuses, including killing and jailing his critics. The former leader, who in 2017 fled into exile in Equatorial Guinea after losing elections, has previously denied allegations of wrongdoing. In 2017, President Barrow set up a commission to investigate alleged corruption and financial misconduct by Jammeh during his two-decade-long rule.

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The US has also accused the South African government of seizing land from white farmers without paying compensation. More than 30 years after the end of decades of rule by South Africa's white minority, black farmers own only a small fraction of the country's best farmland, with the majority still in white hands, leading to anger over the slow pace of change. But the government says no land has yet been seized under the act.

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Zambia warns diplomats after US reveals 'systemic' aid theftZambia foreign ministry/XForeign Minister Mulambo Haimbe says envoys should not address the government through the press Zambia's foreign minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country's affairs, days after the US ambassador raised concerns about the "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African state.

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The cuts are separate to the sweeping foreign aid freeze announced by President Donald Trump in January. The Zambian health sector is heavily funded by foreign donors, but there have been previous reports of widespread misappropriation and corruption involving senior health officials. The US accounts for about a third of public health spending in Zambia according to a statement from the US embassy in the country.