South Africa has asked the United States to ease sanctions on Zimbabwe’s leaders ahead of scheduled July 31 elections. The sanctions were imposed on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle because of alleged rights abuses. South Africa argues the sanctions have been counterproductive, hurting the nation’s economy. “Instead of assisting the economy of Zimbabwe, in fact they have had a negative effect on the economy of Zimbabwe," said Lindiwe Zulu, special advisor on ...
Reported by VOA News 16 hours ago.
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