The move was an admission that his government lacked a majority in the National Assembly to pass the legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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Job Sikhala, a 50-year-old firebrand, has been held in a maximum security prison in the capital Harare since June, when he was arrested alongside fellow members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).
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Demonstrators also gathered in Jerusalem and the northern city of Haifa to denounce the overhaul that would, among other things, allow lawmakers to scrap supreme court rulings with a simple majority vote.
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The consecutive bank failures are the sector's biggest casualties since the 2008 financial crisis, prompting US authorities to quickly step in to protect depositors.
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was giving evidence for the second day at the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office, which focused on her investigation into the president's 2017 presidential campaign.
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A report by the health ombudsman was released on Tuesday, where the hospital was described as dirty, filthy and unsafe by many of its users. A number of mothers at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child hospital told Eyewitness News that hygiene at the hospital needed to be attended to urgently. Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba also described the Gauteng health facility as a mess but many of the women said that apart from the uncleanliness, their experiences had not been all that bad.
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Weather conditions were expected to improve as the storm dissipated after days of torrential rains, but localised thunderstorms would persist, Malawian forecasters said.
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Unveiling an annual budget set against a backdrop of mass strikes, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he was 'protecting struggling families' as he outlined more support, especially for energy bills and childcare.
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The 40-year-old retired from refereeing after his stint at the World Cup in Qatar last year and was appointed as Chairperson of the National Referees Committee at SAFA in February.
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The meeting follows the surprise announcement last week of a Chinese-brokered restoration of diplomatic ties between the Middle East's major rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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