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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa vows post-vote violence probe

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Zimbabwe's newly sworn-in President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed today to open a probe into violence which followed the country's first election since strongman Robert Mugabe was ousted from power.

"To put closure and finality to the matter, I will soon be announcing members of the commission of inquiry into the said violence who will, upon completion, publish their findings," he said shortly after being sworn in.

"This is a different Zimbabwe, the dawn of the second republic of our Zimbabwe.

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First Published: Aug 26 2018 | 6:55 PM IST

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