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- ↑ "Chamisa describes Binga as liberated". www.thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ↑ "CCC MPs officially recalled from parliament". Harare Live. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ↑ "Court bars 22 recalled CCC legislators from polls". The Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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