Ministry of Home Affairs (Zimbabwe)

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The Ministry of Home Affairs is the home affairs ministry of the government of Zimbabwe. It governs several matters, including the following:

It was a "sticking point" issue in the political negotiations between the three largest parties in the Parliament, which finally resolved to place two co-ministers from the two largest parliamentary parties over the ministry.

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