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Shingai Nyoka That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team.
BBC News, Harare You can find the latest updates on the BBC News website, or listen to our Focus on Africa podcast.
A reminder of Tuesday's wise words:
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician and former finance minister Tendai Biti has been given a $300 (£236) fine and suspended six-month jail sentence after a magistrate found him guilty of verbal assault. The locust flies away but leaves hardship behind."
The court said he had shouted at a Russian businesswoman in 2020. Click here to send us your African proverbs.
During the four year-long trial, witnesses testified that Biti - a top lawyer - advanced towards Tatiana Aleshina after a court hearing in 2020, and called her "stupid" and pointed a finger at her in a manner she believed was threatening. We leave you with this picture of a delegate arriving at national talks in Senegal that were called by embattled President Macky Sall:
Biti denied the accusation and had argued that the charge was not valid.
Biti’s lawyer Alec Muchadehama said they were extremely disappointed but not surprised by the sentence. They plan to appeal the charge and conviction.
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