Harare — Zimbabweans will stay home on Friday after the government declared a public holiday, saying people should demonstrate against US sanctions rather than work.

Sanctions against some individuals in the ruling Zanu-PF and businesses associated with them were imposed back in 2003. The US has made periodic amendments to include people the state department believes are responsible for human-rights abuses or enriching themselves at the country’s expense...

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