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South African politician, a Member of Parliament and the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters,  Julius Sello Malema , is calling for the removal of the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa. Meanwhile, on Twitter,  Julius Sello Malema  is calling for the removal of the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa until there is a restoration of human rights in Zimbabwe. "We call for the removal of the Zimbabwean Embassy in SA until they restore the human rights in that country," he said. He also said they are going to prevent any official from Zimbabwean Government from participating in any gathering in South Africa if they fail to restore the human rights in Zimbabwe. "Failure to do so, we will prevent any official from the Zimbabwean government from participating in any gathering in SA until they respect ordinary Zimbabweans."

Zimbabwean Celebrities has finally joined the  #ZimbabweanLivesMatter  hashtag on social media.  People are grateful for the joining of local artists on the  #ZimbabweanLivesMatter  hashtag as they are usually silent on political issues. The  #ZimbabweanLivesMatter  hashtag started trending on Monday on Twitter with the most popular South African celebrities speaking against human rights violations in Zimbabwe. The hashtag has reached international with American Celebrities speaking on the oppression of human rights.

South African rappers have stood with Zimbabweans by posting solidarity messages to Zimbabweans against human rights violations.    Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, professionally known as  AKA , tweeted a picture of himself wearing a Zimbabwean flag saying the struggle in Zimbabwe may also affect South Africans in the long run.  He also encouraged his followers to spread awareness about the situation in Zimbabwe.  Singer-songwriter and musician,  Khaya Mthethwa,  have shown concern about how Africans are treating other Africans."I am disgusted at how Africans treat Africans. How can we ever be respected if we can’t respect our own," he said.  Moreso, another South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and record producer, Casper Nyovest showed some love by tweeting  #ZimbabweanLivesMatter .

Money Heist season five has officially been confirmed.  Netflix confirmed the upcoming series to be the fifth and final part of Money Heist.  " We've spent almost a year thinking about how to break up the band how to put the Professor on the ropes how to get into situations that are irreversible for many characters," said Creator and Executive Producer Alex Pina . He plighted the show to be epic.   "The war reaches its most extreme and savage levels, but it is also the most epic and exciting season." According to Netflix's internal viewership measurement, Money Heist has been a strong performer.  The fourth season gleaned 65 million views worldwide in its first four weeks. 

Police have raided the home of journalist  Mathuthu , the editor of leading online paper  zimlive  that has been at the forefront of unearthing corruption and other investigative journalism. He tweeted at exactly 17:01 "Police at my house."   Mathuthu  said the police raided his house, and when they couldn't find him, they gave his sister an ultimatum:  get Mduduzi here, or we will take you.  However, police have taken custody of Nomagugu Mathuthu as a ransom to force Mathuthu to hand himself over to the police. "They took her. She has no journalistic or political bone on her," he said. 

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation has confirmed its first COVID-19 case at Pockets Hill. However, Lunchtime news was streamed live from the balcony at Pockets Hill after one confirmed positive test.  Meanwhile, acting CEO Helliate Rushwaya issued an internal memo informing staff members that normal programming from Pockets Hills for both radio and Television will be affected until further notice. We learned today, Tuesday 28th July 2020, that one of our colleagues has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The member of staff is based at ZBC Pockets Hill and last reported for duty on 16th July before taking time off. This is obviously worrying news for the individual concerned and we wish them a quick recovery. As per the Ministry of Health and Child Care guidance, we are implementing measures on contact tracing, disinfection, and testing. We would like to notify all staff that as a result of this development, staff on duty will be tested at Pockets Hill on Wednesday 29t