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• Condolezza Rice urges sanctions on Zimbabwe
• South Africa `s new political party piles pressure
• And a sneak peek of 2Face`s new album
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THIS IS METRO NEWS UPDATE, I’M CHIPO CHANDA.

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~~~~The United States’ government has indicated that it wants to see the international community impose greater sanctions against Zimbabwe.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she would be consulting “allies” about sanctions and asset freezes against President Mugabe’s government.

She described what is happening to the Zimbabwean people as “unconscionable”.

~~~~South Africa The Congress of the People, a party formed by dissident members of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, has said Zimbabwe’s neighbors should halt supplies of commodities to the country to force political change.

Mosiuoa Lekota, the former ANC chairman and defense minister who was appointed the new party’s leader on Dec. 16, said in an interview in Johannesburg today that simply refusing supplies of commodities to Zimbabwe could spur political change.

~~~~Award winning Nigerian Musician 2face Idiba has a lot to celebrate this Christmas ,his girlfriend Ann Macaulay gave birth to 2face`s Daughter.

Ann Macaulay delivered the girl for the singer last week Wednesday in the United States,the new born is 2face `s fifth Child.

The new baby is not the only thing 2face is joyous about, the platinum award winner is also excited about his new Album ‘The Unstoppable’ which was released last week. ‘Unstoppable’ will be his fourth solo album and features stars like R. Kelly in the first single “Flex“.
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IN sport … Owen da Gama has been named as the new coach of struggling South African side Bloemfontein Celtic.

He takes over from former Ipswich Town striker Mich d’Avray who was removed from the post on Monday.

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For Daily Updates of Breaking News, Visit Metro zimbabwe dot com, I’m Chipo Chanda, and here is the premier of 2Face Idibia’s new single “Flex“ featuring R.Kelly from his new album, ‘The Unstoppable’

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