Human Rights Watch said forces whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have executed, tortured, and beaten civilians since 2019

This is the Daily News Wrap from The South African. A look at the top news stories making headlines on Wednesday 28 April 2021.

South Africa has been dragged over the coals, after several lockdown measures were deemed to be ‘inadequate’, and ‘in violation of human rights’.

Human Rights Watch has condemned the actions of Zimbabwe’s Security Forces after reports broke out that they were assaulting people for voting against Mnangagwa in Harare.

Human Rights Watch has released a damning report accusing the South African government, and specifically Gwede Mantashe, of dismissing human rights abuses by the Zim government against its own people.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turned 90 years old last week – without any signs of relinquishing power any time soon