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On October 22, 2020 at 7:43:53 PM UTC, http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ was accessible when tested on AS37123 in Zimbabwe.
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<ul class="post-list"><li class=" 76433 post-76433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists "><div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/unpacking-zims-political-economy/" title="Unpacking Zim’s political economy"><img src="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Zimbabwes-economy-128x96.jpg" alt="Unpacking Zim’s political economy" title="Unpacking Zim’s political economy"/></a></div><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/unpacking-zims-political-economy/" title="Unpacking Zim’s political economy">Unpacking Zim’s political economy</a></h3><span class="entry-meta"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/unpacking-zims-political-economy/" title="5:00 am" class="post-time"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2020-10-16T05:00:36+02:00">October 16, 2020</time></a></span></div></li><li class=" 76441 post-76441 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists "><div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/strategic-alignment-for-enterprise-change/" title="Strategic alignment for enterprise change"><img src="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/robert-mandeya1-128x96.jpg" alt="Strategic alignment for enterprise change" title="Strategic alignment for enterprise change"/></a></div><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/strategic-alignment-for-enterprise-change/" title="Strategic alignment for enterprise change">Strategic alignment for enterprise change</a></h3><span class="entry-meta"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/10/16/strategic-alignment-for-enterprise-change/" title="5:00 am" class="post-time"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2020-10-16T05:00:13+02:00">October 16, 2020</time></a></span></div></li><li class=" 75824 post-75824 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists "><div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/a-review-of-the-transitional-stabilisation-programme-ii/" title="A review of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (II)"><img src="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/covid-p1-2-128x96.gif" alt="A review of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (II)" title="A review of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (II)"/></a></div><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/a-review-of-the-transitional-stabilisation-programme-ii/" title="A review of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (II)">A review of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (II)</a></h3><span class="entry-meta"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/a-review-of-the-transitional-stabilisation-programme-ii/" title="5:00 am" class="post-time"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2020-08-28T05:00:57+02:00">August 28, 2020</time></a></span></div></li><li class=" 75809 post-75809 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists "><div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/putin-navalni-and-thomas-a-becket/" title="Putin, Navalni and Thomas à Becket"><img src="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Gwynne-Dyer-128x96.jpg" alt="Putin, Navalni and Thomas à Becket" title="Putin, Navalni and Thomas à Becket"/></a></div><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/putin-navalni-and-thomas-a-becket/" title="Putin, Navalni and Thomas à Becket">Putin, Navalni and Thomas à Becket</a></h3><span class="entry-meta"><a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/08/28/putin-navalni-and-thomas-a-becket/" title="5:00 am" class="post-time"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2020-08-28T05:00:14+02:00">August 28, 2020</time></a></span></div></li></ul></div>
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