-
Zimbabwe sugar workers demand 100-percent increment - April 22, 2019
-
Closing Africa’s IT security skills gap - 3 hours ago
-
Perfumania celebrates Avon’s top seller status - 17 hours ago
-
Liberia: Report clears opposition leader of criminal charge - 1 day ago
-
Strong field for Spar women’s Grand Prix - 1 day ago
-
Germany, SA differences on Russia-Ukraine war retained - 2 days ago
-
Star lineup for Youtube’s Africa Day concert - 2 days ago
-
Africa joins forces on elephant management - 2 days ago
-
Xenophobia: Civil society demands action against SA - May 24, 2022
-
Ramaphosa proposes dialogue to end racism - May 23, 2022
-
Tech, innovation fuel Africa’s economic growth - May 23, 2022
Zimbabwe on brink of political catastrophe
HARARE, (CAJ News) – POLITICAL tensions are running high in Zimbabwe, where the ruling party is organising its annual conference and the opposition is planning protests to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign.
Groundwork has been marred by threats by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance to march to the State House, the official residence of the president.
Nelson Chamisa is behind calls for such marches, as he still claims he won the presidential poll on July 30.
He accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of rigging the election.
“I will be going to every area, where I will be setting out the plan,
something big in this country — hold your cards on the intended march to State House from this venue,” Chamisa told supporters in Harare.
The government has warned the opposition against such protests.
“Let those mulling to cause anarchy and to disturb peace be warned that they will live to regret, as the full wrath of the law will catch up with them,” said deputy minister of information, Energy Mutodi.
The ruling party ZANU-PF also issued a chilling warning.
“The MDC-Alliance leadership must bear the consequence of such misguided conduct and avoid playing with fire,” ZANU-PF spokesman, Simon Khaya Moyo, said.
The tensions evoke memories of the killing of seven civilians as the army opened fire on protesters on August 1, amid demonstrations over the handling of the polls by ZEC.
Zimbabwe is currently facing severe economic crises.
– CAJ News