MDC calls off protest in Harare after court order
Scores of MDC party supporters who had grouped in Harare for the protests were beaten with batons, and tear gas was used to disperse them
16 August 2019 - 15:53
Harare -Zimbabwe’s opposition party MDC called off demonstrations in Harare on Friday after a high court upheld a police order to ban the protests.
The opposition had called for protests against growing hardships as the economy is experiencing its worst decline in a decade with rampant inflation eroding wages while shortages of basic goods have become the norm...
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