Anti-government protesters have devised a new method of evading arrests by police through staging night protests in Harare’s high density suburbs.<\/p>\n
The government has banned all political rallies and demonstrations, among other forms of public gatherings, in attempts to limit the spread of the deadly Covid-19.<\/p>\n
Some MDC Alliance youth activists have been arrested while more are on the run after police have said they were keen on seeing their arrest for staging a peaceful demonstration in Harare’s high density suburb of Warren Park last month.<\/p>\n
The protest was over severe food shortages in the country since the start of the lockdown in March.<\/p>\n
However, to circumvent the restrictions and heavy State security agents enforcing the lockdown rules, disgruntled anti-government activists have resorted to staging demonstrations during the night when security patrols are lower.<\/p>\n
This week, hundreds of protesters in a convoy of vehicles drove through the streets in the high density suburbs of Highfields and neighbouring Glen Norah in protest over what they called deteriorating economic and political crisis.<\/p>\n
Nocturnal protests erupt in Harare’s Highfields & Glenorah suburbs.<\/p>\n
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– NewZimbabwe.com (@NewZimbabweCom) June 2, 2020<\/p>\n
The demonstrators, mostly young men, were calling for an uprising against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.<\/p>\n
They complained the governing party had closed all political space while mismanaging the national economy.<\/p>\n
In the well coordinated demonstration, witnessed by NewZimbabwe.com, the protesters moved around the two densely populated areas expressing displeasure over Mnangagwa’s government.<\/p>\n
Earlier Tuesday, teams of youthful anti-government activists had moved around the low-income suburbs painting graffiti in public places calling for Mnangagwa to step down.<\/p>\n
The state has intensified security monitoring along major feeder roads leading into Harare’s Central Business District since the start of the week with a high number of workers being ordered by the police and army to return home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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