Anti-Mugabe protesters occupy Bulawayo City Hall

A group of anti-Mugabe protesters have started staging all night vigils at Bulawayo City Hall vicinity.

This is an extension of Harare's Occupy Africa Unity Square in Harare.

The protesters have been camped for past six days.

A group of activists led by firebrand and former University of Zimbabwe students union president Gift  Siziba have 'taken over' City Hall.

Siziba said although they were being monitored by suspected state agents who were visiting the city hall, they would remain vigilant and continue with their campaign.

"We the Bulawayo occupants have been threatened by visits by unknown persons coming to the City Hall, but due to the fact that our comrades are still in custody, we remain committed for we know if it was us, the comrades would have done the same level of solidarity; so against this backdrop of suffering, we remain committed,"  Siziba is quoted saying.

Siziba said they have lost confidence in the current government to a point where prison was "better than outside".

"The poor people we occupied with confirmed that we the poor are left with nothing to eat than the rich.

"We cannot be like our other comrade who have been reduced to be slaves of hope and victims of fear, we will soldier on!" he added.

Siziba revealed that they had spent 6 days and the number of those occupying Bulawayo City Hall had risen to 14 claiming the numbers would increase with time.