Donor funds divide protest movements - ZimPF

Zimbabwe People First National spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has made sensational claims that Friday planned bond notes protests failed due to squabbles among organisers.

Mawarire said at the centre of the dispute was $100 000.

That resulted in popular protest movement Tajamuka pulling out.

He said thorough probe should be done to unearth the source.

"My investigations reveal there was a pervasive smell of $100k that inadvertently became source of division among the demo organisers. Money.

"Organisers should be transparent and tell us where $100k came from, how they used it and why Tajamuka wasn't part 2 demo.

"We certainly have to investigate especially when these demo organisers want to blame us for the failure of these demos".

Friday demos flopped both in Harare and Bulawayo and several people where arrested.

The flop had initially been blamed on abduction and torture of activist Patson Dzamara on Thursday evening.

He was hospitalized at a Harare hospital.

His car was reportedly burnt to ashes by suspected state agents.