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Business people blame Chamisa
03 Aug 2018 at 07:06hrs | Views
BUSINESS people who lost property worth thousands of dollars during MDC-Alliance's violent demo in Harare on Wednesday have blamed the opposition for causing the chaos that also resulted in the death of six people.
The hooligans, who were singing and chanting slogans in favour of the opposition party, unleashed an orgy of violence looting shops, burning property, stoning cars and attacking innocent people. The businesses are still counting their losses.
Zanu-PF lost two vehicles while four others and a bus belonging to individual party members were torched at the at the party's provincial headquarters. Window panes at the offices were also shattered during the skirmishes and value of the damaged property at the headquarters is estimated at US$300 000.
They also targeted mostly food outlets, clothing shops and vendors resulting in the looting of goods worth thousands of dollars.
Shops selling alcohol, cellphones, jewellery and electrical gadgets were not left out. The Red Cross Society clinic along Cameron Street had its window panes shattered and some pedestrians were robbed of their possessions. By yesterday morning, most retailers and vendors were still to quantify the value of the goods lost.
Businessman Mr Malvern Razemba, whose clothing shop was destroyed, condemned the rowdy behaviour by the protesters. "We are still gathering what was lost and the value of the goods," he said.
The hooligans, who were singing and chanting slogans in favour of the opposition party, unleashed an orgy of violence looting shops, burning property, stoning cars and attacking innocent people. The businesses are still counting their losses.
Zanu-PF lost two vehicles while four others and a bus belonging to individual party members were torched at the at the party's provincial headquarters. Window panes at the offices were also shattered during the skirmishes and value of the damaged property at the headquarters is estimated at US$300 000.
They also targeted mostly food outlets, clothing shops and vendors resulting in the looting of goods worth thousands of dollars.
Shops selling alcohol, cellphones, jewellery and electrical gadgets were not left out. The Red Cross Society clinic along Cameron Street had its window panes shattered and some pedestrians were robbed of their possessions. By yesterday morning, most retailers and vendors were still to quantify the value of the goods lost.
Businessman Mr Malvern Razemba, whose clothing shop was destroyed, condemned the rowdy behaviour by the protesters. "We are still gathering what was lost and the value of the goods," he said.
Source - the herald
