War Vets shelve anti-sanction demo at US Embassy

WAR veterans have shelved their anti-sanction demonstration at the United States Embassy because the country is still mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai.

Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda told the Daily News yesterday that the plans to demonstrate are still on but they are waiting for the country to deal with the issue of Cyclone Idai which destroyed property and killed many people.

"The country is mourning. You must know that we cannot make noise while some of our people are still mourning victims of Cyclone Idai; we want to wait for the right time to demonstrate. This doesn't mean that we have shelved the idea but we are going to do it at the right time."

This comes after the US recently extended sanctions on Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the August 2018 killings and January's deadly riots, which were sparked by fuel price hikes.