30 Zimbabwe cops leave for Lesotho

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has deployed 30 officers from the Support Unit under the Sadc observer mission to provide security and maintain peace during general elections to be held in Lesotho on February 28.

The team from the unit's Romeo Troop, which will be led by Chief Superintendent Cosmas Mushore, left Harare yesterday afternoon by road and are expected to return on March 5.

Of the 30 officers, 23 are men while seven are women. Addressing the team in Harare yesterday, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri, said the team was "self-contained", highly-trained, multi-skilled and compact.

He said they had the ability to handle complex public disorder situations effectively.