MDC-T rallies churches, CSOs against documentary ban

The main opposition MDC-T rallied churches, civic groups and other opposition parties to join its campaign to force government to lift the ban on the award winning documentary, The Democrats, which chronicles the 2013 constitution making process.

MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said Zimbabweans deserved to be given the chance to view the documentary as there was nothing criminal about its contents.

Mwonzora also featured in the documentary alongside Zanu-PF representative Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana.
 
Meanwhile, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was yesterday dragged to court over allegations that he accused a senior military officer of having been a key player behind the political violence that rocked the country during the 2008 elections.

In the High Court defamation lawsuit, army colonel Christopher Mayoyo is demanding $500 000 from the allegations that the discredited presidential run-offs of the holy disputed 2008 elections.