Boycott Mugabe, Mphoko, Mnangagwa business, says MDC-T

A fresh bid has been mooted to impose economic sanctions by boycotting all businesses owned or linked to Zanu PF "fat cats" ranging from  President Robert Mugabe's Alpha and Omega company dairy products, Vice-Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zuva Petroleum and Phelekezela Mphoko's Choppies Supermarkets.

This is meant to  'cripple and financially force them to the negotiating table'.

According to MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora, the situation in Zimbabwe has now been reduced to a "bare knuckle fight".

 He said within a week of the boycott "they will come to us because we the poor have power".

"We are planning something. This is no longer a secret now because this is a bare knuckle fight" he said.

"We want to embark on a massive consumer boycott, boycotting products, shops, businesses of people who are corruptly benefiting from the Zanu PF regime and those people who are involved in human rights abuses.''

"For example, we are going to agree that we are not going to buy anything from Mphoko's Choppies, Mnangagwa's businesses and we will not buy Alpha and Omega products, which is owned by the First Family."

He said that the move will force ruling party "fat cats" to agree to re-engage opposition political parties to resolve the on-going economic crisis.

Civic organisations, churches, other opposition political parties and members of the public have been roped in.