#AroundZimbabwe with @Bulawayo24News - Live Update

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Arrested opposition protestors' bail hearing in Harare - Court adjourned to tomorrow (Thursday) morning 11:15am

Technology expo at the #NUST University under the banner #Rioset2016. Mutare poly stand

Opposition bail hearing: "court adjourned. Back at 2:15pm. Magistrate seems keen to get this case about arrested protesters done with soon" - Haru Mutasa / Al Jazeera

"You shut down you lose your income, Pastor E eating bacon ku America while you eating mangai for breakfast #ZimShutDown #WiseUp go to work!!" - @aubyk on Twitter

"Business as usual at Lochinvar Rugare "
- Rugare resident

Zimbabwe police on Wednesday told the Magistrate court in Harare that some of the arrested protesters are in their late 60s and one woman is heavily pregnant.



Police say they have 70 witnesses who can testify the accused arrested protesters committed public violence during the Harare protests.

Opposition bail hearing: the court has heard that one accused protestor was arrested while working in his restaurant. Others were customers having lunch

"Kombi accident from Chitungwiza to Machipisa will tell number of death it happened 2hrs ago"

"So far things are as normal since 4 trucks of the ZNA came loaded to restore order at 4am today" - Chitugwiza resident

There are reports that a Chitungwiza woman has been detained at St Mary police station after beating her teen son to death.



A source familiar with the situation told Bulawayo24 that "A st Mary woman hits his son till he died over allegations that the son took 25cents bond without her consent last night, she is detained @ st Mary's police son (14 )in chitungwiza mortuary".

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube has said "I am staying home today. #ZimShutDown"

#Potraz

Borrowdale Shopping Centre is open as usual today no #ZimShutDown

#ZimShutDown

It seems as though Zimbabweans countrywide have ignored calls for the second time another call for a mass stay-away.

3 minutes ago

"#Zimbabwe riot police + water canon trucks have now arrived at magistrates court. No #ZimShutDown here, business as usual. Court in session" - Haru Mutasa/Al Jazeera

Embassy of Sweden in Harare and other EU member states in #Harare have jointly issued this statement on the right to peaceful demonstrations

A source has just told Bulawayo24 News that there is a long queue at Stanbic Bank in Belgravia, Harare and Business is usual, NO #ShutDown at all

HARARE - A Source has told Bulawayo24 that there is "Heavy riot in Hetclife"

#ZimShutDown is unattainable if public transport is on the move! First one worked becoz kombis were also on strike https://t.co/6o5sq5Kq4u

— Tendaishe Changamire (@tendaishech) 31 August 2016

There are reports that President Mugabe was yesterday rushed to Singapore due to health issues. The 92-year-old leader is said to have abandoned the ongoing Sadc summit in Swaziland.

#ThisFlag

According to @harumutasa of AlJazeera, "#Zimbabwe 08:20am no riot police at magistrates court. They are usually here by now #harare. Bail hearing 4 arrested protesters at 8.30am"

...usually busy in the mornings.

In Bulawayo @MthandazoNyoni says, "4 police water cannons parked at Byo City Hall grounds waiting 2 pounce on protestors ahead of #ShutdownZimbabwe"

A Twitter user, @kgosinyathi, shared this photo from Harare this morning. - Intersection Samora Machel and Rotten Row #Tajamuka #ThisFlag

It looks like the general population in the Capital has ignored the call to #shutdownZimbabwe again. Long queue outside FBC bank