Availability of public transport impacts #ShutDownZimbabwe 3.0

Supporters of #ThisFlag movement have again been let down by their fellow countrymen as #ShutDownZimbabwe 3.0 seems to have hit another snag.

One social commentator, Tendaishe Changamire, said that as long as public transport is available it will be very difficult for a stayaway to be successful.



She said the first #ShutDownZimbabwe stay away was successful mainly because public transport operators had gone on strike that same day.

@kudzi891 @harumutasa t was never Mdc I believe it was #ThisFlag and it coincided with the Kombi strike. Either way we nid kombis in ths

— Tendaishe Changamire (@tendaishech) August 31, 2016

Some alleges that, "there was never a shutdown instigated by the MDC-T or #thisflag, it was a Kombi/Civil Servants strike."

@tendaishech @harumutasa there was never a shutdown instigated by the MDC or #thisflag,it was a Kombi/Civil Servants strike

— The Unknown Soldier (@kudzi891) August 31, 2016

@tendaishech @harumutasa calls for shutdowns r misguided,especially if pple arent aware what e objective & success criteria is

— The Unknown Soldier (@kudzi891) August 31, 2016

Njabulo Dhlamini concluded that, this means for a strike to be a success Zimbabweans need to mobilise kombis and civil servants as they are the 'King Makers.'


Police in all major cities this morning deployed anti-riot cops with water cannons in anticipation to stop any kind of protests.