Zimbabweans braces for crippling demo

Organisers of today's demonstration say they are ready to confront police brutality, as they take to the streets protesting against the impending introduction of bond notes and rampant corruption in the country.

The demo dubbed Munhu Wese MuRoad (Everyone to the Streets) will bring together various social movement groups to protest against the introduction of the surrogate currency reportedly to mitigate the current cash shortages the country is facing.

The organisers of the demonstration, which comes after the government gazetted Statutory Instrument 133 of 2016 to provide a legal framework for the introduction of the bond notes, said they would not be deterred by police brutality, as they demand answers from President Robert Mugabe's administration.

Addressing the media yesterday, #ThisFlower and National Vendors' Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) leader Sten Zvorwadza said nothing would stand in their way.