Zimbabweans stay at home amid fears demonstrations could turn violent

A heavy security presence in several cities across Zimbabwe largely neutralised a national protest on Monday aimed at pressurising President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign.

Most businesses, offices, and schools in the capital Harare and Bulawayo shutdown, with people choosing to stay home amid fears of unrest.

Independence war veterans had called for the demonstration to protest against plans to extend Mnangagwa’s rule.

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