Zimbabwe opposition more determined than ever

A grouping of more than 20 opposition political parties in Zimbabwe under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) said on Friday it would not be cowed by police brutality


They vowed to hold another demonstration next Friday after police crashed their sanctioned demonstration to demand a level electoral playing field. Speaking at a hastily organised press conference in Harare following skirmishes that saw protesters engaging in running battles with the police and burning down targeted properties in the city centre, Nera convener Dydimus Mutasa said the opposition parties, who had also agreed to form a grand coalition to fight Zanu PF, would now demand early elections. -- More...

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