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Zimbabwean Lives Matter movement grows with support from big names

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The online campaign resulted in more than 700,000 tweets on Tuesday, including from sports personalities and celebrities

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga holds a placard during an anti-corruption protest march along Borrowdale road, on July 31, 2020 in Harare. Picture: ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP

The #ZimbabweanLivesMatter tag started after security forces blocked a street demonstration last week. President Emmerson Mnangagwa labelled the planned street protests an “insurrection” meant to topple his administration. In a televised speech on Tuesday, he said “dark forces” within and outside the country were undermining economic recovery.

Zimbabwe is facing an economic crisis, with inflation of 737%, food and fuel shortages and a collapsing currency.

 

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