More than 70 people were arrested after the ZCTU's countrywide mass
action against the country's cash crisis. The remaining 38 activists
included six people from Bulawayo and 32 in Gweru. In Bulawayo the
group appeared in court on Monday morning and were charged with
inciting the public to rise against the government'. The six were
released on Z$20 million bail each and are set to appear in court next
week. Meanwhile the Gweru group were released after police officials
said they would proceed by way of summons'.
At the same time, 15 members of pressure group the National
Constitutional Assembly (NCA) were released from Harare's central
police station on Sunday after they were arrested during the NCA's
peaceful demonstration in the city on Thursday. Scores of people were
beaten and injured when riot police violently clashed with the
demonstrators. The NCA has led three demonstrations calling for, among
other things, the humanitarian situation to be immediately addressed.
The group is expected back on the city streets on Wednesday.
SWRadio Africa