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JOHANNESBURG/HARARE – Dozens of protesters have marched to the Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria in solidarity with their families who’ve been affected by the total shutdown in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Monday, following the announcement of a petrol price hike by President Emmerson Mnangagwa before he travelled out of the country.
Citizens are now paying 150% more for fuel, leaving many stranded.
One protester says they’d like President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene: “We don’t need just President Ramaphosa to intervene. The whole of Africa seems to have turned a blind eye. So, we’re here marching in solidarity with our relatives, to say we want our problems to come to an end. Mnangagwa and his abusive regime must go.”
Meanwhile, police in Zimbabwe have arrested political activist Pastor Evan Mawarire at his home.
Mawarire rose to prominence as a critic of former leader Robert Mugabe.
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