In the run up to the #Zimshutdown2016 protest, the veterans held a press conference to express solidarity with anti-regime dissenters. #ThisFlag #ZimShutDown2016 pic.twitter.com/DFFbix0LIJThis isn’t the first time Zimbabwe has witnessed the emergence of a protest movement, but what’s different this time is the diversity of those taking part. Related: Zimbabwe shuts down in peaceful protest against corruption“We are not afraid any more. After a mass strike in Zimbabwe this week, the country’s 92-year-old president was forced to convene an emergency meeting as the nation came to a standstill. But this isn’t an isolated event: this is the birth of a new kind of protest movement that is seriously challenging Zimbabwe’s ruling elite.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2016 15:20 UTC