Zimbabwe Braces for Anti-Constitutional Amendment Protests, Month After Mnangagwa Got His Way

Anti-riot police officers were all over Harare Thursday afternoon and evening as they assessed the situation in anticipation of either protests or a shutdown on Friday.

Talk in most parts of the capital was centred on the planned anti-Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA3) protests as residents brace for what many expect to be cases of violence.

CAA3 extended Mnangagwa’s hold on power to 2030, as has always been Zanu PF’s wish. It also changed the manner in which Zimbabweans vote for Presidents by…