Zimbabwe police beat opposition marchers demanding jobs

Zimbabwean riot police have beaten opposition protesters who were trying to march to parliament to demand jobs.

About 20 people were injured and two opposition MPs were among a dozen people briefly detained.

The 100-strong crowd demanded measures to help reduce the unemployment rate, which stands at about 80%.

Earlier this week, the central bank said foreign investment in Zimbabwe had more than halved this year because of negative perceptions of the country.

The landslide victory of President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party in elections in July 2013 has coincided with a rapid slowdown in the economy…

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