Paramilitary units armed with batons and tear gas patrolled Harare’s main roads today as police said they would tolerate no more protests against their crackdown on street trading – the only livelihood for thousands in Zimbabwe’s shattered economy.

At least 10 leaders of Zimbabwe’s main union federation were arrested today ahead of planned street protests that authorities vowed to stop.

Zimbabwe’s government stepped up its efforts to seize white-owned land today as it rounded up more farmers defying eviction notices.