Opposition threatens intense new round of anti-Mugabe protests

THE detention of Zimbabwe’s opposition leader for a third day has strengthened the party’s will to press on with sudden and “intense” anti-government protests, the opposition deputy leader said yesterday.

Gibson Sibanda, vice president of the Movement for Democratic Change, said unannounced protests would be called at short notice if Morgan Tsvangirai is not released.

“We won’t give a deadline for his release for fear of pre-empting our strategies,” he said.