Mugabe's militant's halt opposition rally

Opposition officials accused ruling party militants of preventing the Movement for Democratic Change from holding a rally today, a day after a court lifted a ban on opposition rallies.

Opposition officials accused ruling party militants of preventing the Movement for Democratic Change from holding a rally today, a day after a court lifted a ban on opposition rallies.

MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said President Robert Mugabe’s supporters cordoned off the area where opposition leaders were to speak in a Harare suburb, forcing the opposition to cancel the rally.

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