ZimOnline
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC party said on Friday police had banned it from holding two rallies in Harare this weekend citing a cholera outbreak that has hit the capital and several other parts of the country.
“Harare police today (Friday) barred two MDC report-back rallies scheduled for Kuwadzana and Glen View, citing the outbreak of cholera as the reason for the ban,” the MDC said in a statement.
“While the MDC appreciates the magnitude of the cholera outbreak, we believe that the police are playing games and the ban is part of a cocktail of political measures to punish the MDC for not "playing ball" in the dialogue process,” the opposition said.
The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC heavily relies on rallies and other public events to reach its supporters because President Robert Mugabe’s government does not allow the opposition access to state-owned media.
The government owns the largest newspapers in country as well as its sole radio and television broadcaster.
Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena was not immediately available for comment on the matter.
Zimbabwe has been battling to contain an outbreak of cholera that started in January and which the United Nations announced on Friday had killed 294 people out of 6 072 cases reported since the beginning of the year. – ZimOnline.
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