Friends of abducted activist Itai Dzamara have been arrested.
Mfundo Mlilo, Nixon Nyikadzino and Dirk Friey were pounced on by cops on unclear charges.
The Zimbabwe Informal Sector Organisation, ZISO announced that it  “condemns the arrest of civil society leaders today in Harare. Mfundo Mlilo, Nixon Nyikadzino and Dirk Friey.
“The arrests reflect the escalation of paranoia and repression of the regime,” the NGO said in a statement.
It continued, “this is happening amid acute economic decline and a sharp rise in poverty levels lending unsustainable strain on the informal sector.
“The government is urged to urgently address the root causes of the rising crisis. The state’s heavy handedness continues to dent prospects for meaningful public-private-perrnership to stimulate economic recovery.”
More to follow…