Jane Mlambo| Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora has reinforced his party leader, Nelson Chamisa’s stance that their planned protests will proceed despite threats by the state to crush any uprising.

Posting on Facebook today, Mwonzora said the MDC National Council resolved to embark on nationwide demonstrations to put pressure on the government to urgently redress the serious political, social and economic problems bedivelling Zimbabwe.

“We will be demonstrating against corruption, state capture, and the refusal of government to implement devolution. We will demand a serious redress of the problems of poverty and misery to which our people have been consigned.

“The recent monetary policy has among other things led to the failure of our people to access healthcare facilities,” said Mwonzora.

He added, “These demonstrations will be done in terms of Section 59 of the constitution.

The threats by the state to violently suppress these demonstrations will not deter us.”