Police in Harare have sanctioned the much awaited yet dreaded opposition MDC demonstration to be held in Harare on the 16th of August, this according to highly placed party sources.
The planned mass demonstration is to push government to act on the deteriorating state of the economy.
“Yes on the 16th of this month we shall take to the streets as the Movement for Democratic Change and for us as the youths we are deeply concerned with five grievances chief among them shortage of jobs, high costs of tertiary education, shortages of money and the general impoverishment of citizens that’s why we are demonstrating,” said the source.
There are mounting fears the demonstration could turn bloody following threats by Zanu PF that they will unleash soldiers should the opposition seek to over throw the government through protests.
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and her deputy Victor Matemadanda are on record saying the army will be readily deployed to quell any political unrest.
The country is on the edge due to the skyrocketing cost of living and the MDC protest could trigger another wave of anti-establishment reminiscent of the November 2017 when former President Robert Mugabe was dethroned.