Jane Mlambo| Soldiers have reportedly launched a man hunt for opposition members in Mabvuku surburb where they are alleged to have moved from house to house beating up all man and forcing them to remove stones and logs placed on the road.

According to an unnamed source in Mabvuku, soldiers were seen around 1am.

“Tanga tichirohwa nearmy tichinzi bvisa matombo muroad in Mabvuku @ 1am. They were looking for man only from each household,” said the source.

Following the announcement of a shutdown on Sunday, Harare has been a war zone in areas such as Mabvuku, Chitungwiza, Epworth and Kuwadzana where a lot of properties were damaged as people protested a recent price hike in fuel from $1.32 to $3.30.