Zimbabwe Police Shoot Workers For Asking For Their Salaries
Police in Zimbabwe, like the riot squad seen above, have shot into a crowd of protesting workers at Shabani Mine. The incident, which the MDC minister in charge of Home Affairs says shows that the "Police are refusing to reform", highlights the uselessness of the MDC in the Inclusive Government and confirms my analysis last year that gaining sole control of the Ministry of Home Affairs or not would make no difference for the MDC because they had botched the negotiations in the first place and signed a GPA that was slanted heavily in favour of Mugabe and ZANU PF, despite winning elections. Harare, Zimbabwe, 04 October 2009 Shabani Mine workers had not been paid since February this year. So they went on strike. They convened a meeting on 25 September, a few a days ago, where they were assured their managers would address them. They came, they sat, they waited. And waited. And waited. Eventually, one of them, Alois Zhou, went over to the policemen and Shabani Mine guards to ask ...