Tensions still remain high as the national shutdown of public services persists in Zimbabwe.
The industrial action by civil servants in Zimbabwe got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with 14 civil servants unions, including doctors and all workers in the health sector, resolving to go on an indefinite strike.
This comes after government failed to pay them their June salaries, because of lack of funds.
Calls made through social media in Zimbabwe for Wednesday’s national stay away have indeed been heeded to.
However, SABC Correspondent in the country Shingai Nyoka says numerous anonymous threats on social media are being made to people who will open their businesses today or those who refuse to heed to the shutdown.
Nyoka says it is therefore uncertain as to whether the shutdown is as a result of fear or whether people are actually heeding the call in solidarity.
New import regulations are believed to have sparked clashes at the Beit-bridge border post in Limpopo this past week
Zimbabwe has also seen cross border traders protesting against the country’s decision to limit the import of South African goods.
The new import regulations are believed to have sparked clashes at the Beit-bridge border post in Limpopo this past week, resulting in the temporary closure of one of Africa’s busiest border posts.
The South African government is said to be engaging Zimbabwean authorities to prevent any more disruptions at the Beit-Bridge Border Post.
