About 90 percent of businesses are open in the Midlands
capital, with the majority of them saying they will not attempt doing so come
tomorrow.
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| Anti-riot police camped outside VP Mphoko's Main St. Choppies Supermarket |
There is a heavy police presence, especially in the Central Business
District. No roadblocks, which is rather unusual. Ostensibly, traffic officers have
been called to beef up the anti-riot section.
Usually there are four roadblocks from the 4km stretch from
Mkoba 12 to town. The first roadblock in usually mounted at Mkoba 12 turn-off,
the next by the ZESA powerlines between Mambo and Mkoba. The last two are
normally found near Mtapa cemetery and the National Foods depot along
Hamutyinei Road.
Water cannons and other crowd control vehicles going around
most parts of the city. Helicopters from the nearby Thornhill Airbase earlier turned
the whole thing into a mini air-show.
Police in anti-riot gear and known detectives are camped
outside Choppies supermarket, Main Street. Social media messages, surprisingly
some from Zanu PF activists, warned people not to ‘stay near Choppies’. Vice
President Phelekezela Mphoko is one of the shareholders of the supermarket.
A few teachers did not turn up at some schools, so did their students and pupils.
Otherwise its business as usual.
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