Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-Zimbabweans finally had enough of the bad situation in their country and took to the streets on Monday in a violent wave of mayhem which saw burnt cars, beaten police and destroyed property.
Pictures flooding the social media revealed carnage and violence especially in Epworth, Mabvuku and Tafara.
According to some eyewitnesses the Zimbabwe Republic Police were initially chased by crowd of demonstrators before returning with more firepower to mete out gangsta justice, going door to door beating people.
In some areas such as Epworth commuters had to foot their way into town as they was no transport whilst the few available had hiked charges to US$3 for a distance normally charged US$0,50.
The issues central to all this mayhem are many.
They are demonstrating kombi drivers and owners angry at the many police roadblocks which have mushroomed all the roads.
The police have actually become some form of fundraising unit who, once they stop a car, rarely leave it to go without finding fault with it and requesting a fine.
This has drawn the ire of the public who feel most of the required things are unjustified and the fines exorbitant.
The general public are also unhappy about the scarcity of cash in banks where queues are the order of the day, with many failing to get their money or being given paltry sums.
General unrest remains in the country with teachers believed to be going on strike this week after failing to come to an agreement with government over the payment of their late salaries.
Government had promised to pay them US$100, an amount which has failed to materialise also.
Doctors and nurses are also set to down tools in protest against issues concerning salaries and working conditions.
Last week other demonstrators torched a ZIMRA warehouse in the border town of Beitbridge during protests against the government’s ban on the importation of certain goods under the gazzetted Statutory Instrument 64.
All this has heightened the speculation that elections may be called for earlier in case the government refuses to relinquish power or form another coalition government.
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