The violence has not worked. If anything at all, it has backfired.

If you look at all the things that are happening...if you add it up in any manner you want, what you will find is a situation that is getting worse and worse,

This is a clear demonstration that Mugabe is determined to hang on to power by all means, but mostly foul.

There is more repression, a more repressive atmosphere and there are no new ideas coming from the government. It is behaving as if everything is normal and that is what is making the situation really bad.

A 36-year-old man was arrested in the city centre today (Friday) on three charges of fraud in connection with this burial scam.

Five men armed with handguns held up four security guards at the licensing department around 22:00 on Tuesday, robbing them of a 9mm gun and personal items.