Zimbabwe police want to ban protests in capital for a month
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Zimbabwe police are proposing a month-long ban on demonstrations in the capital, barely a week after a court ruled an earlier ban unconstitutional.
The proposal came hours after a group of opposition parties on Monday announced plans for a "mega" demonstration on Saturday.
Harare has been rocked by weeks of near-daily protests over a plummeting economy, allegations of corruption and President Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule. Police have often used tear gas, water cannons and violence to crush the demonstrations.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The opposition parties had planned to protest for electoral reforms earlier this month, but police announced a two-week ban on demonstrations that was later overturned.
The new police proposal seeks to extend the ban to suburbs surrounding Harare's business district. The proposal does not give a reason for the ban.