SW Radio Africa (London)
Violet Gonda
4 December 2008
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says 45 people remain in police custody, a day after the labour union held demonstrations in various parts of the country.
The police are holding without charge 32 people in Gweru, seven in Bulawayo and five in Kariba.
The workers were arrested on Wednesday when riot police used force to break up the peaceful protesters. The ZCTU led mass protests over the massive cash crisis in the country.
Meanwhile it is reported the ZCTU leadership held a meeting with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono on Thursday to discuss the issue of cash withdrawal limits.
We were not able to reach the union leaders for comment, or to find out what they discussed with Gono.
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Criminals like the Mugabe regime should be stopped with immidiate effect and when the UN entertains Mugabe it hurts us as Zimbabweans. Mugabe should not be allowed to contibute anything on any international forums he is a damn lier and evil.