South Africa: 1000s of Soldiers 'Deployed Throughout Rural Zim', MDC Claims... As It Warns of Violence Ahead of Polls

Zimbabwean opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party led by Morgan Tsvangirai has reportedly claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has deployed thousands of soldiers throughout the countgry's rural areas "in a sinister move to scare villagers into voting the ruling Zanu-PF".

According to News Zimbabwe.com, the MDC said this as it demanded the demilitarisation of the villages.

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