Zimbabwe: Rape - MDC Outrage As Mnangagwa 'Lies to the World'

13 February 2019

THE MDC has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of "lying to the world" after the Zanu PF leader downplayed reports of widespread rape as the security forces launched a brutal crackdown after last month's anti-government protests.

Responding to allegations of widespread sexual violence by the military and the police, President Mnangagwa recently told a French news channel; "... most of these women have only been paraded on social media.

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