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the i. subscribe to the documentary. this is data being used for town on the show today cash chat zimbabweans live snatch has that trained it on social media this week and celebrities and politicians join the campaign against human rights abuses in the country that campaign comes off to the embrace of civilians journalists high profile political activists and opposition figures in zimbabwe i'll be speaking to one of them. and we'll meet the artist and gonna lose standing hated least recent work to the people on the frontlines of the polish 19 and in.

welcome to news africa it's good to have your company popular and that is growing in zimbabwe over the failings off the government inflation is currently above 700 percent hospital workers are striking and there is a ship shortage of food and medicines in the country the human rights situation is also deteriorating amnesty international ses the brutal assault on political activists and human rights defenders who have had the courage to call out alleged corruption and demand accountability from their government is intensifying now in a moment i'll be talking to a member of the opposition but 1st this report on some recent developments in the country. this is what it has come to disparate health workers pleading with the police in early july these nurses took to the streets. worked haven't been

paid and don't have protective equipment against coke 19. they were all arrested. their plight is indicative of the di a situation symbolically finds itself in is a society marked by corruption mismanagement and hyper inflation now the pandemic has brought a new layer of suffering on the people. on the 31st of july activist wanted to demonstrate against the worsening situation. but some protesters were arrested even before the took to the street right coming at us. right can decide bouncing towards us one of them politician fatima harry of the opposition m.d.c. alliance filmed as riot police moved in streamed her arrest live on social media.

another person targeted was the award winning writer said. she was detained and jailed after staging her own small protests she's now out on bail and accuses the president of holding the people hostage. inside the people of zimbabwe in a chokehold. trying to change that and obviously that is going to be a long. moment and we have to strategize tensions have been rising in the country in the last few months as the economy implodes and define president blames rogue elements and outside forces. but who attempt. to divide people and our systems will be flushed out. despite such threats it's unclear when i got

will be able to keep the upper hand. i'm now joined by friends i might here to inhabit a she is the lawyer who was picked up by riot police in the report we just had but also the spokesperson for as i've always made opposition party the m.d.c. welcome to day to me is africa you were arrested last week what is the status of your case. currently we are we've been released on bail and we are scheduled to return to court on the 18th of september we've got stringent bail conditions we've handed in our passports we have to report to the police once a week and we've been ordered not to interfere with witnesses. maybe talking about what you've been charged with but before you get there just looking from the outside in there has been a number of a rest by the authorities people who've come out and spoken against the government . and your wrists part of

a wider crackdown and if the answer to that is yes why now. they are these arrests are part of a wider clampdown as you're aware you know the opposition is continuously complained about the shrinking democratic space in zimbabwe we've seen a series of abductions we saw the abduction torture and sexual assaults of the m.d.c. trio every single day there are reports of of directions of you know empty government critics we saw the arrest and detention of journalist hopeful ching or nor we saw the arrest and detention of jacob evil me who is also a political activist who called for the planned protest of the 31st of july a number of journalists like. to talk on the run currently because of you know the clampdown by the state just yesterday the president made a speech where he because the government is feeling the pressure and yesterday the

president said he wants to flush out opponents he calls anybody who dares speak about the national crisis a detroit tractor a dark force a terrorist and a bad apple but government has no solution whatsoever to the national crisis we know that we've got a public health crisis a hunger crisis an economic crisis and they're running running short of solutions so i think it's the pressure that they feel because they've got no answer and the citizens are have reached their their wit's end and this peeking out and they're ready to protest my think pressure that's put the government in the position where the only answer is violence day one can appreciate the desperation that zimbabweans are experiencing but we are in the midst of a pandemic is a response of all for you as the opposition to be endorsing mass public gatherings and taking part in them as you did. well if you look at the kind of

protests that we did it respected every single covert regulation that exists it was socially distance everybody was wearing a mask were carrying sanitizer and if you look at the substance of the protests the cause for it it's exactly the public health crisis that we're facing the corruption that underpinned the covert 19 supplies the very pandemic and the manner in which it's been mismanaged by the government that's causing us to protest the fact that the public health system is on its knees the fact that the government is doing precious nothing to provide safety nets for the informal sector bets hungry in the midst of this covert 19 pandemic the fact that the government is doing nothing to address the concerns of the striking nurses the striking doctors the fact that instead of addressing the public health crisis like other responsible governments the government is using this is an excuse to clamp down you know and use this to to impose a de facto state of emergency that's the only reason why citizens are protesting so

it's absolutely responsible for the opposition to protest in the midst of this blow right and. the guy you want to be someone actually of our responsibility if we did everything. granted the government in zimbabwe has consistently accuse the opposition of being funded by western powers they say to destabilize your country does your party get any funding from outside donors. absolutely not i mean we've been running a consistent campaign where we've been crowd sourcing from zimbabweans that's where we get our money from you know our political party is there in d.c. alliance our political power comes from the people you know we had a court order which there bet the money from the government grant should have come to us. court order was completely disregarded by the government and made him coffee and so we've been crowd sourcing from zimbabwean citizens at home and abroad we're not we're still ended at all that's a complete fallacy. complete untruth we must end it there that is heads up again

where and you know this is no substance no substance thank you all right here in our area thank you. now in ghana over 2000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus many have died in response one gunny and painter prince cordial hilton has decided to dedicate his recent op works to the help workers trying to battle coverage 19 his hope is that he can raise money for them and get ordinary people to appreciate the sacrifices they have made. 39 year old prince. has been painting for over 18 years his themes are mostly about social issues including health education and youth empowerment to speak on several occasions let local authorities to improve the community. is. good enough to go away come from we are just on

a really. sort of. recognized and not even see that much as to solving problems what with what they have who we have been be limited we who we we. have never been given that opportunity to express or to bring out what it's truly inside us so you see artist and they are only beginning to to to make money when europeans into problems ok so i believe our true duty artist is to solve problems when gun i recorded its 1st case of corner virus hilts and wanted to help in the fights using his paintings to create awareness his latest. hope in the patient hilton cops to draw attention to the dedication of health where case under mobilize support for them a method to pandemic. watching t.v.'s and what. can they do ok

then let me. create an artwork to celebrate this health workers who are given our best the. you did a good i love i used to do to save you money if you were to appreciate them to recognize that me to give them that's more raw that's the joy to continue to do what you do if you go to the hilton is visiting one of ghana's school 1000 treatment center in a cramped to learn about the plight of health which is here ghana has one of the highest numbers for fiction's in africa this facility takes care of 1000 patients white in a critical condition but the health workers here complain of lack of adequate supplies not protective equipment to save or what can conditions have exposed many of them to the virus. and day in and day out you have so many health workers getting infected and when that happens i mean they have to go off with these with

a lot of bad and on the few people that i remain in and so has not been anything needing. to supports the plight of the health quake a skillet and spain team is to be auctioned with the funds raised to need to to support the coveted $1000.00 fight he is also mobilizing in africa to paint on that educated deed to see and to be known as the international stevie case if you are the artist on the day you walk into any hospital we do graffiti is going to wall good to. us was designed to make the place look nice you know we do missions and it's going to be hot in heels the whole event will be and he'll. still be to health witness hilton hopes his support to the fight against poverty 19 will inspire. across africa. i certainly hope so

a city a levy tribute to the here is of this pandemic well that is it now from africa be sure to check out the straw on t w dot com forward slash africa we're also on twitter and facebook please to handle at the news we can get in touch directly and tonics time. from the point of strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. from the time being the coronaviruses you'd seen chances were for many countries including germany possibly facing a 2nd way we all support exactly how we can seem to find out join me in my guess song to the point. to the point. such as from song d w. i'm sure going to vote.

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