Four Zimbabwean journalists attacked as political violence escalates

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Four Zimbabwean journalists seriously injured as they covered a campaign rally on August 25, 2022. PHOTO | FILE

Four Zimbabwean journalists were seriously injured on Thursday by alleged ruling party Zanu-PF supporters as they covered a campaign rally by the country’s main opposition.

The vicious onslaught on Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa’s gathering in central Zimbabwe by alleged ruling party (Zanu-PF) activists was the second violent incident this week against the opposition, which was blamed on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s party as the country gears for major elections in 2023.