Word: makatini
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...crowded townships outside Harare, backers of the opposition MDC report increasing intimidation by thugs from Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party. "People are being terrorized and beaten if they speak out against Mugabe," says Harare taxi driver John Makatini. The MDC has applied to contest in court 37 of last year's electoral constituency results that went to Mugabe's zanu-pf. Four of the opposition party's political heavyweights, including the leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, are also due to appear in court on charges of incitement in calling for a popular movement to oust Mugabe...