Solders in uniform went on a rampage in the streets of Harare beating up innocent civilians, looting and damaging property in frustration over failure to withdraw cash from banks
Zimbabwe’s army commander apologises for soldiers’ behavior
November 27 will forever be ingrained in the minds of ordinary Zimbabweans. Solders in uniform went on a rampage in the streets of Harare beating up innocent civilians, looting and damaging property in frustration over failure to withdraw cash from banks. Nobody anticipated that kind of riotous behavior from the militia, given the loyalty the army has bestowed to 84- year-old Robert Mugabe since 1980 when the country gained political independence from British colonial rule. On December 1, a group of solders again ran amok in the capital’s streets. Government attempted to downplay the gravity of the incidents by dismissing them as minor cases of failing discipline within the army ranks.
