"Worst violence in two decades" in Zimbabwe as anti-government feelings boil over

Zimbabwe has seen a flare-up in anti-government violence, with various groups coming together to march in opposition to President Robert Mugabe.

Fire burns on a street after it was set by protesting members of opposition parties in Harare, Zimbabwe. Source: AFP

Riots erupted in Zimbabwe's capital Harare Friday after police fired tear gas and beat protesters who responded by throwing stones in the latest of a string of highly charged demonstrations.

 

The violence came as a High Court judge ordered police "not to interfere (with), obstruct or stop the march".

 

Dozens of police blocked off the site of an opposition rally for electoral reforms by 2018, when 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe who has ruled the southern African country for decades will seek re-election.