Church reps slam war against poor

Church reps slam the razing of the shanty towns...

The government mouthpiece, The Sunday Mail, defended the action.

"The fact that the president has thrown his weight behind the clean-up must mean it is a well thought out programme," the newspaper said in an editorial.

Yup... the president is always correct..even if his greatly beloved people don't think so.....

And those whose homes were burned have started rioting

Hundreds of residents from one of Zimbabwe's townships rioted on Wednesday after police destroyed street stalls in an ongoing crackdown on vendors and other illegals in the capital, witnesses said.

Residents used old cars and scrap metal to set up roadblocks along the main road leading into Glen View suburb, a working class area south of the capital...

Police spokesperson Oliver Mandipaka was quoted by the state and private media as saying that 10 114 people have so far been arrested, up from 9 725 arrested since last week, and that the crackdown launched a week ago would continue.

"We will continue to clear such illegal structures and we will not hesitate to arrest anyone involved in any illegal activities country wide," Mandipaka told the state-run Herald.