Planned Strike in Zimbabwe Fails After Protest Leader Arrested
- Schools, businesses open normally as police patrol capital
- Preacher behind strike call remains in police custody
Cleric Evan Mawarire.
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A planned two-day strike in Zimbabwe failed to start Wednesday when schools and businesses opened normally and police deployed throughout the capital, a day after a key protest organizer was arrested and charged with inciting violence.
The government addressed one of the main demands of the strike organizers when it announced that it would pay civil servants their June salaries on Wednesday, a day earlier than planned. The labor action was also called to protest police harassment and the reintroduction of a form of local currency.