Thousands of Zimbabweans are marching to demand President Robert Mugabe's resignation, a spectacle that would have been unthinkable just one week ago
Saturday's rally towards State House in Harare, the capital, is backed by the army, which seized power on Wednesday Nov 15,2017
Roads and mobile networks were jammed because of the large crowds as demonstrators raised banners with slogans such as: "Go, go, our general!", "Enough is enough - Mugabe must go" and "Leadership is not sexually transmitted" - a reference to First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is widely believed to be eyeing the vice presidency
March organiser Chris Mutsvangwa, head of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, said the protest against the president is not a Zanu-PF affair, but "a show of people's force" against Mugabe's 37-year rule
William Gerald Lumumba Mutumanje - popularly known as Acie Lumumba, an activist who was expelled as the Zanu-PF youth leader, said the rally was a "send-off" for Mugabe as he encouraged people to march.
Marches have also been called for in parts of South Africa, the UK and the US - countries that millions of Zimbabweans migrated to in search of safety and better living, as various economic and political crises at home have left more than 70 percent living below the national poverty line
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