'Propaganda effort'
Speakers at the stadium said the sanctions were the reason for most of the economic problems that Zimbabwe is facing including power and water shortages. Our correspondent adds that less people than expected turned up to the main protest, with only 15-20,000 people in a stadium with a capacity of 60,000. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said the protests are part of a propaganda effort to mask the country's "failed leadership".The US embassy in Zimbabwe tweeted that the fault for the failing economy lies with the government's "failed economic policies".Zimbabweans are suffering because of failed leadership, corruption, bad governance and rigged elections.Only true REFORMS and a return to DEMOCRACY will fix Zimbabwe”™s woes.The rest is mere propaganda and a hopeless waste of time, effort and money. #stoplying
— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) October 25, 2019
The US financial and travel restrictions currently apply to 85 individuals, including President Mnangagwa, and 56 companies or organisations. The US also imposed a ban on arms exports to Zimbabwe. EU sanctions also target specific individuals both within the Zimbabwean government and associated with it. Travel restrictions and a freeze on assets have been imposed, along with the sale of military hardware and equipment which might be used for internal repression. Some of the sanctions started 20 years ago but in March the US government added to its list military officials involved in last year's deadly crackdown on protesters.5 Facts about U.S. Sanctions in Zimbabwe pic.twitter.com/PxwiqfWv9T
— U.S. Embassy Harare (@usembassyharare) October 24, 2019
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