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Beitbridge protests: 70 arrested, opposition urges government to reverse import ban

New Zimbabwe writes: " POLICE said Sunday that 71 people had been arrested following violent demonstrations at the Beitbridge Border Post with the state security minister Kembo Mohadi hitting out at the police for failing to prevent the protest. The opposition MDC-T party called on the government "to immediately lift the blanket ban on the importation of basic goods and commodities" which sparked the violence. ...".