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21/01/2019 GMT

Zimbabwe Unrest: Opposition Leader says situation worse than Mugabe Era

BBC World Service - World Update, Zimbabwe Unrest: Opposition Leader says situation worse than Mugabe Era

President Mnangagwa has cut short a trip abroad amid tensions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition says the death toll in protests against fuel price rises is at least twelve in the capital Harare and in second city Buluwayo, although the government puts the figure lower. 

Also on the programme: The latest following Israel saying it has carried out military strikes inside Syria targeting Iranian forces; and the story of a South African jazz musician who played his guitar during his own brain surgery.

(Photo: Zimbabwe crackdown, Credit:Reuters)

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