Social media becomes Mugabe’s nightmare

ROME — In a WhatsApp video that went viral in September, a middle-aged Zimbabwean man addresses President Robert Mugabe, telling him that 90% of the people in the country are unemployed and do not contribute to the economy because they have no jobs.

“You are assaulting children for expressing their heartfelt disappointment because of your misrule. We are tired of that,” the man continues, speaking about high-level corruption, injustice and police brutality, and deteriorating social service delivery.

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