SOME members of the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) have reportedly been picked up by police in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo, this afternoon as the government continues with its clampdown on human rights and opposition activists.
The crackdown on perceived 'enemies of the State' has intensified in the last few days as Zimbabwe prepares to host the 44th Sadc summit next week.
MRP president Mqondisi Moyo said the party activists were arrested while conducting a clean-up exercise in the high-density suburb, and were yet to be formally charged.
The party has of late courted controversy for destroying Apostolic sect shrines, accusing the followers of contaminating the environment and conducting rituals considered to be alien to Matabeleland region.