Zimbabwe security forces clear streets ahead of planned protests

A prominent author and an opposition spokeswoman are among dozens arrested in Zimbabwe after police put a stop to anti-government protests.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the rallies are an “insurrection” by the opposition and banned them.
Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley Reports.

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