Over the past month, Zimbabwe has seen an unprecedented wave of protests against longtime president Robert Mugabe. Since June, Zimbabwe has witnessed protests demanding that Mugabe’s government respect human rights and fix the sinking economy.
 On Wednesday, several people were injured as police dispersed a protest in Harare against the government’s plan to introduce its own bond notes in October in response to a persistent cash shortage.
Protest leader
Pastor Evan Mawarire has emerged as a leader of the demonstrations under the banner of the #thisflag movement. In a video posted on the social media Thursday, he said the protests will take a new shape Saturday in Bulawayo during the Zimbabwe-New Zealand cricket match."When the 36th over starts, you and I are going to stand up as a sign of saying for 36 years [of Mugabe’s rule], we have been quiet, but now we are standing up

The economic situation continues to agitate people. Some Zimbabweans have called for all borders to be shut on Monday to force Harare to lift restrictions of imports introduced last month.