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Zimbabwe protest: Harare shut down amid calls for Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign

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Summary
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73% Informative

Only a handful of protesters took part in the planned march, spearheaded by disgruntled war veterans.

Zimbabweans opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid heavy security presence.

Protest leader Blessed Geza urged Zimbabweans "not to be cowards" Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently serving his second and final term of office.

VR Score

65

Informative language

56

Neutral language

86

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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