Zimbabwe unionists in SA clinic after cop beatings

Lucia Matibenga, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) vice-president, and a colleague who suffered police beatings last week have been admitted to the trauma unit of a Gauteng clinic, Cosatu said today. Zwelinzima Vavi, the labour federation's general-secretary, announced this at Cosatu's congress at Midrand, explaining that they had been scheduled to address the gathering.

"We suspect that Lucia's arm may be cracked and she may have trouble with her kidneys," he said.

They were allegedly beaten up after their arrest before the scheduled start of a demonstration in Harare. Further details were not immediately available. – Sapa

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