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The government has reportedly placed security forces on high alert as there are fears of mass social unrest as a result of the economic deterioration.

Government officials have blamed businesses for the escalating prices of goods and services which have led to despondency and anger among citizens.

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The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has reportedly called for a meeting with senior security officials on Tuesday to discuss the gloomy economic situation. ZCC general-secretary Kenneth Mtata said:

> We have started knocking on some doors which we think are important so that we can go back to this (national dialogue) process. The economy is now a security threat.

> The way things are going; if prices continue the way they are going up, that is something that we are really afraid of as we may come to a point where the majority of the population does not know whether they are going or coming back.

> If the majority of citizens are not sure if the situation is changing for the better and then they reach a frustration point where they say they have nothing to lose; that becomes a dangerous turn.

While the government has blamed sanctions and businesses for the deteriorating economic situation, economic analyst Godfrey Kanyenze said its history repeating itself. He said:

> History is repeating itself. If you go back to 2004, businesspeople were called economic saboteurs.

> Government has a knack for blaming either sanctions or business whenever there is a crisis.

> When you float the exchange rate and when there is no foreign currency, the prices will go one way – up. It’s not rocket science.

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