HARARE — A sharp war of words has emerged in Zimbabwe’s political discourse, with commentator Watcher ChangaMbire issuing a strongly worded response to activist Benson Rutendo Matinyarare, accusing him of spreading disinformation and personal grievances disguised as national analysis.

Lawyers for businessman Simon Rudland have demanded that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) retract an article they say falsely accused him of financing violent protests aimed at toppling President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.