Zimbabwe accuses opposition of gun-smuggling plot
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE ZIMBABWE’S state security minister has alleged a plot by "rogue elements" in the opposition working with Western governments to smuggle in guns and foment chaos, signalling another possible crackdown. Without providing evidence, Owen Ncube told reporters the plot was part of a wider plan to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government illegally. Similar accusations have been made against the opposition in the past since the time of former President Robert Mugabe, usually as a precursor to a crackdown. The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) treasurer David Coltart said the allegations were false. "We are committed…