In an interview with the Guardian, he said the timing for unleashing the demonstrations was still under discussion but that it could be before Christmas. The way the pressure is mounting in the country, people have been urging us to take immediate action. We are working out our plans. I do not think we have even three to four months or we will be overtaken by spontaneous events. It could be sparked by the lack of payment for civil servants.
Inflation is at a galloping rate.
It may be caused by shortages. Although Mr Mugabe still has two years of his six-year presidential term to run, his grip on power has been weakened by Zimbabwe's economic crisis, which many citizens attribute to the government's involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some ministers and officers have financial interests. The result has been steep rises in the price of sugar, bread, transport and other basics and severe fuel shortages. There were riots last month. It depends on how it is managed.