Zimbabwe Police Want to Ban Protests in Capital For a MonthZimbabwe police are proposing a month-long ban on demonstrations in the capital, barely a week after a court ruled an earlier ban unconstitutional.\n\nThe proposal came hours after a group of opposition parties on Monday announced plans for a "mega'' demonstration on Saturday.\n\nHarare has been rocked by weeks of near-daily protests over a plummeting economy, allegations of corruption and President Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule. Police have often used tear gas, water cannons and violence to crush the demonstrations.\n\nThe opposition parties had planned to protest for electoral reforms earlier this month, but police announced a two-week ban on demonstrations that was later overturned.\n\nThe new police proposal seeks to extend the ban to suburbs surrounding Harare's business district. The proposal does not give a reason for the ban.