[BBC Africa] Some Zimbabweans have been sharing photos on Twitter this week of a vendor in the centre of the capital, Harare, who is dressed as a graduate.
Like what @PastorEvanLive did. He paved the way. Look now other people are beginning to find their voice. #ThisGown pic.twitter.com/f7ZCP39cUV
— Tinashe Nyaruwanga (@tnyaruwanga) July 26, 2016
They say it a sign of how far the economy has deteriorated. With unemployment at more than 90%, many Zimbabweans have become vendors and rely on cross-border trading to make a living.
Intellect Firewood @Wamagaisa @ThisFlag1980 @ali_naka @DougColtart @BrezhMalaba @PastorEvanLive @maDube_ #thisgown pic.twitter.com/J8a7kraxl4
— Gilbert.Navonika (@giggz83) July 26, 2016
It has spawned the hashtag #thisgown – a reference to the#ThisFlag campaign which was launched by Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire a few months ago to demand accountability from the government.
#ThisFlag backed a stay-at-home strike earlier this month, one of the largest anti-government protests in years.
Like what @PastorEvanLive did. He paved the way. Look now other people are beginning to find their voice. #ThisGown pic.twitter.com/f7ZCP39cUV
— Tinashe Nyaruwanga (@tnyaruwanga) July 26, 2016
Mr Mawarire was arrested in the wake of the stay away, but released when a court threw out the charges after his lawyers successfully argued he would not get a fair trial.
He is now in South Africa with his family.
