
Reparations protest: 'We have to rebel against the status quo'
Esther Stanford-Xosei is part of a campaign group in the UK.
Tomorrow is Emancipation Day, which commemorates the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act, which officially came to force on the 1st of August 1834. The day is marked with a march, demanding a hearing to unpack the impact of slavery, as well as reparations.
Security forces have been patrolling the streets to prevent anti-government demonstrations in Zimbabwe. Harare and other major cities have been largely deserted.
As part of our series on Africa's greatest Olympians, we hear from Kenyan athlete David Rudisha who broke the 800 metres world record.
(Photo: Esther Stanford-Xosei. Credit: Courtesy of Esther Stanford-Xosei)
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