Zimbabwe crackdown: 'Nothing has changed' - BBC Newsnight

Has Zimbabwe swapped one brutal authoritarian leader for another? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F As a deadly crackdown on violent protests forces Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cut short a trip in Europe, Newsnight asks what happened to the reforms promised after Robert Mugabe’s reign ended. Alex Magaisa - former advisor to the opposition leader Morgan Tsangarai - and Xavier Zavare, a spokesperson for the governing party Zanu-PF, join Emily Maitlis. John Sweeney and Andrew Harding report. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight