We are going "home" so we know the situation, however thank you for your concern. Last time (last September) we were there, the police were concerned with diamonds (!), gold and weapons - however I was lucky enough not to be carrying any
Even I would advise staying away from Harare (even in times of peace) but that's were our truck is parked and I need to collect it and drive it back to Bulawayo so Police roadblocks are par for the course. The ones we encountered on the outskirts of Bulawayo were mainly concerned with their bellies rather than our political status - in Matabeleland people are still treated with some respect - anyway, we have the basic yellow Zim number plates on the car and that marks us out as locals rather than the screaming red diplomatic ones that mark out potential trouble.
I will have a look at Wild Nomads and see what they can offer - many advice for the tip (have you used them yourself?)
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