By Bulawayo Correspondent
IN a brazen incident believed to be politically motivated, two unidentified assailants Saturday morning broke into the house of MDC Alliance national chairperson, Tabitha Khumalo’s Saurcetown house and severely assaulted the top politician.
The intruders also took away Khumalo’s three mobile phones, a 64-inch television and a laptop.
Khumalo was rushed to a local health facility after she was stabbed in the palm and also severely assaulted on her knees and head by a knobkerrie.
“Two men broke into my house this morning around 4 am. I was going to the toilet when the intruders confronted me and asked the whereabouts of Honourable Khumalo,” said Khumalo.
By Bulawayo Correspondent
AS the nation commemorates Robert Mugabe National Youth Day this Sunday, political parties have expressed mixed feelings towards the late strongman’s legacy with some crediting the once fierce ruler for keeping the military out of national politics.
Mugabe was dethroned in a popular military assisted coup November 2017.
February 21, which is the former President’s birthday, was formally recognised as a national holiday on 24 February 2017.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe founding president Innocent Ndibali credited Mugabe for championing the land reform programme.
“Today, we remember (former) President Robert Mugabe. We promise that expropriation of land without compensation can never be reversed.
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Mloyi who was also a former Senator for Bulawayo died Wednesday.
She had been unwell for some time but was a member of the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa.
The MDC Alliance Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Swithern Chirowodza confirmed her death.
“I am very saddened to announce the death of our long serving cadre MaMloyi. She was a very hardworking and loyal cadre. As Bulawayo province, we have lost a true heroine of our party and country,” said Chirowodza.
He said burial arrangements are still to be availed.
Mloyi was elected the MDC-T’s Bulawayo provincial chairperson in 2006. She relinquished the post in 2011. She also served as a senator from 2006 to 2013.
Nelson Chamisa
MDC-T Secretary-General, Douglas Mwonzora, has alleged that the MDC Alliance is heavily influenced by elements of Zanu PF’s Generation 40 (G40) faction.
G40 was said to be a group of Zanu PF politicians working on generational change by replacing the party’s older officials with younger and savvy party members.
It is believed G40 was conceived by Professor Jonathan Moyo but he has repeatedly denied its identity as a faction.
At one point, G40 was said to be in favour of Grace Mugabe to be president, taking over from her husband, the late Robert Mugabe, which escalated fights between them and Lacoste faction led by Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the president.