Police lock up Rufaro

BATON-WIELDING police officers yesterday sealed off Rufaro Stadium and barred Harare mayor Jacob Mafume from officially commissioning the facility which was shut down last year for a major facelift.

Rufaro, which last hosted local league matches back in 2019, has been undergoing rehabilitation since last year after energy giant Sakunda Holdings pulled out of a deal to renovate it to international standards.

Harare City Council then went solo in the rehabilitation programme, and missing several deadlines in the process amid reports that government was throwing spanners in the works for political expediency.

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