Storm over Mugabe regalia

A FIERCE political storm is brewing in President Robert Mugabe’s rural backyard amid allegations that Zanu PF activists sympathetic to the veteran leader’s trusted lieutenant and Zvimba North MP Ignatius Chombo have barred supporters from wearing party regalia bearing Mugabe’s portrait.

Report by Everson Mushava

The regalia — which includes thousands of bandanas, scarfs and wrappers, among others — was reportedly sourced by parliamentary aspirant Edwin Matibiri, a close relative of the veteran Zanu PF leader.

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