By Own Correspondent| Two of the victims of the White City Stadium bombing have succumbed to injuries sustained in the explosion, Health and Child Care Minister, David Parirenyatwa has confirmed.

Yesterday, Dr Parirenyatwa revealed that while some of the 49 victims of the blast had been discharged by end of day, 3 of the victims remained in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

He said of the serious cases admitted at Mpilo hospital on the day of the explosion, some of the victims’ conditions had stabilised and they had been moved to the general wards.

“However, we still have 3 people who are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),” said Dr Parirenyatwa in an interview with the national broadcaster.

The deceased are one CIO officer by name, Stanley Magunzva and the second, only identified as Katengu.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa including several senior government officials survived the bombing at the Zanu PF rally last Saturday.

The explosion, which occurred while President Mnangagwa was leaving the podium after finishing his address injured 49 people, 6 of them seriously

The Zimbabwe Republic Police recently issued a statement in which they offered an unspecified reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator of Saturday’s bombing.

Police Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba however urged the media not to speculate but report objectively on the incident which she said was uncalled for in a country like Zimbabwe.

She revealed that investigations were currently underway to get to the bottom of the issue.