As the Zanu PF conference gets off in earnest in Esigodini today, security agents are stressing over the safety of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top aides — as the ruling
party converges there for its annual end of year get-together, the Daily News can report.
This comes as investigations into the June 23 Bulawayo bombing — in which Mnangagwa narrowly escaped an apparent attempt on his life
when an explosion rocked a Zanu PF rally that he was addressing at White City Stadium — have seemingly hit a dead end.
That explosion killed two of Mnangagwa’s close security aides, while also injuring scores of other
people.
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they
had put in place “very tight security” for the Zanu PF conference.
“We deployed our teams there a week ago … and we have the whole area covered,” he said, without going into details.
Well-placed sources said security agents —including police, heavily armed military personnel and intelligence operatives — were working “around the clock” in a desperate bid to avoid a repeat of the White City Stadium incident.Daily News