Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South) – Thousands are expected to attend President Robert Mugabe’s rally in Mutare this afternoon as media reports from the city reveal that buses and cars are streaming into the country’s third largest city with supporters.
President Robert Mugabe, 93, is due to hold the second of his youth rallies on Friday afternoon as he continues with his campaign programme towards the 2018 elections.
According to rally-organisers they’re expecting 60 000 people to attend this rally with an equally large number of people expected to be bused in from outside the city as has become the norm with Zanu Pf rallies.
However the organisers have dispelled rumours that all businesses are to be closed to force people to attend have been dispelled.
Speaking to local media Provincial youth official Victor Saunyama said “Our iconic leader President Mugabe is a magnet [who] will attract a bumper crowd”.
In preparation for the President’s arrival news 24 reports that a potholed road leading from the city centre past Sakubva township and towards the suburb of Dangamvura has been re-tarred in record time.
“Mugabe is due to open an “Information Communication Centre” at Dangamvura Post Office”
This had led to “jokes on social media that if you want to get your road retarred in Zimbabwe, you need to open an internet cafe and invite the president.
Cow and fuel”.
Ruling party officials have donated fuel – and in at least one instance, a cow, the Manica Post says.
Information Minister Chris Mushohwe pledged 1 640 litres of fuel; Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa 5 000 litres and Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge enough fuel to power eight buses, according to the report.
Giant screens are being set up outside Sakubva Stadium for those who can’t get seats.
The paper says there’ll be 32 ‘pick-up points’ for Mutare residents to be able to get onto buses to get to the rally.
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