President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba has declared that the government is not going to declare a state of emergency or postpone elections. This comes after an explosion rocked President Mnangagwa’s rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday. 41 people were injured in the explosion and so far there have been no fatalities. Speaking to the Sunday Mail, Charamba said,
As for the elections being postponed, a State of Emergency being declared, or a ‘transitional authority’ being formed, rest assured that the electoral programme proceeds as scheduled. Let there be no mistake about this; inasmuch as ZEC (the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission) will proceed, so will the (Mnangagwa) administration proceed with its work programme and economic revival agenda…Should everything grind to a halt because of retrogressive elements? The economic agenda is going ahead, and the elections are going ahead.
…He [Mnangagwa] will not be driven by vengefulness or a spirit of retribution. Until the investigators pronounce themselves and present the evidence for arrest and prosecution, no one should ascribe motive or blame.
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