Zimbabwe’s NPP leader says she was attacked by Zanu-PF youths
Harare — Zimbabwe’s former vice-president and now opposition leader‚ Joice Mujuru‚ was attacked on Thursday by what her party claimed were youths aligned to Zanu-PF. Mujuru was in Harare’s high-density suburb of Glen Norah addressing a rally when a group of youths threw a barrage of stones at her. She was, however‚ saved from harm by her security staff — one of which sustained head injuries. "She survived a brutal attempt, but our security, made up of the party’s youths, formed a wall around her‚" said Gift Nyandoro‚ secretary-general of the National People’s Party (NPP). Mujuru‚ who is the leader of the NPP‚ was later taken for an X-ray. Zimbabwe is due to hold general elections later this year and Mujuru is one of four prominent presidential aspirants. Opposition political parties recently called on the government to level the playing field which, in the past, has been marred by political violence and intimidation. At a rally in Mount Darwin on Wednesday‚ Mujuru called for the arm...
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