Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Zimbabwe

A winning MDC candidate in hiding

    JOHANNESBURG

    The MDC said on Thursday that its candidate in the central district of Kwekwe, Blessing Chebundo, would remain in hiding even though he had won his seat in a tough race against Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa.

    “Chebundo and his family fled their home on 14 May after it was burned down by suspected ZANU-PF supporters in the run-up to the election, the ‘Daily News’ reported. Chebundo won 15,338 votes against 8,352 for Mnangagwa.

    “He was so traumatised during the election period that he is still not sure whether it is safe for him to show up in public now,” a party spokesman told the newspaper.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join