THE memorial service of the late Glen View South MP Vimbai
Tsvangirai-Java, who died in June from injuries sustained in a road accident in
Kwekwe, will be held this Saturday at her late father Morgan Tsvangirai’s
Strathaven home.
The Tsvangirai family spokesperson Manase Tsvangirai
confirmed the development. The event, which is expected to be attended by
church leaders, politicians, friends and relatives, will be graced by MDC
leader Nelson Chamisa.
“The event will be held on December 14 (Saturday) at the
family home in Strathaven. The programme will start in the morning at 0900
hours,” Tsvangirai said.
Vimbai succumbed to injuries sustained in a horrific crash
on her way from Bulawayo, where she had gone to attend party meetings. The
accident also claimed the lives of Paul Rukanda, the late MP’s campaign manager
and councillor Tafadzwa Mhundwa, a brother to her late mother, Susan
Tsvangirai.
The former MDC women’s assembly secretary general is
survived by her husband Batsirai Java, who is a church leader for the
Tabernacle of Grace Ministries.
Sources told NewsDay that the MDC had initially settled the
City Sports Centre or the Harare International Conference Centre, but struggled
to have bookings, forcing the venue to be moved to the late Tsvangirai’s home.
Failure by the family to get a booking at the City Sports
Centre, the source said, was a deliberate attempt by the ruling Zanu PF party
to block any gathering that will be graced by Chamisa for fear that it would
turn into a rally. Newsday
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