ED blows US$1m on inauguration

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government reportedly blew more than US$1 million for his inauguration in Harare last week as he continues to flaunt the extravagance which characterised his nationwide re-election crusade ahead of the August 23 and 24 harmonised elections.

The South African ruling party African National Congress (ANC) described the inauguration at the National Sports Stadium as one of the best inaugurations in the world.

Mnangagwa was declared winner in a presidential race, whose results are being contested by the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), which has since launched a region and continent-wide diplomatic offensive to reverse the results, describing the elections as a “gigantic fraud” riddled with several irregularities.

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