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Mugabe warns of small houses as Gono's daughter weds
07 Dec 2013 at 14:50hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has urged people to observe the sanctity of marriage and desist from extra-marital affairs.
Mugabe was speaking at the wedding of Praise Emily Gono and Tshalahika Malaba.
Praise Emily Gono is daughter of former Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Gideon Gono, while her newly married husband is son to former Chamber of Mines Chief Executive Officer, Mr Joseph Malaba.
In his congratulatory speech to the newly weds, Mugabe said those who are in marriage should be faithful to their spouses and be wary of negative influences from friends and relatives that may want to tear their union apart.
"We hear of small houses, sometimes I tease my Ministers saying some of you have small houses. If only we knew, those small houses perhaps we would go and destroy them. That should not be allowed.
"What do you want a small house for, what happened to your big house. ....you are married to one person and one person alone and if you had wanted you would not enter this type of union but have tried a traditional wedding," said President Mugabe.
Mugabe urged the couple to be independent and work for their sustenance as they have shown maturity by starting their own home.
Father of the bride, Dr Gono, chronicled his daughter's upbringing urging her marital bliss with her husband, while father of the groom, Mr Joseph Malaba said he never doubted that the two would get married as they have been friends for 11 years.
The First Family blessed the newly weds with a dinning room suite, a dinning set and US$6 000 while Bona Mugabe and her siblings gave a gift of US$4 000.
Dr Gono gave the couple a house in Borrowdale Brooke.
Guests were entertained by the bridal team while the First Lady also joined on the dance floor in what culminated to be a memorable day for the Malaba and Gono families.
The wedding was also attended by Zanu PF National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo, Zanu PF Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa and captains of industry.
Mugabe was speaking at the wedding of Praise Emily Gono and Tshalahika Malaba.
Praise Emily Gono is daughter of former Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Gideon Gono, while her newly married husband is son to former Chamber of Mines Chief Executive Officer, Mr Joseph Malaba.
In his congratulatory speech to the newly weds, Mugabe said those who are in marriage should be faithful to their spouses and be wary of negative influences from friends and relatives that may want to tear their union apart.
"We hear of small houses, sometimes I tease my Ministers saying some of you have small houses. If only we knew, those small houses perhaps we would go and destroy them. That should not be allowed.
"What do you want a small house for, what happened to your big house. ....you are married to one person and one person alone and if you had wanted you would not enter this type of union but have tried a traditional wedding," said President Mugabe.
Father of the bride, Dr Gono, chronicled his daughter's upbringing urging her marital bliss with her husband, while father of the groom, Mr Joseph Malaba said he never doubted that the two would get married as they have been friends for 11 years.
The First Family blessed the newly weds with a dinning room suite, a dinning set and US$6 000 while Bona Mugabe and her siblings gave a gift of US$4 000.
Dr Gono gave the couple a house in Borrowdale Brooke.
Guests were entertained by the bridal team while the First Lady also joined on the dance floor in what culminated to be a memorable day for the Malaba and Gono families.
The wedding was also attended by Zanu PF National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo, Zanu PF Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa and captains of industry.
Source - zbc
