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Mugabe gives Bona $100,000 and 55 head of cattle
03 Mar 2014 at 07:00hrs | Views
The newly wedded couple, Simba Chikore and Miss Bona Mugabe, was showered with gifts that came to hundreds of thousands of US dollars in cash, cattle and all manner of goodies from relatives, friends and visiting Heads of State and Government among other VVIPs.
The gifts were unveiled at a cocktail after the official ceremony and they surely lived up to the event's billing as the wedding of the year.
President Mugabe and Amai Mugabe gave the new family $100 000 - and 55 head of cattle.
"Ini naAmai takati vana vari kutifadza ava, ngatiedzeiwo kuvatsvagira zvatingavatsvagire, mombe tinadzo tovatsvagira, takati we should give them not less than 55.
"Financially, we know they (Simba and Bona) have spent quite a lot on their wedding. We have spent quite a lot too, tine ma expenses akati kuti zvedu but we have put aside a bit of money so we're giving them $100 000 for that," the beaming father of the bride, President Mugabe, said.
His announcement was followed by wild applause and ululation.
The President also gave assurances that he and the First Lady would always have their doors open should the new couple need any assistance.
"Tinezenge tichiona pamagariro avo, kugara kwavangade kuita kuti vane rumwe ruyamuro here so we'll keep our ears open and varege kunyara zvavo.
"Tiri kudeveloper-wo mbichana mbichana ku dairy kwedu, mombe taanadzo dzakatiwandei tinokwanisa kutengesawo kuti tibatsirikane."
A local mining companyweighed in with another $100 000.
Equatorial Guinea President Mr Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his wife, gave the newlweds $35 000.
Businessman Mr Ihmad Ahmed made a gift of $50 000, while Mr and Mrs Gabriel Mugabe showered the couple with $25 000, plus 10 head of cattle.
ZAOGA (FIF) Qatar, where Mr Chikore is a senior elder, gave him and his new wife $2 600.
Zambian President Mr Michael Sata and his wife Dr Christine Kaseba congratulated the couple with a gift hamper worth about $4 000.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Nicholas Goche came in with $2 000, while the Zimbabwe Republic Police – represented by Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri – presented the newlyweds with $10 000.
The couple can now boast of a large herd of cattle as many other guests, including Mr Leo Mugabe and other family members, also presented them with beasts.
Numerous other guests also came forward with cash gifts of $1 000 and above, while many others made gifts of livestock.
The gifts were unveiled at a cocktail after the official ceremony and they surely lived up to the event's billing as the wedding of the year.
President Mugabe and Amai Mugabe gave the new family $100 000 - and 55 head of cattle.
"Ini naAmai takati vana vari kutifadza ava, ngatiedzeiwo kuvatsvagira zvatingavatsvagire, mombe tinadzo tovatsvagira, takati we should give them not less than 55.
"Financially, we know they (Simba and Bona) have spent quite a lot on their wedding. We have spent quite a lot too, tine ma expenses akati kuti zvedu but we have put aside a bit of money so we're giving them $100 000 for that," the beaming father of the bride, President Mugabe, said.
His announcement was followed by wild applause and ululation.
The President also gave assurances that he and the First Lady would always have their doors open should the new couple need any assistance.
"Tinezenge tichiona pamagariro avo, kugara kwavangade kuita kuti vane rumwe ruyamuro here so we'll keep our ears open and varege kunyara zvavo.
A local mining companyweighed in with another $100 000.
Equatorial Guinea President Mr Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his wife, gave the newlweds $35 000.
Businessman Mr Ihmad Ahmed made a gift of $50 000, while Mr and Mrs Gabriel Mugabe showered the couple with $25 000, plus 10 head of cattle.
ZAOGA (FIF) Qatar, where Mr Chikore is a senior elder, gave him and his new wife $2 600.
Zambian President Mr Michael Sata and his wife Dr Christine Kaseba congratulated the couple with a gift hamper worth about $4 000.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Nicholas Goche came in with $2 000, while the Zimbabwe Republic Police – represented by Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri – presented the newlyweds with $10 000.
The couple can now boast of a large herd of cattle as many other guests, including Mr Leo Mugabe and other family members, also presented them with beasts.
Numerous other guests also came forward with cash gifts of $1 000 and above, while many others made gifts of livestock.
Source - the Herald
