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Companies in trouble for snubbed Mugabe bash
06 Mar 2015 at 03:24hrs | Views
Zanu PF Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs Kudzai Chipanga last week demanded First lady Grace Mugabe should crack the whip on companies that refused to donate to President Robert Mugabe's lavish birthday party held in Victoria Falls on Saturday.
According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Chipanga singled out Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited which allegedly refused to donate bottled water as requested by the youths.
"Grace was shocked and she charged her expression after Chipanga announced this' as source told Zimbabwe Independent.
"You could see her anger as she explained to Mugabe who had not heard what Pupurai Togarepi had said".
Zimbabwe Independent reported that Chipanga's comments came soon after the Zanu PF Youth League arm-twisted cash strapped parastatals and indigenous businesses to bank roll Mugabe's $1million birthday bash.
Companies such as Econet, Mbada Diamonds and Schweppes which normally donate to Mugabe's birthday ceremonies this year failed to do so.
"Econet simple gave us lines with airtime to use during preparations of the bash," an unnamed Zanu-PF youth league official is quoted as saying.
The publication quoted Togarepi saying Zanu PF youths will not hesitate to use violence to defend the principles of the party.
'Americans are doing the same. They guard jealously their principles and propagate lies that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction so that they go to war to protect their own selfish interests.
'As Zanu PF Youths the principles of the party need to be defended and we are the vanguard of this revolutionary party.'
"My youths will be on the look-out that nothing happens to the principles and that we will crush the enemy so that we safeguard what our leaders fought for," he said.
According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Chipanga singled out Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited which allegedly refused to donate bottled water as requested by the youths.
"Grace was shocked and she charged her expression after Chipanga announced this' as source told Zimbabwe Independent.
"You could see her anger as she explained to Mugabe who had not heard what Pupurai Togarepi had said".
Zimbabwe Independent reported that Chipanga's comments came soon after the Zanu PF Youth League arm-twisted cash strapped parastatals and indigenous businesses to bank roll Mugabe's $1million birthday bash.
Companies such as Econet, Mbada Diamonds and Schweppes which normally donate to Mugabe's birthday ceremonies this year failed to do so.
"Econet simple gave us lines with airtime to use during preparations of the bash," an unnamed Zanu-PF youth league official is quoted as saying.
The publication quoted Togarepi saying Zanu PF youths will not hesitate to use violence to defend the principles of the party.
'Americans are doing the same. They guard jealously their principles and propagate lies that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction so that they go to war to protect their own selfish interests.
'As Zanu PF Youths the principles of the party need to be defended and we are the vanguard of this revolutionary party.'
"My youths will be on the look-out that nothing happens to the principles and that we will crush the enemy so that we safeguard what our leaders fought for," he said.
Source - Zimbabwe Independent
