Nick Mangwana laughed at people who burned cars near businesses tied to President Mnangagwa's friends. As Zimbabwe's main government talker, Mangwana made fun of these fires, calling them badly planned stunts. He posted online about how silly he thought these acts were. His message spread fast, reaching over 205,000 people who saw it.
Police said four cars burned in different parts of Harare early Friday morning. These attacks hit places in Avondale, Highlands, Newlands, and Goromonzi between midnight and 4 AM. The people who did this drove cars to each spot, set them on fire, then jumped into other waiting cars to escape. Commissioner Paul Nyathi shared these details with the public after reports came in.
The fires targeted businesses linked to several rich Zimbabweans close to the president. These included former bank boss John Mangudya, businessman Wicknell Chivayo at IMC Communications, and Kudakwashe Tagwirei's offices. A gas station run by DA Motors almost caught fire, but workers put out the flames quickly before much damage happened.
These attacks came right after war veteran Blessed Geza spoke against these exact businesspeople. He called them "criminals around the president" just days earlier. Police want Geza for treason because he asked citizens to rise against Mnangagwa's leadership. The government increased security across Zimbabwe as tension grew. President Mnangagwa recently fired his army leader, which many experts see as a move to stop any possible military plans against him. Reporter Hopewell Chin'ono learned that nobody called firefighters to handle any of these car fires. Police continue looking for suspects but haven't caught anyone yet.
Police said four cars burned in different parts of Harare early Friday morning. These attacks hit places in Avondale, Highlands, Newlands, and Goromonzi between midnight and 4 AM. The people who did this drove cars to each spot, set them on fire, then jumped into other waiting cars to escape. Commissioner Paul Nyathi shared these details with the public after reports came in.
The fires targeted businesses linked to several rich Zimbabweans close to the president. These included former bank boss John Mangudya, businessman Wicknell Chivayo at IMC Communications, and Kudakwashe Tagwirei's offices. A gas station run by DA Motors almost caught fire, but workers put out the flames quickly before much damage happened.
These attacks came right after war veteran Blessed Geza spoke against these exact businesspeople. He called them "criminals around the president" just days earlier. Police want Geza for treason because he asked citizens to rise against Mnangagwa's leadership. The government increased security across Zimbabwe as tension grew. President Mnangagwa recently fired his army leader, which many experts see as a move to stop any possible military plans against him. Reporter Hopewell Chin'ono learned that nobody called firefighters to handle any of these car fires. Police continue looking for suspects but haven't caught anyone yet.
