Tsvangirai Refuses To Be Outdone, Addresses Impromptu Rally
Published: 2016 July 15 07:06:02 (10759 Views)
HARARE - MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday “refused” to be outdone as thousands of people draped in the Zimbabwean flag yesterday thronged his party’s Harvest House headquarters to welcome him following his month-long hospitalisation for colon cancer treatment.
Tsvangirai, who was taken ill early June and is currently undergoing chemotherapy sessions, was forced to address an impromptu rally, where he declared: “I am back and it is time for action. The people of Zimbabwe should be heard.”
He had to cut short his address after riot police stormed the area, accompanied by two water cannon trucks and ordered the MDC-T supporters to disperse, accusing them of blocking traffic. In the ensuing melee, police arrested Reuters photojournalist Philemon Bulawayo, but later released him without charge.
MDC-T youth leader Happymore Chidziva said Tsvangirai’s call for action against the government’s failed economic policies had resonated with the masses’ push for President Robert Mugabe to step down.
“What is clear is that the State has failed the people of Zimbabwe and this has stopped being just a political issue, but even those outside politics are calling for action, The president (Tsvangirai) said it’s time for action and we are ready,” he said.
Tsvangirai, on his first day back at work, chaired MDC-T’s national executive and national council meetings to discuss and measure the success of anti-government demonstrations held by the party in several parts of the country.
Party spokesperson Obert Gutu said Tsvangirai would address a Press conference today to spell out the resolutions of the national council.
- NewsDay
Tsvangirai, who was taken ill early June and is currently undergoing chemotherapy sessions, was forced to address an impromptu rally, where he declared: “I am back and it is time for action. The people of Zimbabwe should be heard.”
He had to cut short his address after riot police stormed the area, accompanied by two water cannon trucks and ordered the MDC-T supporters to disperse, accusing them of blocking traffic. In the ensuing melee, police arrested Reuters photojournalist Philemon Bulawayo, but later released him without charge.
MDC-T youth leader Happymore Chidziva said Tsvangirai’s call for action against the government’s failed economic policies had resonated with the masses’ push for President Robert Mugabe to step down.
“What is clear is that the State has failed the people of Zimbabwe and this has stopped being just a political issue, but even those outside politics are calling for action, The president (Tsvangirai) said it’s time for action and we are ready,” he said.
Tsvangirai, on his first day back at work, chaired MDC-T’s national executive and national council meetings to discuss and measure the success of anti-government demonstrations held by the party in several parts of the country.
Party spokesperson Obert Gutu said Tsvangirai would address a Press conference today to spell out the resolutions of the national council.
- NewsDay
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