‘Zim killings report will be public’

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to make public the report by the former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of inquiry into the August 1 fatal shootings of civilians in Harare.

Six people were killed, while a seventh person died in a stampede shortly after the landmark elections in Zimbabwe.

Addressing heads of foreign missions in the country at a realignment workshop yesterday, Mnangagwa said: “The hearings were done in public, so the report will be shared with the public.”

The Zimbabwean leader contradicted his spokesperson, George Charamba, who last week claimed the report was only meant for his (Mnangagwa’s) eyes only. Following a public outcry, Charamba made a U-turn. – ANA