Mnangagwa to release post-poll violence report

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to publicly release the report by the former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of inquiry into the 1 August fatal shootings of civilians in Harare. Six people were killed in the deadly shootings, while a seventh person died in a stampede shortly after the landmark elections. Addressing heads of foreign missions in Darwendale yesterday, Mnangagwa said 'the hearings were done in public, so the report will be shared with the public'. A report on the IoL site notes that he contradicted his spokesperson George Charamba, who last week claimed the report was only meant for Mnangagwa. Analyst Lovemore Madhuku said the law allowed for Mnangagwa to first study the report before publishing it.

Full IoL report