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Zimbabwe’s first family has demanded a retraction and apology from NewsDay if they fail to prove that Tarirai David is the son of the President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.
The private media house, NewsDay, Thursday published a story in which it alleged that Tarirai was one of the first family’s children.
Tarirai David Mnangagwa is being accused of seizing gold mining claims in Gweru after the owners had invited him to invest in the project.
The gold mining claims in question are under Block 16 Quarts mining claims called Jilikin 25, registration number 12641BM whose owner, according to court papers seen by NewsDay, is Chad Cecil Mupandanyama, since
2005.
The first family through the deputy chief Secretary in the office of the President and Cabinet George Charamba said the daily news publisher should prove that David indeed is a member of the first family.
“The Office of the President and Cabinet continues to view with consternation what clearly is a sustained media campaign by NewsDay and other syndicated online news outlets against His Excellency the President ,Cde E.D Mnangagwa ,the First Lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa and children of the first family.”
“The latest in a series of such slurs and innuendos was a front page story in today’s (Thursday 12 November 2020) issue of NewsDay which baldly creates the impression TARIRAI DAVID MNANGAGWA is the President’s biological son.”
“His Excellency would be most grateful if NewsDay can provide him and the Nation with evidence of a filial relationship between him and TARIRAI DAVID MNANGAGWA, in order to make good claims in their story.”
“In the absence of such evidence ,the Office of the President and Cabinet demands an immediate retraction of the published and damaging falsehood ,as well as unconditional apology to the President, the First Lady and the first family.”
“The Office further urges the media to refrain from publishing such malicious claims which have now become more of a norm, quite contrary to the standards and dictates of professional journalism.”
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