At least US$19 000 out of the targeted US$120 000 has been raised through a gofundme campaign for the purpose of buying a new car for Nelson Chamisa, the leader of opposition MDC Alliance.
The initiative was launched following an attack on Chamisa’s convoy last week in Masvingo where he went to commence his Provincial tour.
It also comes as there was allegedly an assassination attempt on Chamisa in Mutare this Tuesday making it a second assassination attempt in 7 days.
This is happening as Zimbabwe is preparing for the 2023 general elections and MDC Alliance believes “The resort by the regime to political violence is designed to send a chilling effect to citizens who are forming a broad alliance to win Zim for change in 2023.”
The crowdfunding initiative started by one T. Basvi (popularly known as Mudhara B) will be registered in the USA and is led by an audited committee.
Basvi said the initiative was started as it had been “clear that the regime wants to continue to frustrate democracy by attacking the main opposition.”
