Job Sikhala has accused the Zimbabwean state of neglect and persecution after his family home in St Mary’s was petrol-bombed in the early hours of Saturday, August 30, while his children were asleep.
Sikhala, who was in South Africa launching his new biography “Footprints in the Chains The Life of Job Sikhala”, said both he and his wife were away when the attack happened. His children, left under the care of relatives, escaped unhurt.
“In my country, when you oppose the criminal regime in Harare, you don’t get the protection of the law,” Sikhala wrote on X.
“The terrorists wanted to kill my children. When I heard them crying over the phone, it pierced my heart with agony.”
The veteran opposition figure said police have given him and his family no feedback since the attack was reported, accusing law enforcement of ignoring what he called an act of terrorism.
He further criticised authorities and ruling party voices for allegedly mocking the attack as a “self-bombing stunt”, saying the remarks deepened his family’s trauma.
Despite the ordeal, Sikhala vowed to continue his fight against oppression:
“Their tears of agony shall turn into tears of joy. The pain of our people will come to an end.”
Sikhala thanked those who sent him messages of solidarity and offered financial assistance to repair the damage.
