MDC activist dies

Runyararo Mugauri, an MDC activist who was severely attacked by Zanu PF supporters early this month in Chiweshe, died on Saturday at a hospital in Harare.

According to medical reports, Mugauri, who was the MDC youth secretary for Mazowe district was attacked with blunt objects at his homestead, resulting in him receiving serious injuries.

Party officials assisted to have Mugauri ferried to Harare for treatment but due to the nature of the injuries doctors failed to perform skin grafting leading him to succumb to his death on Saturday night.

"We tried our best to help him but due to the seriousness of his injuries, Mugauri could not live for long. He was in urgent need of skin grafting on his buttocks but this could not be performed as he was in a very bad state," said the doctor who was attending to Mugauri.

The death of Mugauri brings to 125 the number of MDC supporters who have been murdered at the hands of Zanu PF supporters.

Last week Zanu PF supporters killed two more MDC supporters including Fungisayi Ziome also from Chiweshe and although police reports were filed and some of the perpetrators identified, no arrests have been made.

Mugauri, is expected to be buried in Chiweshe on Friday.