Wedding of the year
14 - 2 March 2014 - The Observer
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Bona Mugabe weds
imba Chikore (40) and Bona Mugabe
(24) are now husband and wife. The
two were joined in the holy matrimony
by the Vicar General of the Roman
catholic Church, Father Muguti at the first
family’s residence in Borrowdale, Harare.
The groom, Simba, is a pilot, a Captain,
at atar Airwas, where he uses the surname
Mutsahuni, and not Chikore.
Several delegates attended the ceremony,
where Simba and Bona were in high spirits
as they exchanged marriage vows. Chikore
described Bona as a God fearing woman,
whose patience is testimony of God’s faith
and love to his people. Bona paid tribute to his
husband, Simba, whom she said has made her
a stronger woman. She added that she is more
than excited to spend her whole life with him.
Heads of state present at the ceremony were
Dr Michael Sata of Zambia, DRC’s President
Joseph Kabila and President Jacob Zuma of
South African and President Teodore Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo of the Equatorial Guinea.
Former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan
Tsvangirai was left out from the list of high
profile guests that attended President Robert
Mugabe’s first born daughter Bona’s 18 hour
wedding yesterday.
Three serving presidents and three former
heads of state from Sadc countries and beyond
attended the wedding.
President Mugabe, invited West African
Equatorial Guinea leader, Nguema Mbasogo,
South African President Jacob Zuma, Zambian
president Michael Sata to join him in celebrating
the wedding of his daughter.
Luke
Tamborinyoka,
Tsvangirai’s
spokesperson said his boss will spend the
weekend at his rural home in Buhera when the
first family will be celebrating at their swish
Borrowdale Brook home.
“We have just buried comrade William
Bango at his rural home, and the former prime
minister has just proceeded to his rural home
where he will spend his weekend with his
mother,” Tamborinyoka said.
Tsvangirai was in Chivhu for the funeral of
veteran journalist William Bango who passed
on in a tragic accident on Tuesday.
One interesting aspect of the wedding duo
is the secrecy surrounding the groom’s age.
In a Facebook post on the page The Wedding
of Simba Chikore and Bona Kmugabe, the
former said: “My age is a little bit personal. I
mean would anyone really go around telling
everyone how old he/ she is. It’s true and not a
secret that Bona is 24 and very soon l know
as the President’s son in law, you will all be
knowing my age, that is if you don’t know it
already. All l can say is that l am old enough
to be her perfect husband. We match in
everything including our age.”
Informed sources who woeked with
Chikore at Air Zimbabwe some six years ago
confirmed that he is 40 years of age.
As they say, Life begins at 40!■