Overview

• Desire Moyo, the Nkulumane legislator, died early Friday after a collision with an elephant near Shangani while returning from a parliamentary sitting in Harare to Bulawayo.
• Four fellow lawmakers — Madalaboy Ndebele, Senator Rittah Ndlovu, Sethulo Ndebele and Libion Sibanda — were injured and are receiving hospital treatment.
• Luveve MP Discent Bajila relayed an eyewitness account reported by local media that the car first struck the elephant’s rear before the animal turned and damaged the vehicle.
• The City of Bulawayo issued a public tribute describing Moyo as “an iconic leader,” noting his service to the city and his role as a poet and youth-focused activist.
• Moyo was first elected in 2023, and authorities have not released formal police findings on the precise sequence or causes of the crash.