On this day in 1971, Zimbabwean Politician Fungayi Jessie Majome was born. Majome is the founder and principlal of Co. Legal Practitioners and the former of Zimbawe Deputy minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Deputy Minister for Women’s affairs, gender and community development. She holds a master of Law (L.L.M), a master in women’s laws (M.S.W.L), Bachelor of Laws honours (L.L.B.S). Majome presents variety of boards such as the Mutemwa Leprosy Catholic Care Centre (MLCC) and Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association where she chairs the Professional Interests Committee (ZWLA) Ndabaningi Sithole Foundation.
On this day in 1978, Prime Minister Ian Smith and moderate African leaders including Bishop Abel Muzorewa, Ndabaningi Sithole and Jeremiah Chirau signed the Internal Settlement, an agreement which favored African majority rule for the time.
On this day in 1996, presidential elections in Zimbabwe organized for two days began. The elections were contested by the incumbent Robert Mugabe of ZANU-PF, Abel Muzorewa of United Parties and Ndabaningi Sithole of ZANU-Ndonga.
On this day in 1996, presidential elections in Zimbabwe organised for two for days came to an end, with Abel Muzorewa and Ndabaningi Sithole losing to Mugabe who claimed over 90% of the votes.
On this day in 2000, the founder of Zimbabwe African National Union, Ndabaningi Sithole died at the age of 80. His political ambition began in 1960 when he joined the new National Democratic Party (NDP) which was led by Joshua Nkomo. In the 1995 election, he won a seat in Parliament but later that year he was arrested for plotting to kill the late Robert Mugabe. In 1997 he was locked in prison and was to serve for two years . Subsequently, Sithole did not serve his entire full time because of his health conditions, he died in United States seeking for medical treatment.