Mbizo Stadium is a small stadium in

Mbizo Mbizo is a high density suburb in Kwekwe. It is located east of the city center across the railway line from ZIMASCO, the ferro-chrome producer. The suburb is divided into several sections all numbered one up to twenty. Mbizo Section One and Two ...

township, north-west of the city of

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, a native of the town. The stadium is located in Mbizo section one, the oldest part of the township. It has a capacity of about a thousand people. On 21 November 2014, a

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occurred at stadium and killing 11 and injuring 40 people.

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reported that around 30,000 people attended a religious service officiated by Walter Magaya. After the service, the crowd left toward a single exit in a stampede, killing four immediately; seven others were pronounced dead at hospital. The

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reported that the stampede was caused by police firing

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after some of the crowd attempted to break off parts of the stadium wall to exit.

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