Property Rights
2
35
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Discrimination
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to food, aid and livelihood
8
2
5
15
belongings were dumped along at the Binfura Road opposite Glenara Estate up to the
time of writing this report. Mazowe Citrus lost a portion of its land to pave way for the
expansion of the Mazowe Orphanage belonging to the First Lady Mrs. Grace Mugabe.
In another development, there has been a gold rush in Bindura North at Kitsiyatota
village some five hundred meters from Bindura town to the west. More than five
thousand people from Bindura, Shamva, Glendale, MtDarwin and Masembura are
digging for gold at the village which is owned by Freda Rebecca Mine. To access
entrance into the project, one has to produce a Zanu PF card to the leaders controlling the
area. Freda Rebecca has failed to stop the panning activities.
Ø 7 October 2014- Mr. John Strong of Disi Farm Mvurwi Mazowe North was evicted
from his farm by war veterans led by Bernard Mondo. The perpetrators invaded the
farm and removed all moveable property and locked the house. They took the keys
with them leaving the owner stranded and without shelter.
Ø 26 October 2014- A Zanu PF activist and a pro-Mujuru supporter (name supplied)
of Mpofu village Muzarabani North was summoned to the village court and verbally
reprimanded by Headman Mpofu for convincing people that VP Mujuru was a better
leader than the First Lady.
There has been a tense political environment in the province especially after the First
Lady’s provincial rally on 17October 2014 where she addressed Zanu PF supporters at
Rudhaka stadium in Marondera. In her speech, she dressed down the Zanu PF Provincial
Chairperson Ray Kaukonde accusing him of working to topple the President. The hate
speech had a negative trickle-down effect as evidenced by a series of sparked intraparty
conflicts that gave rise to a tense political environment in the province. Intra-party
conflicts both in Zanu PF and MDC-T continued to rear its ugly head.
Ø 6 October 2014-MDC-T members in Ruwa held a meeting to elect the district
executive in preparation of the congress that was scheduled for 31 October 2014.
Some party members were disgruntled by the outcome of the election as the number
of votes did not tally with the registered voters. That conflict led to violent clashes
among the party members. The police had to be called in to quell the violence.
Ø 24 October 2014- A group of war veterans called an emergency meeting at
Madhururu farm in ward 6 Marondera .The agenda of the meeting was to organise a
road march against Provincial Chairperson Ray Kaukonde which was scheduled for
the 4th of November 2014.
Ø Between 29 and 30 October 2014- Army General Constantine Chiwenga ordered
everyone at his Dockson farm to renew their contracts by 1 November 2014 as the
farm was under new management, his new wife Mary Chiwenga. Some workers
have been employed since he took over the farm in 2000. He indicated that those
who were unhappy with the situation should leave without benefits. Some of the
workers were targeted because they once worked for his former wife
Mahs East
Theft & Looting
Total
7