group led by their Youth Chair Clever Mutawarara complied and moved to Kaunda plot
101 community hall.
•
On 29 September 2015, in Highfield East Tom Ginidza (not his real name) was
allegedly harassed by John Kasewa of Zanu PF at the grounds close to Lusaka
Community Hall. He was told that the only people allowed to plant crops at the fields
close to the grounds were Zanu PF people.
Manicaland
Women playing netball in Buhera during the Peace Day Games organised by the Zimbabwe Peace Project
and its partners.
Property rights continue to be trampled upon in Manicaland with five farmers having lost their
farms over the course of September under the land redistribution exercise. While the
Constitution entitles them to receive fair compensation for acquired land, no such
compensation was received by the farmers nor was any valuation done of their properties to
estimate the value of their improvements. The affected properties are Mhandara, Kelvin,
Fairfield Lesbury and Wakefield all in Headlands – Makoni District. Out of the five farms, only
Wakefield is operational. The rest are idle and awaiting the new owners to start operations. The
exercise has put about one thousand workers out of employment thus jeopardizing the
livelihoods of their immediate and extended families.
Victimization of political opponents has been the order of the day as the ruling party grapples
with the emergence of the People First fronted by ex-vice president Mujuru. A witch-hunt and
finger pointing was done in almost all the constituencies as the party makes a second attempt
to get rid of Mujuru allies. Some political heavy weights in the mould of Munacho Mutezo of
Chimanimani West, believed to be a Mujuru ally, have taken a back seat while Colonel
15