veterans suffered diarrhoea and vomiting ailments following the water cannon sprays
incident, something which they thought indicated that those affected might have
swallowed or inhaled the chemical water which came from the cannons.
Police used cannons with chemical water to disperse war veterans who had gathered from across
the country to meet in Harare. Above, a few of the war vets seen scuttling away from the sprays.
On 27 February 2016, MDC-T held a meeting in Ward 4, St Mary’s to take care of
some party business. The meeting failed to commence as the chairperson Jateni
“Master” Mangira did not show up. Some of the youths who support Adam Puzo
(who is campaigning for the post of MP in 2018) started shouting at current MP
Tarusenga (who is also party district chairperson) blaming him for hiding Mangira to
sabotage the holding of the meeting. The issue got out of hand resulting in vice
district chairperson, Biggie Chitengu, grabbing Tarusenga by the neck forcing the MP
to shrug himself free. Tarusenga confirmed the scuffle adding however that he
considered it a very minor incident. He said the meeting could not be held because in
addition to Mangira, who is the ward chairperson, not being around, the meeting
could not be held because there was no quorum.
On the 28 February 2016, the MDC-T party was going to hold their rally at Number 5
Grounds opposite Mbare flats and the meeting was scheduled to start in the afternoon.
Some Zanu-PF youths heard about the rally and allegedly mobilised and went to the
grounds ahead of MDC and started “playing” soccer. Around 12 noon the MDC-T
youths went to the grounds to prepare for their rally and saw Zanu-PF youths playing
soccer. A huge fight then started between the youths, the fight was uncontrollable as it
split into the streets. The police managed to contain the situation and no arrests were
made. Youths from both parties were injured.
Manicaland
Political intolerance defined the politics of Manicaland as several people were denied access
to basic government aid due to their political affiliation. The majority of those being
discriminated against were MDC-T and Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) supporters. On the
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