Resist, Reject and Report Violence, #RRRV2023
NOVEMBER 2022
Mashonaland West
Political spaces continued to shrink as opposition party supporters,
particularly the CCC, became victims of political persecutions. On 4
November at Magunje Business Centre in Hurungwe Central, Wonder
Matashu, a CCC member, escaped death when he used his hand to dodge a
machete. This was after he confronted a Zanu PF Councilor, Chris
Mudengezerwa, for removing his name from a Pfumvudza inputs
distribution beneficiary list. The councillor took a machete from his car to
hurt Matashu who then blocked the Machete with his hands resulting in him
sustaining injuries on his hands and forehead. Pfumvudza inputs
distribution processes became a political tool to discriminate against
suspected CCC members. Government funded inputs meant to assist
vulnerable communities were reportedly distributed in a partisan manner.
One individual was arrested for confronting a Zanu PF member who had
taken his relative’s input allocation.
Matabeleland North
In ward 2 a Zanu PF activist, Teresa Nyathi, instructed citizens who had
registered to vote to also register under Zanu PF cell groups. Nyathi also
went on to say that those who failed to register under the local cell group
risked being removed from the food beneficiary list. She stated that on
election day citizens should vote and report back to the Zanu PF agent of
who they had voted for so as to be given food hampers. Similarly, the new
Binga District Development Coordinator (DCC) Land Siansolo Kabome urged
traditional leaders to ensure that opposition members did not carry out
their campaigns in Binga. He stated that any traditional leader who was
found working with the opposition would risk being removed from the
system and payroll. He told them to campaign for Zanu PF and ensure that
citizens vote in numbers. In ward 9, Nkayi North Mfulongatshi Mpofu was
unlawfully arrested and detained by the police after complaining about
unfair employment in the Nkayi District health and education sectors during
a community meeting. He was on accusations of insulting the President and
later released after spending a night on unclear charges.
The Zimbabwe Peace Project
Monthly Monitoring Report
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