scene after threatening the victim with
even more severe
hearing which was led by one Zanu PF official Bishop Mpofu.
assaults if she went on to report the matter to the police.
Itis reported that Nharara was allegedly served with a
suspension letter from his position in Zanu PF until further
On 9 October, in Chiwundura, ward 11 at Muchakata Business
notice for allegedly offering the MDC-T members the venue
Centre, villagers registered their displeasure over the way
for their campaign.
agricultural inputs were being distributed. It was reported that,
the village heads across the ward were told to submit the list
In Mberengwa East, ward 5 Manyevere village, it was
of beneficiaries they had come up with to the Zanu PF ward
reported the constituency legislator Makhosini Hlongwane
chairperson Albert Chidhakwa. It is alleged that at the
allegedly held a meeting with five villages that surround
gathering, Chidhakwa told the villagers that those who were
Manyevere village on 15 October. It is alleged that when the
not Zanu PF members were not supposed to come to the
legislator was afforded the time to talk to the villagers at the
gathering as the farming inputs were going to be given to
meeting, he allegedly asked all the war veterans suspected to
Zanu PF members only as an order from ‘the top’. Villagers
be
who were perceived opposition supporter were not given these
Mnangangwa’s alleged Lacoste faction to leave the venue as
farming inputs.
he said they are fanning factionalism in the Zanu PF party. As
aligned
to
Vice
President
Emmerson
Dambudzo
a result all the war veterans present complied and left.
On 12 October, in Gokwe Chireya, at Chireya Business
Hlongwane further said that they should not report to such
Centre, a case of political intimidation was reported. It is
meetings again as they discriminate party supporters along
alleged that Rams Chiwara who is a village head of Mashuma
factional lines.
Maranga area in Kabuyuni threatened and intimidated those
who were registering to vote at a registration centre in
In Zhombe, at Sidhakeni COTTCO Depot premises it
Chireya. He is reported to have said that during the 2018
was reported that villagers gathered there for purposes
elections every village head will be leading his people to go
of receiving cotton seeds following an announcement
and vote. He is alleged to have further said that the equipment
which had been made by kraal heads on 16 October .
being used for voter registration is able to record every village
It was reported that on the day of the seeds distribution
head and his people. People are said to be now living in fear as
Prudence Chimuti* was singled out and told that the
they are said to be not sure if Chiwara’s utterances are correct.
seeds belonged to Zanu PF members only. This
pronouncement is alleged to have been made by
In Gokwe Sesame, ward 12 Nemangwe at Kasuwe Business
Patrick Tshuma, who is the Zanu PF cell chairperson
Centre, it was reported that the opposition MDC-T party held
for ward 3 and also mainly in charge of distributing
their red day campaign on 12 October. It is alleged that one
farming inputs in the ward. Chimuti returned empty
businessman and also Zanu PF ward 12 Chairperson
handed as a result of her political affiliation.
Takavarasha Nharara accommodated the MDC-T members at
one of the open spaces he owns for business purposes. Three
days after the function, Nharara was ordered to report to a
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