Some of the victims were identified only as Mrs Sewera and
Mrs Zindi.
On 28 October aspiring Mt Pleasant independent candidate
Fadzayi Mahere was arrested by police at a soccer tournament
she had organized as part of her 2018 campaign activities in
the constituency. It is alleged that Mahere was picked by
police at Groombridge primary school in ward 17 where she
had hosted her Shanduko soccer tournament ahead of the 2018
elections. Reports are that police units arrived in the afternoon
and summoned Mahere to Harare police station on unclear
charges before halting the tournament. In a telephone
A meeting to inspect a list to distribute maize was held by
interview Mahere reported to be attending a court session
ward 15 Councillor Panganai Chirongera at Ngangu Hall in
referred all enquiries to her campaign page on social media.
Chimanimani East. The meeting was turned into a Zanu PF
event as the Councillor together with ward 15 Chairperson
Category of incident
Oct 2017
Sept 2017
Booker Machingauta chanted ruling party slogans. The food
Assault
6
3
aid which is yet to be distributed was said to be a present from
Discrimination
0
0
Theft/looting
2
2
MDP
4
2
Oswell Garapo the headmaster of Tsengerai Primary school in
Intimidation/harassment
19
9
Nyanga North has been victimising Joyline Mukombe* , a
Displacement
1
1
Unlawful detention
4
0
President Robert Mugabe and only for those who are going to
vote for Zanu PF in the 2018 elections.
grade 7 pupil by excluding her from her studies on allegations
that she did not participate in holiday lessons organised by the
school. She was told that she must go back to Grade 5 if she
wished to continue with her studies. Garapo went to the extent
of refunding the money that the child had paid for her final
grade 7 examinations.
On 11 October in Mutare North, ward 11 Mushunje village,
Councillor
Chatewu
Ndoro
declared
civil
society
organisations particularly the Zimbabwe Peace Project as
enemy number one at a Zanu PF meeting. He specifically
singled out the National director of ZPP, Jestina Mukoko
accusing her of being responsible for producing false reports
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