individuals who had successfully registered. It is said that the
It was reported that in Redcliff, ward 24 at Mpinda Primary,
trio made it clear that they were sent by the Zanu PF
residents were called to a meeting meant to register for the
Commissariat to demand such information from the villagers.
maize seeds distribution program on 4 October. It is alleged
Some villagers gave the information up yet others refused to
that at that meeting the Zanu PF district chairperson Eliot
comply.
Ndebele harassed and intimidated villagers who were in
attendance. Ndebele started by telling the villagers that the
On 22 October 2017 at Sikuta Business Centre of Insiza North
maize seeds were not going to be given to any known or
constituency an aspiring Zanu PF aspiring councillor (ward
perceived opposition supporter as it will be from President
19), Edson Moyo instructed local village heads to take down
Mugabe. Ndebele is alleged to have gone on to encourage the
names of individuals who would have failed to register to vote
branch secretaries responsible for listing down beneficiaries to
under BVR. It was unclear how he was to deal with
write the names of those known to be Zanu PF members first.
individuals who would have failed to register. The remarks
Some of the victims of this political discrimination who had
left villagers in fear.
their names rejected are Shadrack Mabena*, Misheck Dube*,
Sibert Kapito* and Melusi Mpofu. Ndebele is alleged to have
told the gathering that those in opposition parties should get
Category of incident
Oct 2017
their seeds from their respective parties.
Sept 2017
Assault
0
0
Theft/looting
0
0
Discrimination
3
1
fingerprints in a cotton inputs distribution exercise. Some
Displacement
0
0
farmers were being forced to provide their fingerprints in
Intimidation/harassment
9
3
On 7 October in Gokwe Nembudziya, ward 11 Chinyenyetu
Business Centre, cotton farmers were forced to provide their
order to be given seeds and fertilizer ahead of the next farming
season. A Zanu PF member Moses Chikuni is alleged to have
spearheaded the exercise. Many farmers expressed a lot of
disappointment and fear on the practise since they are said to
be suspecting that the exercise has a connection to the 2018
polls. This exercise was said to have been done in the village
under headman Makore.
In Gweru Mkoba, at Mkoba 6 Shopping centre, on 7 October,
it was reported that a lady identified as Primrose was allegedly
assaulted by Zanu PF youths Noel Chiriga and Isaac Moyo. It
was reported that the victim Rosemary* was accused of
participating in the National People’s Party recruitment
programme. The assailants Chiriga and Moyo later fled the
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