their efforts were in vain as the police truck was
also pounded with stones. One of the victims,
Chiedza Mandizvidza, who had visited her child’s
vending stall died on her way to the hospital while
others that had sustained injuries were admitted
at Chinhoyi Hospital.
THE CAR THAT WAS VANDALISED AND LATER SET ON FIRE BY
VENDORS WHEN MUNICIPAL POLICE WERE USING SPIKES TO
IMPEDE MOTORISTS
On the night of 19 May Zanu PF youths from
Chinhoyi are alleged to have invaded a plot owned
by *Michael Zuze in Uplands, Bhaguta. The youths
arrived in a truck and were chanting party slogans
when they took Zuze’s property and loaded it on
the truck. When they failed to break into the main
bedroom some of the youths put up in the lounge
while others slept outside the house. Irene
Gombe, a staunch Zanu PF supporter has been
accused of masterminding the invasion. Zuze and
Gombe engaged the Ministry of Lands as well as
local police and Zuze produced his offer letter as
proof that he legally owned the plot.
School headmaster, Obert Mire, sent away pupils
from Chinhengo Primary School with outstanding
tuition and levy on 23 May in Chegutu West. The
move did not go down well with parents who felt
the school authorities were being inconsiderate of
the effects of the acute liquidity crisis on parents.
Threat level: low
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