FOOD AND OTHER FORMS OF AID VIOLATIONS
In the month of April there have been few incidents of food violations. This could be attributed to the
fact that most communities are busy harvesting crops and the need for food distribution is also
relatively low.
There was no distribution of food grains and agriculture inputs in Mashonaland East as people in the
province have started harvesting their crops. However reports in the Maramba Pfungwe, Mutoko and
Mudzi indicate that crops did not do well due to erratic rains and a serious food shortage is looming.
In Bulawayo province there is no government sponsored food aid programme. However residents of
Methodist Village were lucky after Female Students Trust donated food when they had finished
holding a public meeting to create awareness on the provisions of the new constitution. Copies of the
new constitution were also distributed to other villagers who did not attend the gathering. Furthermore
in Makokoba Constituency, District Social Services has been seen donating and distributing fifty
dollars to each senior citizen of the suburb without demanding party membership cards.
In Masvingo some districts are now better off after the seasonal rains produced good harvests of the
staple food, maize. However districts like Chivi, Mwenezi and Chiredzi still need food aid due to poor
soils, lack of agricultural inputs and floods. The over three thousand families at Chingwizi
resettlement need continuous food relief and sanitation facilities to enhance healthy lives. Politicians
are believed to be trivialising their plight by playing politics and addressing rallies when people are
suffering.
At Tsholotsho Centre, Tsholotsho South constituency in Matabeleland North, it is reported that some
donations which were meant for flood victims were diverted to John Landa High School. It is not
clear who was responsible for the diversion. There are also reports that there are some donations from
MDC-T members in South Africa which were impounded at the Beitbridge Boarder post. ZPP is still
trying to verify the facts.
Fig. 1: Human Rights Violation Levels Oct 2013 - April 2014
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