PROVINCIAL OUTLOOK
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Harare
In October, Harare Province recorded 38 serious human
rights
violations,
marked
by
escalating
political
intimidation, targeted arson, and suppression of civic
freedoms. The most alarming incidents included two arson
attacks, one at SAPES Trust, where a seminar room was
burnt ahead of a scheduled press conference on
Zimbabwe’s constitutional crisis, and another at the
Highfield home of Gilbert Bgwende, a member of the
Constitutional Defence Forum, both acts aimed at
silencing dissent. The heavy presence of riot police in
Chitungwiza around Job Sikhala’s residence after a
planned birthday celebrations were abruptly postponed
also spoke volumes, while factional violence within ZANU
PF erupted at Overspill Shopping Centre. Vendors
protesting peacefully at Ashbrittle Shops were unlawfully
arrested, further undermining freedom of expression and
assembly. Meanwhile, ongoing service delivery failures
were documented across Harare central, where residents
face blocked sewers and unsafe sanitation, violating
citizens’ rights to a clean environment and dignity.
Collectively,
these
incidents
highlight
a
worsening
environment of fear, repression, and governance failure in
the capital.
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