METHODOLOGY
This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who
observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside. ZPP
deploys a total of 420 community-based primary peace monitors (two per each of the 210 electoral
constituencies of Zimbabwe). These community-based monitors reside in the constituencies they monitor.
They compile reports that are handed over to ZPP provincial coordinators who man the different ZPP
offices in the ten administrative provinces of Zimbabwe. Upon receipt and verifications of the reports
from the monitors, the provincial coordinators compile provincial monthly monitoring reports, which are
then consolidated at national office into the ZPP monthly monitoring reports published in retrospect.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The highlight of the month of December 2014 was the escalation of intra party conflict within the
ruling party, Zanu PF. The wave of intra-party conflicts reported by ZPP in October and November
intensified and was characterised by accusations, suspensions and dismissal of Zanu PF members
perceived to be in the camp of former Vice President Joice Mujuru. During the first week of
December, Zanu PF held its watershed National People’s Congress. The tone of the congress was
marked by a heightened tempo of hate speech directed at the former Vice President Joice Mujuru and
her allies. The former Vice President was accused of being a traitor, inept and corrupt but she
vehemently denied the charges.
Another major event in the political arena was the appointment and swearing in of the new Vice
Presidents Honourable Emmerson Mnangagwa and Ambassador Phelekezela Mphoko, the reshuffling of cabinet and the appointment of new Ministers and Deputy Ministers. These developments
called for a lot of restrategizing and realignment of the ZPP advocacy in order to work towards
sustainable peace, justice, freedom and development in Zimbabwe.
The drive to flush out former VP Mujuru sympathisers started at the echelons of the party has now
cascaded to lower party level structures such as the branch and cell structures and has affected all the
provinces of Zimbabwe. In Matebeleland North a lot of hate language and some incidents of
discrimination were noted as the camp aligned to Minister Obert Mpofu clashed with the one aligned
to Professor Jonathan Moyo, Minister Sithembiso Nyoni and Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda.
Near violent clashes occurred in Lupane and the police had to quell the tensions. The Mpofu group
tried in vain to have Minister Nyoni and Advocate Mudenda fired from Central Committee positions.
There is now a general atmosphere of mistrust and animosity within the party which is characterised
by the harassment, assault and discrimination perpetrated against those perceived to be allies of
former VP Mujuru. Mashonaland Central province was hard-hit by the Zanu PF intra-party conflicts
as there was a lot ‘witch hunting’ within the party to identify former VP Mujuru allies and flush them
out.
On 5 December 2014 in Mashonaland Central, Farai Muchirahondo a Zanu PF supporter and lsaiah
Kazaza an army major led a group of war veterans and collaborators to Samaphiri farm in ward 27 in
Muzarabani South waving placards denouncing the incumbent Members of Parliament Christopher
Chitindi, Edward Paradza and Tafirenyika Magore for being affiliated to former Vice President Joice
Mujuru. The group sang revolutionary songs against Hon. Chitindi ordering him and his family off the
farm indicating that the farm will be taken over by one of President Robert Mugabe’s loyalists. In
another separate incident a Zanu PF member perceived to belong to the Mujuru faction was assaulted
by a Mr Mutangira of House Number 6832 Zimra Park in Mutare on allegations of being a Mutasa
ally. The two met at Chikanga Shopping centre and the perpetrator began to accuse the victim of
being a sell out by befriending Mutasa who had been accused of plotting to kill the President. The two
exchanged harsh words and in the end the victim was assaulted sustaining serious facial injuries.
Cases of discrimination occurred at Rapid Farm in Marondera West, in Mashonaland East province
where Edison Sithole and another four Zanu PF youths wanted to prevent two other Zanu PF
members perceived to belong to the Mujuru faction from accessing inputs. In another case of
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