the armed police has the potential to threaten those intending to access their
pension benefits. It must be noted that pensioners had been frequenting
NSSA building in an attempt to get explanation over the delayed and late
disbursements of their monthly payouts. Since the deployment of the armed
police the number of pensioners visiting the building is reported to have
decreased
On July 25, Nobert Ndarombe a Zanu PF youth chairperson suspected to be
aligned to the G40 faction is alleged to have threatened to assault farmers
and people who will heed the Provincial Minister’s call to invade the Triangle
Sugar Cane fields. Ndarombe made the threats while addressing a Zanu PF
gathering at Rufaro Hall in Chiredzi. It must be noted that Provincial Minister
Mahofa has since 2015 been urging people to take over the Triangle sugar
plantations and the Governor was also fingered as being behind the crippling
2015 industrial action that took almost two months to resolve.
Access to employment and the right to work were reportedly curtailed on 14
July when a group of Zanu PF members led by Samuel Janga confronted
Pamire* of Zibowa clinic ward 20 Zaka East accusing him of allowing an MDC
T member Emanuel Matema * to access employment as a General Hand at
the Health Centre. Janga is alleged to have instructed Pamire to seek and
consult with the party whenever a vacancy and employment opportunities
arise at the clinic. It is significant to note that Zanu PF has been has been
accused of interfering in the operations of Zibowa clinic and this is the second
recorded account in less than a year where the party has interfered with the
internal systems of the institution.
Freedom of movement and the right to personal liberty were reportedly denied
on 14 July due to the deployment of the armed police in Masvingo town. The
police deployment had been necessited by the demonstrations which were
taking place in most major towns and the police anticipated these
demonstrations to degenerate into chaos. The heavy armed police presence
was threatening to the public eye leading people to stay indoors for fear of
their lives and in the process being deprived of their freedom of movement
and freely associating within the neighbourhood. It must be pointed out that in
June 2016, the police were also deployed leading to the abandonment of a
planned peaceful march aimed at petitioning the government to fix the
economy.
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