Resist, Reject and Report Violence, #RRRV2023
Bulawayo
During the Unity Day holiday at Joshua Nkomo Statue, the Zimbabwe
Republic Police and Central Intelligence Organization arrested three
activists during the Gukurahundi commemoration. Ibhetshu likaZulu
organised the event to remember Gukurahundi victims. During the
peaceful march to the main venue at Stanley Square Makhokhoba
suburb, it was reported that state security stopped the event and
arrested Thamsanqa Ncube, Melusi Nyathi and Samkeliso Nyathi. The
activists were arrested shortly after presenting their speeches and
presentations and detained at Bulawayo Central Police. In ward 13,
Delani Moyo of an unknown political party forced Thokozani Phuthi to
remove his party regalia of the Mthwakazi Republic Party. It is said that
Moyo told Phuthi to remove the regalia citing that the latter was
misguided to support a party that is intolerant and tribal. Ironically, Moyo
was intolerant of Phuthi’s political party.
Manicaland
In Manicaland Province, threats to personal security, political rights and
freedom of assembly and association were noted as major highlights. On
10 December 2022, it was reported that there was a crew of Zanu PF
men on motorbikes which moved around Makoni South and intimidated
villagers in wards 17, 18 and ward 23 at around noon at Changadzo
market. The meetings were organised and chaired by Cephas
Makurumidze, a war veteran from Chingono village. The other organisers
were four men from Chimanimani, Buhera, Nyanga and Chipinge districts.
They asked community members why they always voted for the
opposition in the wards mentioned above and that they should vote for
the ruling Zanu PF party or risk victimisation. They had used the meeting
to lure people into bringing IDs to receive food aid, but instead, the IDs
were for registering them in Zanu PF registers.
December 2022
The Zimbabwe Peace Project Monthly Monitoring Report
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