In Muzarabani South at St Albert’s growth point, ward
10 it is alleged that on 8 June Zanu PF district security
advisor, Ezrome Marange, told *Pedzisai Hove to desist
from wearing MDC-T regalia and attending opposition
meetings if he does not want to be evicted from his
home. Marange made these threats after he saw Hove
clad in MDC-T regalia after shopping at St Albert
growth point.
It is alleged that an NPP activist, *Herbert Chikuni, was
harassed by Zanu PF youths in Mazowe Central,
Mapfumo village ward 10 on 9 June. Chikuni summoned
NPP youths to a meeting in the ward then ruling party
youths led by Brian Jonga violently disrupted the
meeting. Jonga and the Zanu PF supporters arrived
armed with knobkerries and chanting party slogans. NPP
youths fled and left Chikuni who was scolded for
supporting the opposition, labeled a traitor and detained
for a few hours.
Threat level: Low
Zanu PF youth officers, Innocent Mhuteyebhani and
Tichaona Materera, allegedly forced Marondera
residents to each pay a dollar towards the Zanu PF youth
interface rally. The youth officers called for a meeting at
Ward 5 Mahachi shopping centre in Murehwa North a
day before the rally (1 June) where they ordered families
to pay and also said that those who fail to attend will be
killed. For fear of victimisation, residents complied.
Zanu PF youth Chairperson for Marondera, *Revai Huni
was assaulted by Gift Midzi and Wiseman Mutasa
during an after party of the youth interface rally on 2
June and Dombotombo shopping centre. It is alleged that
intra-party violence broke out when Huni indicated that
he was against President Robert Mugabe’s idea of taking
land from inactive and unproductive youth giving it to
active and productive ones. Huni’s subordinates felt that
their leader was opposing the ideas of the president and
needed to be stopped.
School head Takwana Ngoche and school development
committee member Rhodha Chawawa barred Forrester J
Primary School (ward 27 Mazowe North) pupils from
attending classes on 20 June. The school authorities
turned away students that have not paid school fees in
full.
At the burial of a Zanu PF activist, Christopher
Chigwida, in Mazowe Central ward 10 it is alleged that
aspiring MP, Tabeth Malinga addressed Chogwiza
villagers and threatened opposition party members. On
the day in question, 26 June, Malinga said she will flush
all opposition activists in the toilet and added that their
days were numbered and they will be dealt with in 2018.
Category of incident
Assault
Theft/looting
Discrimination
Intimidation/harassment
June 2017
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Charles Ndamba, a Zanu PF supporter and village head,
allegedly accused *Jeffrey Mateka of hosting an MDC-T
meeting at his home in Mudzi South on 9 June. Ndamba
added that he will not tolerate Mateka influencing
villagers to support MDC-T. Mateka was told that he
should support Zanu PF or face eviction before 2018
elections.
May 2017
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Youths who were promised residential stands in
Marondera Central were on 12 June forced by Zakaria
Makonese and other Zanu PF supporters to contribute a
dollar towards the Mutare rally. Makonese is alleged to
have said that youth should contribute so that they can
hire a bus to ferry people to Sakubva Stadium. He is said
to have told the youths that youths from other provinces
attended the Marondera rally therefore the favour has to
be returned.
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