home in ward 16 Machakata village, Gokwe
Mapfungautsi on 20 June. The Zanu PF youths went to
Nyoni’s home and attacked MDC-T supporters with
stones before fleeing after realising that they were
outnumbered by opposition party supporters. However,
the Zanu PF youths vowed to return in large numbers
and are targeting the next MDC-T meeting slated for the
4 July at the same venue.
support.
Category of incident
Assault
Theft/looting
Discrimination
MDP
Intimidation/harassment
Disrupted Political Mtg
Chenjerai Rukweza, Chiwundura ward 9 village head,
allegedly told his subjects that they must not tolerate or
accommodate opposition parties campaigning ahead of
the July 15 by-election. The village head directed this to
NCA party supporters that recently initiated a door-todoor campaign strategy. The following day (21 June)
NCA party members confirmed that they had been
turned away from most homes.
June 2017
3
1
4
1
17
1
*Names of victims have been changed.
Political intolerance continues to increase in
Chiwundura. On 21 June it was reported that *John Mizi
boarded public transport from Gambiza Business Centre
which is in ward 10 to Gweru urban. It is alleged that
upon boarding the bus wearing an MDC-T T-shirt, Mizi
was immediately told to remove the T-shirt he was
wearing by Zanu PF ward 10 chairperson Albert
Mbulawa. Mbulawa also said Mizi would be forced off
the bus if he did not remove the T-shirt. Because Mizi
had nothing else to wear he was forced to get off the bus.
The Gweru District Administrator Mrs Chitiyo
allegedly called for an urgent meeting with Chief Freddy
Gambiza and all his kraal heads to be held on 23 June.
The meeting allegedly resolved that those suspected to
be working with opposition parties were going to be
given a strong warning. It was also said that those
among the kraal heads and other civil servants who are
also going to be suspected to be working with opposition
not Zanu PF are going to have their names removed
from the payroll. The meeting was held at the District
Administrator’s office in Gweru.
*Similo Mbaleni who is alleged to have been a Zanu PF
member and has since moved to the National People’s
Party was approached and listed on the opposition
supporters’ list and later threatened with unspecified
action for absconding Zanu PF meetings in Mkoba,
Gweru. The youths had gone door-to-door in Mkoba
registering names of people and the parties that they
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May 2017
2
0
3
0
10
1