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 21 May 2017 2 0 3 0 10 1

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