Harassment/Intimidation
Discrimination
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
3
Mat
Nort
h
Mat South
Total
suspected ally of former VP Joice Mujuru.
The province has recorded cases of political bullying and harassment of opposition
party members mainly by Zanu PF politicians. Factional fights within Zanu PF are still
going on with some party members being labelled “gamatox” a derogatory term that
refers to one faction which is at the centre of the purges in Zanu PF. The drive to purge
the province of unwanted ‘elements’ in the party has been the main cause of conflicts
within Zanu PF party.
15 January 2015 - Zanu PF ward Chairperson Agnes Siziba and her son Mecious
Siziba denied two suspected MDC-T members access to maize seed claiming
that the Presidential Inputs were meant for Zanu PF members and war
collaborators only.
22 January 2015 - In Gwanda North in ward 6 at Khozi Village Japhet Ndlovu of
Zanu PF allegedly threatened to evict perceived MDC- T members from the
area because he claimed Khozi village was Zanu PF territory.
29 January Zanu PF village head Mr. Aaron Mpofu of Wabayi Village ward 6 in
Gwanda accused an MDC-T supporter of fanning divisions in the community
and threatened to evict him from the village.
It has been noted that cases of discrimination in the distribution of fertilizers, food and
farming inputs have taken a new twist; instead of being perpetrated against Zanu PF
2
1
Harassment/Intimidation
Discrimination
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
2
1
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