On 4 August police allegedly wearing riot gear went on a rampage assaulting citizens in Waterfalls,
Zindoga area. It is alleged that the officers were beating people indiscriminately for gathering in
numbers around 9 to 10 pm. The officers reportedly entered shops and collected money and other
valuables. They also threw teargas canisters dispersing people at the shopping centres. Some
properties were destroyed during the fracas. A similar incident was reported on 22 August at beer
drinking spaces in Harare Central Belgravia at “Kwa-Angie area”. On 25 August, a CCC activist was
brutally attacked by suspected Zanu PF supporters in Budiriro 4, ward 33 soon after arriving from a
rural outreach campaign. It is alleged that the victim was assaulted with sticks and sjamboks by
young people who accused him of selling out to the opposition. The victim sustained serious injuries
and received medical assistance at a local hospital. affected as the victims were left without
adequate shelter to sustain their families.
Mashonaland West Province
A case on the right to personal security was reported in Hurungwe West ward 24 on 25 August. The
CCC Hurungwe West Chief election agent was brutally attacked by suspected Zanu PF youths and
members of FAZ. The victim was reportedly assaulted with sticks and clenched fists and he sustained
internal injuries. It is alleged that after assaulting him, the perpetrators made a false report to the
police leading to the victim being detained on falsified allegations. In other reports in Mhondoro
Mubaira, 2 days before the harmonised elections Zanu PF ward 4 District Chairperson Renny
Manyara organised a campaign march where citizens were forced to attend the ruling party activity
against their will. Villagers who attended the event spent half the day marching around shopping
areas being made to sing and chant revolutionary songs denigrating the CCC. Vendors were
threatened with eviction from vending stalls if they failed to attend the campaign march. On 6
August a CCC activist, and his family were lucky to be alive and that no valuable property was
damaged after an unknown assailant threw a suspected petrol bomb in their home in Chikonohono
high density suburb. The incident occurred around 4:30pm at a time some members of the family
were in the building. The CCC activist was not at home when the incident happened. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
Mashonaland East Province
On polling day in Marondera East ward 3 at Mutukwa Village, a farmer’s home was torched around
2000hrs by suspected Zanu PF supporters. It is alleged that the victim, who is a farmer, was
constantly receiving threats from Zanu PF Councillor Bonset Nyarambi for not attending ruling party
meetings. At some point, Nyarambi chastised the victim accusing him of concentrating more on his
farming activities instead of balancing his schedule to attend Zanu PF meetings. The alleged
suspects mapped in the incident are Councillor Nyarambi and Zanu PF youths Farai Phiri and
Johannes Phiri. On 4 August, a CCC activist had his home torched by suspected Zanu PF supporters
in Seke constituency at Machingauta village ward 3. The incident happened around 8-9 pm when the
family had gathered for supper.
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