they did not want to work with Agritex officer Mhike and irrigation
scheme supervisor Stanley Dube as the two had appointed the scheme
committee which they filled with Zanu PF members only. The meeting
which was supposed to introduce the block system was aborted as the
villagers protested that they could not work with people who
discriminate them.
v On 22 July the Umzingwane Zanu PF women’s league chairperson
identified as Matshazi gathered Nyema villagers in ward 20 and told
them to contribute $1 each for First Lady Grace Mugabe’s birthday
celebrations. Most villagers said they could not afford and were not
willing to pay for someone else’s birthday as they themselves cannot
afford to throw birthday parties. She then said Zanu PF members
should contribute and those who refused were not going to benefit
from aid and development programmes organized by Zanu PF.
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
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v On 8 July it was reported that Shepherd Nkomo of Sizangobuhle ward
5 in Tsholotsho North who defected from MDC-T to Zanu PF earlier this
month reported to a Zanu PF meeting held at Sipepa Rest Camp that
he had been chased away from home by his father for having
requested Zanu PF to assist him with building materials to construct his
Mat North
Harassment/Intimidation
Discrimination
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