her. The perpetrators were
identified as Zanu PF activists
Gogo
Masithole,
Gogo
Matshabangu, Mrs. T. Khumalo,
Mr. D. Gumede, Mr. N. Gatsheni,
Mr. T. Kanyemba and others, all
residents of Entumbane.
Harare
Chaos reigned in Harare province in the
month of July 2015.There were clashes
between the police and the vendors as
they were forcibly removed from the
streets of Harare from the 8thof July
2015.The vendors fiercely resisted the
move from street vending sites. During
the same period, homes were destroyed
in Warren Park, and Glen Norah by the
Harare City Council.
Police allegedly beat up people in the
streets of Highfield on 11 July 2015, the
day when the “Bring back Itai Dzamara”
rally was held. Some areas in Harare were
reported to have been peaceful; these
areas include Harare South and North,
Mabvuku and Dzivaresekwa.
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A Zanu PF led group which had illegally occupied an open space in Glen Norah in June 2015
had their homes destroyed on 14 July 2015.The group did not resist the move they simply
moved away from the area. On 22 July the council destroyed homes in Warren Park D. The
houses belonged to residents who were members of a cooperative. They had contributed
money to the cooperative for years. Most of the people who had occupied the area were
from Budiriro.
A couple from Ushewokunze in Harare was severely assaulted and their stock thrown off the
Mupedzanhamo market stall by Zanu PF members on 13 July 2015 for allegedly belonging to
the MDC-T. The youth led by Zanu PF youth chairperson known as James Bond and Secretary
Simba Chinakira went to the stall and threw the stock off the market wall. When the man
inquired the reason for discarding his stock he was attacked and severely beaten. His wife
was also beaten. The man had to be transported to the hospital for treatment. The case was
reported at Matapi Police Station but no action was taken.
Manicaland
The Provincial Minister for Manicaland Mandi Chimene on 7 July called on civil servants and the
general public to show their allegiance to Zanu PF by donating generously towards the Heroes’ day
celebrations.
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