Norton residents that were fielded by Temba Mliswa as polling agents when he ran for the post of Member of Parliament on 22 October have accused
Mliswa of not paying them. ZPP spoke to Mliswa’s assistant who asserted that the polling agents were taken on board as volunteers and no payment terms
were set on the table especially considering that Mliswa ran as an independent candidate and did not have funding to pay his campaign team or polling
agents.
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
21 November
Freedom of
Association
It is alleged that *Willson Goredema who was denied entry into a council budget meeting was assaulted by six Zanu
PF youths led by Zanu PF ward 7 Youth Chairperson, Steven Zulu. Goredema was denied entry at Rimuka Hall in
Ward 7 Kadoma on the basis that he is a supporter of Zim PF.
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Freedom of
Expression
At a roadshow held at Katanga Shopping Centre in Norton to raise awareness about bond notes *Jones Mafunga
was threatened for expressing scepticism towards the introduction of bond notes.
Masvingo
There has been in-fighting within Zanu PF structures as factions fight to take control of the planning for the conference to be held in Masvingo. Progressive
Democratic Party has continued to lose members as some influential members have gone back to MDC-T.
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
8 November
Political Rights
Right to
Personal
Security
Councillor Macheche Macheche, Shadreck Mugubunje and others are alleged to have assaulted Headman
*Solomon Poshai after accusing him of supporting MDC-T. Poshai is both Headman and Organizing Secretary for
MDC-T. Councillor Macheche accused the headman of setting up MDC-T party structures in the ward. Magubunje
then advanced towards Poshai and assaulted him using clenched fists. Magubunje was arrested and appeared in
court on the charges. It is believed he is serving an 8 months jail term.
Freedom of
Association and
Two officers from PISI in Chiredzi approached a community gathering at Chilonga in Chiredzi where the
community was dialoguing with ZPP officers. It seems from the community someone who is a ‘gatekeeper’ must
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