18 February
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In Masvingo Urban, at Runyararo West Hall during a build-up to the Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial chairperson
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election intra-party violence was reported. The two warring factions in Zanu PF (Lacoste and G40) are alleged to
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have clashed at Runyararo Hall. A fist fight ensued between the youth wings and all this is said to have been ignited
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by the praise singing of Ezra Chadzamira, which the other faction did not take well. It was started by one
Manyanga. The police were dismissed by one Munganasa on the basis that it was an internal matter which was
going to be solved within the Zanu PF party.
21 February
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An MDC-T supporter Shingai Chikwenjere*of Chiredzi West is alleged to have been assaulted by unnamed Zanu
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PF supporters. He was attacked reportedly for wearing an MDC-T t/shirt. He was approached and then asked to
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remove his t/shirt and when he refused to comply one of the perpetrators started tearing the t/shirt. Others joined in
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and assaulted him and said he was lucky to have made it past 2013 but this time they would deal with him. The
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matter was reported to the police and was heard in court before being postponed to the 21st of March 2017.
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21 February
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In Mwenezi East, Maparara Village head,Mr Maparara is reported to have called a gathering at his home for people
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to be given voter education by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. The ZEC officers made it clear that everyone
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is free to make their choices on the candidate they want to represent them in the House of Assembly. Mr Maparara
took advantage of this gathering, after the ZEC officials had left, it is alleged when he told the people in his village
that all of them were supposed to vote for the Zanu PF candidate Joosbi Omar on the day of the by-election as he is
the right candidate for Mwenezi East constituency.
23 February
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In Gutu South ward 22 at Mupata Township, it is reported that David Tirivaviri* was harassed by the ward
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