Zanda (not real name) were some of the people who were discriminated
against.
Matabeleland South
Factionalism in Zanu-PF and MDC-T parties continued with Minister of Sports
and Recreation Andrew Langa being dismissed and replaced by alleged
Mnangagwa
loyalist,
Makhosini
Hlongwane.
In MDC-T they were frequently failing to hold meetings as a result of intra-party
factional squabbles.
Highlights:
On 14 October 2015, at Dwaleni Bhalula Ward 14 Centre, a Zanu-PF
district member, one, Zulu, who was verifying party cell structures,
declared that all villagers in the ward should join the ruling party, failure
of which would result in them not accessing food aid.
Midlands
The environment has thawed a bit after the major drivers of inter-party
violence shifted their energy and attention to factional fights within their
political parties.
Highlights:
On 24 October 2015, a rain making ceremony was turned into a political
rally after it was hijacked by politicians in Chiodza Village under Chief
Chireya in Gokwe Chireya constituency. The chief and headmen Chireya,
Mtashu and Murunga had called Chireya community for a ceremony in
Chiodza Village. The ceremony was attended by people from different
political backgrounds as they thought it was apolitical. To their surprise,
Zanu-PF central committee members who included Shane Hove,
Chiherenge, Andrew Shava and Tongai Mudimurirwa, all of Zanu-PF,
allegedly began chanting party slogans and denouncing other political
formations. Disgruntled, people began to disperse leading to the
cancellation of the ceremony.
On 2 October 2015, MDC-T member, Mandla Mpofu (not real name) of
Mupondi Village, Ward 8 Zhombe had his mining ore allegedly confiscated
by, one, Naison Moyo and three others after accusing the victim of being
an MDC-T sympathiser. The actors went to the mine situated in Mupondi
Village and told the victim that they were taking over the five tonne ore
and the mine. They said the victim could not enjoy the benefits of the
country since his party was against black economic empowerment. The
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