Highlights:
On 1 November 2015, violence erupted in Harare South. MDC-T had a rally in
the area which Zanu-PF vowed to stop as they said the area was a no go area for
MDC-T. The rally was disrupted by Zanu-PF youths. In running battles that
ensued following free-for-all violence, four houses belonging to MDC-T
supporters were destroyed including the house of Harare South Youth chairperson,
Svosve.
On 8 November 2015, there were Zanu-PF district elections in Kuwadzana West.
There was chaos as drunken Zanu-PF youths insulted people in Kuwadzana 5.
Residents of Epworth were forced to go for Zanu-PF District elections to elect
district members. In Takawira Ward there were two contestants, former chair
Amidu Ali and Victor Kagamba. Most elderly people were against Kagamba
whom they accused of being a perpetrator of violence. Residents were also
disgruntled by the fact that they felt Kagamba was being imposed from the
province. All the same, they were forced to go and vote and take their tenants with
them. During the election on 10 November 2015, Kagamba allegedly accused a
Zanu-PF activist Rudo Ngende (not real name) of encouraging people to vote
against him. He threatened to burn her house.
On 14 November 2015, Zanu-PF youth chairperson, Proud Mupambwa, struck
with an axe in Manyame Park in St Marys constituency, two of his party
colleagues. It is alleged that there were factional divisions in the area that could
have led to the murder of the two. Reported facts are that there were elections on
12 November 2015 which were won by mostly a faction belonging to, one,
Charaura. The faction which lost is supposedly led by Tendekai Mashwada who is
said to have defected to Zanu-PF from MDC-T in 2005. Mashwada and his
colleague, Mukabeta, had contested for chairperson positions which they lost to
the other faction. It is alleged that Mupambwa was in Mashwada’s faction and
that Mupambwa committed the murders to discipline members of the rivalry
faction. Two days after the grizzly double murder, Mupambwa is alleged to have
committed suicide in police cells on 17 November 2015.
On 15 November 2015, two Zanu-PF youths allegedly beat up an MDC-T
supporter at Kamunhu Shopping Centre in Tafara for having a market stall at that
location. The perpetrators, one, Pearson and another known as Tichaona
Kanhukamwe, said they did not want anyone from the opposition party to have
market stalls at Kamunhu Shopping Centre.
There was a Zanu-PF meeting at Lusaka Community Centre on 19 November
2015. Lorraine Mutasa wanted to stand in as Highfield branch chairperson. Alice
Chigodora disrupted the proceedings and queried the legality of holding such
elections. She allegedly harassed Lorraine and threatened her with assault.
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