that MDC-T members should come in the project as followers only and not leaders.
3 June 2014- A delegation of Zanu PF councillors and war veterans of Gokwe South
District approached the Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Jason Machaya
complaining about the chairperson of the council Mrs. Senga whom they accused of
being sympathetic towards MDC-T party members. The delegation proposed that
she be replaced by Ward 1 councillor, Mr. Taruvinga who apparently was leading
the delegation. In his response the Minister Machaya informed the delegations that
he had no jurisdiction to single handily remove an elected office bearer. He however
advised the delegation to follow the proper channel of submitting their complaints if
they had concrete evidence of her malpractice and non-performance of her assigned
duties.
Ø 13 June 2014- Representatives of the Anglican Church of Canterbury in England
donated food hampers to local villagers in Chiwundura constituency, Chinamasa
village, Ward 9 at Gambiza Primary School. James Chanza of MDC-T told one of
the intended beneficiaries belonging to Zanu PF to leave the food allocation process
because the food was meant for friends of England who were MDC-T members and
not Zanu PF members.
There has been a slight increase in the number of politically motivated incidents in the
month of June. The violations recorded include harassment, intimidation and
discrimination based on political intolerance among community members. The reduction
in overt violence could be attributed to the shift in focus among community members in
the province; the newly resettled farmers have been thronging the Ministry of Lands and
Resettlement in the various Districts of the province as they applied for the new farm
permits. It is believed that the process is a pre-audit and verification exercise that would
eventually assist the authorities to identify multiple property owners and absentee
farmers.
Ø 3 June 2014- A man who runs a Radio and TV repair shop at Chawarura
Business Centre in Muzarabani South was barred from accessing his shop
because he had attended a meeting organised by ZimRights. The man was
ordered to leave the premises by Zanu PF youths led by Rasy Chapata, the
youth chairperson.
Ø 7 June 2014- A group of ten army officers invaded Piedmont farm in
Matepatepa, Bindura North forcing a White farmer to vacate the property
leaving all farming machinery at the farm.
Ø 11 June 2014- A female MDC-T activist of Gwetera village Shamva North was
verbally abused by a Zanu PF supporter Josiah Zuze for reading an independent
newspaper, The Standard. Zuze grabbed and tore the paper warning the victim
Ø
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, education
Freedom of Assembly
13
3
1
Property rights
1
Property rights
Right to liberty and security of person
1
1
20
Mash Central
Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Disrupted Political
Meeting
Malicious Damage to
Property
Theft/looting
Unlawful Detention
Total
6