Mashonaland East
Date
HR
Provincial highlights
Violated
18 April
Freedom
of Mr Tsvura, Chairperson of Zanu PF in Mudzi South intimidated people during the Independence celebrations
assembly
held at Makaha Primary School. Mr Tsvura took a register of people who attended the ceremony and
and
accused others of not attending the national celebration. He accused villagers who had failed to attend the
association
celebrations as Zanu PF enemies. It is alleged that he wrote down the names of all those who had not
Right
personal
to attended and said he would deal with them. This event clearly conveyed a message to the villagers that
those who had failed to attend would be punished.
security
18 April
Freedom
expression
of On independence day in Murewa North, Chapangano ward 16 Councillor Matiza of Zanu PF attended the
celebrations in Zanu PF party regalia. This did not go well with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP )party
Freedom
of members, one of the PDP members openly told the Councillor that he was politicizing the event. It is
assembly
alleged that Tukisai Chodewa a PDP supporter boldly confronted the Councillor that national events
and
gathering were not a show case of party regalia. The Councillor is alleged to have further provoked people
association
by chanting Zanu PF slogans during the celebrations. This frustrated other people who are not Zanu PF
supporters who attended the independence celebrations.
Mashonaland West
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