AUGUST 2017
Food and Other Aid Violations
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Threat level: Low
Shepherd Mujuru of Hunyani Section, Ward 4 was
denied social welfare food aid on 19 August.
Mujuru had been sent by his elderly mother to
collect her social welfare food allocation. The social
welfare food distributions targeted the elderly and
food for work beneficiaries. It is alleged that
Tawanda Chitate, a Zanu PF Ward 4 Chairperson
denied Mujuru social welfare food aid meant for
Mujuru’s elderly mother. Mujuru was denied food
because of his surname that is similar to that of NPP
leader; he was told that he would get his food aid
from National People’s Party president Joyce
Mujuru. Mujuru who had been standing on behalf
of his elderly mother was told that in future they
will not benefit from social welfare and the
beneficiary name was removed from the list.
Threat level: Low
It is alleged that there is a grade three pupil who has
been denied her right to education at Forester J
primary school, ward 27 in Mazowe North. When
schools opened in May, school head, Takwana
Ngoche, expelled *Melrose Mwembe accusing her
of poor academic performance. Ngoche told
Melrose’s father *Boyd Mwembe to find another
school because his daughter was not performing
well in her studies. He also said Melrose has a
problem with her eyesight. The parents of the young
girl were exempted from paying their debt to the
school but encouraged to find another school. An
administrator from the school confirmed to ZPP that
Melrose has never reported to school since the
expulsion
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