AUGUST 2017
team of municipal police led by Kenneth Hwenjera
forced vendors to attend the meeting. Municipal
police forcefully took and confiscated goods
belonging to vendors that had failed to comply.
Several vendors lost their wares and among them
was *Lucky Zindoga a local cell phone vendor who
lost a number of cell phones.
A group of Zanu PF youths who reside in Barrowsheet suburb, Goromonzi South allegedly assaulted
four MDC-T supporters for wearing MDC-T party
regalia. It is alleged that a Zanu PF youth group led
by Maphios Makahamadze approached the four
who were coming from an MDC-T rally held at
Spar shopping centre. The MDC-T supporters were
ordered to remove their party regalia but they
resisted. The four were assaulted resulting in their
clothes being torn. One of the victims identified as
Cleopatra Makoni* ran away and called for backup
and within minutes other MDC-T supporters
intervened and rescued their colleagues. The
incident was not reported to the police thus no
arrests were made.
Threat level: Low
ZanuPF ward 15 councillor Roy Danha forced a
group of pastors from Wedza North to contribute 50
cents each towards Heroes’ Day commemorations
on 2 August. It is alleged that Danha had tasked
pastors *Welcome Midzi and *Terrence Zarura to
collect contributions and later the pastors were
appointed to Zanu PF posts as chairperson and
secretary. On 2 August Danha threatened the
pastors “Guys kana mukasagadzirisa mari idzodzo
muchaona moto, muchapinda mupfuvhu”. Loosley
translated, he said the pastors would get themselves
into trouble if they do not pay up. Danha told the
pastors that no one was exempted from the
contributions, as Heroes Day commemorations
were a national event. Meanwhile on the same day a
group of American Christians donated books,
pencils and boxes of vegetable seeds. District
chairperson Peter Chigodora and Danha publicly
claimed that the donations were meant for their
campaign.
Goromonzi West villagers were forced to contribute
$1 towards the Heroes’ Day commemorations. It is
alleged that Hatious Marange from ward 7 was
selected to coordinate collection of the money on 8
August. Households that could not contribute $1
due to financial challenges were ordered to
contribute 5kg bags of maize instead. The
commemorations were to be held at Umritsur farm
in ward 8. ZanuPF youth leader, Tapiwa popularly
known as Dread Taps intimidated people during the
collections saying he will locate all those that fail to
contribute.
Vendors were forced to attend a star rally at
Rudhaka stadium in Marondera where Vice
President Mnangagwa was guest of honour on 3
August in Marondera Central. It is alleged that a
Mafios Shekede an aide to Chief Samuriwo
threatened headmen Thomas Chinyowa and Jason
Nhumbe in Marondera West on 9 August. Shekede
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