Harare
Harassment/Intimidation
Malicious Damage to
Property
Assault
Displacement
Discrimination
Disrupted Pol. Meeting
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
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Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Freedom of assembly and association
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Harare province was a hive of activity as candidates campaigned for parliamentary seats
left vacant by former MDC-T legislators who joined the MDC Renewal team. Most of
the violations that took place were connected to the campaigns. It has been noted that the
areas that were not going to have elections were generally peaceful. Independent and
opposition candidates complained of harassment and intimidation by Zanu PF supporters
in Glen View South and Highfield West. Zanu PF supporters were also recorded to have
continued to illegally occupy land in Chitungwiza and in Epworth. Zanu PF members
were exposed by their colleagues for illegally selling council stands.
Zanu PF supporters were packed in two trucks, one with its number plates
covered by the Zanu PF candidate’s poster as they headed to independent
candidate Donald Chimatira’s house in Glen View 3.They harassed Chimatira
and labelled him a homosexual. He was accused of faking being an independent
candidate while he belonged to Mujuru’s so called People First Party. On 19
May 2015 Zanu PF had a rally at Glen View 3 Community centre with
members of the Harare Provincial women’s wing supporting the Glen View
South candidate Pius Madzinga. Psychology Mazivisa also brought the
Highfield West supporters and the group hoisted a Zanu PF flag at Madzinga’s
house in Glen View 1. The flag was hoisted as a sign of Zanu PF dominance by
the supporters of Madzinga. They went on to close by-election contestant
Michael Chivandire’s tuck shop.
Zanu PF youths who were not wearing their party regalia moved about in
Highfield West tearing posters of Shadreck Nyanganya of Freedom Party and
Kudzai Saruwaka of Mavambo. An election agent of Nyanganya reported the
case at Southerton Police station stating that Zanu PF posters were not being
torn. Mazivisa’s posters were put up to replace those that were torn. The police
called all candidates of the Highfield West election for a meeting on 22 May
and warned them that anyone caught removing or defacing posters thereafter
would face the wrath of the law. The perpetrators were Dominic Nyanga and
Evans Gabriel. Posters were being removed from Zororo Centre to Western
Triangle bus terminus.
Police in Chitungwiza South pounced on vendors at Makoni Shopping Centre
as they tried to remove them from the area. The vendors resisted the removal.
The other residents joined in resisting the police who then left and indicated
they would come back. This took place at the end of May 2015.
On 3 May 2015 riot police pounced on Zanu PF people who had illegally
occupied Chikwanha open space owned by the United Methodist church. The
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residents fled from their cabins and the police moved on to St Mary’s
Chigovanyika shops. They confiscated beer that is illegally sold in a shed
constructed by ZCC for vegetable vendors. They drank the beer as they left.