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parts of the country, all people who are aligned to Mujuru are being sniffed out through
the restructuring exercise and denied access to buy the new party electronic cards.
On 30 September 2015, at Gaza Business Centre, Michael Chivako – Zanu PF
Chairperson for Ward 7 Buhera North called for a meeting. He urged about two
thousand people who had gathered for the meeting to buy Zanu PF electronic
membership cards at a cost of US$3-00 each. Chivako pointed out that even well
known MDC-T members (and mentioned a few by name) were supposed to buy the
cards and join Zanu PF. He threatened that failure to do so would be detrimental to
their lives come 2018.
Mashonaland Central
Mashonaland Central province had many cases of harassment and intimidation of residents as
they were forced to attend Zanu PF meetings. Reportedly in Guruve North villagers were
forced to attend a meeting to include new members in the Zanu PF structures at Henzi Shops
in Mukuyu Village Ward 19. Government food aid has continued to be distributed along
political affiliation, with MDC-T supporters being denied access. White farmers have also
experienced political turbulence, with reported forced ferrying of people to Zanu PF Rallies.
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Youths believed to be affiliated to Zanu PF worked to block an MDC-T rally meant to be
addressed by Morgan Tsvangirai in Muzarabani on 24 September 2015. On 23
September 2015, the youths attacked MDC-T members keeping watch at the
meeting venue with stones. The attackers were subsequently over-powered forcing
them to flee. On the day of the planned rally, Zanu PF youths forced businesses to
close and allegedly warned members of the public from loitering within the vicinity of the
venue for the meeting. The rally is reported to have registered low turnout. The following
day Tsvangirai (MDC-T) went on to address people in Chiweshe at Nzvimbo Shopping
centre, where the turnout was high.
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Claudius Phiri of Mazowe South is alleged to have sent Zanu PF youths to Protea Farm
in Glendale Ward 16 to call people for a meeting, to campaign for ward chairperson
post. The youths indicated that those who failed to attend the meeting would be
labelled members of the opposition MDC party.
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On September 7, 2015 Ward 15 Councillor Peter Chinyoka called a meeting for
vendors at Dandamera shopping centre in Concession. All vending stalls where forcibly
closed for the duration of the meeting. Chinyoka is reported to have announced that
the Zanu PF executive members had come to get rid of “gamatox” members from the
mainstream Zanu PF Party. A 25 year old vendor was picked from the crowd and told
to vacate her stall after being accused of working with “gamatox”. Chinyoka is reported
to have indicated that all government departments in the district will go through the
same process to cleanse them of “gamatox” elements.
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On 15 September 2015, Zanu PF area secretary Judah Muringi of Chiwenga Village,
Ward 24 in Muzarabani is reported to have summoned two MDC-T activists to a
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