JULY 2017
degrading his grandparents’ heritage.
ZPP is dismayed by the increasing cases of the violation of
freedom of expression (photo by ZPP)
Category of incident
Assault
Theft/looting
MDP
Intimidation/harassment
Kidnapping/abduction
Unlawful detention
July 2017
9
1
5
15
0
2
In Mutasa South on 22 July, the Mutasa District
Administrator, Tendai Kapenzi, was allegedly
demanding Heroes Day contributions from civil
servants. According to the Manicaland Amalgamated
Teachers Union leader Obert Masaraure, the District
Administrator for Mutasa District wrote a letter
requesting contributions towards the Heroes Day
commemorations. It was alleged that according to the
letter from Kapenzi schoolheads are to pay $3, teachers
and other officers pay $2, office orderlies pay $1,
villagers pay 50 cents, A1 farmers pay $3, A2 farmers
pay $10 and small holder farmers also pay $10.
June 2017
9
0
3
5
1
2
In Mutare West, Chiadzwa mining area, it was reported
that ten diamond panners were murdered in July. One of
the deaths was recorded after a group of over 200
panners were shot at by police and Zimbabwe
Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security
officers. It is alleged that police and ZCDC security
officers at Chiadzwa diamond fields tried to intercept a
group of artisanal miners during an operation by the
security personnel, which was clamping down on what
they termed illegal miners at the site. Farai Maguwu,
Director of Centre for Natural Resource Governance
confirmed the incidents to ZPP.
Threat level: Low
In Chimanimani East ward 13 Manase village head,
Golden Manase, allegedly ordered villagers to each
donate 50 cents towards Heroes Day commemorations.
On 8 July *Peter Ruhanya of MDC-T and Allan
Mashava expressed disapproval citing that such
programmes are supposed to be sponsored by the
government. It was then reported that Manase told them
that he was working with orders of the acting District
Administrator Lloyd Kasima.
Category of incident
Theft/looting
Discrimination
MDP
Intimidation/harassment
Displacement
Forced to attend meetings
Murder
It was reported that on 10 July in ward 19 Haikuimwe
Primary School in Buhera Central, food aid was
distributed along partisan lines. Murambinda Social
Services department left rice to be distributed to
villagers at ward level. However, it is alleged that one
ward 19 ZanuPF councillor Sailas Vadzenenga took
responsibility of the distribution and only gave the food
to ZanuPF members. Those known to belong to MDC-T
were denied food aid.
It is alleged that people that have been living in Mutare
North, Nyarurwe Mountains since 2012 had their houses
destroyed and burnt on 12 July. The instruction to
destroy their homes was said to have been given by
newly installed Chief Hama Marange. Chief Marange
instructed his aides to evict the residents citing
environmental degradation as the reason for them to
move. The chief is alleged to have said that people were
July 2017
2
1
1
4
0
0
10
Threat level: Medium
12
June 2017
1
3
4
10
2
5
0