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added that ZanuPF youths were given power and
authority by the president to ruthlessly clamp down all
opposition movements.
partisan.
Fornius Chingwena the village head of Tizora under
Chief Goronga of Mudzi North held a compulsory
village meeting on 14 July. It is alleged that during the
meeting *Timothy Gwenzi was threatened with eviction
by Chingwena who accused Gwenzi of being an MDC-T
member because he had failed to attend ZanuPF
meetings.
A ZanuPF 2018 elections campaign meeting was held in
Svosve communal lands at Masikana shops in
Marondera East on 7 July. Ward 19 Councillor Norbert
Hwenjere chaired the meeting. MP for Marondera East
Jeremiah Chiwetu and Chief Svosve, Kumuziva Sakirayi
were also in attendance. Sakirayi announced that if
people support opposition parties they would face their
fate when elections come. He added that people must
emulate him as he only supports ZanuPF. Sakirayi
cautioned all opposition party supporters and told them
that they were not welcome in Svosve.
The District Administrator (DA) John Misi of Mudzi
district on 21 July ordered all teachers to contribute $1
toward the Heroes Day commemorations. School heads
around Mudzi North collected the money from their staff
members. The DA had announced to school heads that
teachers who fail to contribute the money will be
considered opposition supporters and will be at risk of
losing their jobs. It is alleged that all the teachers around
Mudzi made the monetary contributions. ZPP contacted
a teacher at Denhere High School who requested
anonymity and confirmed the incident. He added that
since time immemorial teachers in Mudzi are forced to
contribute towards national events.
Pupils at Saint Nicholas Primary School in Marondera
West were turned away from school on 11 July due to
school fees arrears. School head John Sithole, and
school clerk, Masline Badza, are accused of turning
away pupils from grade zero to seven that had not paid
tuition fees and/or levy. End of term examination classes
were interrupted as they were also sent home.
Chakari and Sanyati residents are being forced to pay $1
towards a Mashonaland West presidential youth
interface rally slated for Chinhoyi. A meeting was held
in ward 2 Chiwara business centre and chaired by
Councillor Epson Mundandanda who forced residents
and business people in the area to contribute money.
Mundandanda visited a number of business people
operating from Kingchim and Milverton forcing them to
contribute. Ward councillors have been given tasks to
mobilise resources towards the event from residents and
business people.
*Ronald Chitsa, an MDC-T member was intimidated
and assaulted by Onisimo Matsika, ward 9 ZanuPF
chairperson on 22 July. It is alleged that Chitsa was
assaulted on allegations of being a bodyguard for MDCT ward 9 chairperson, Shadreck Mutero. Chitsa was
intimidated and assaulted until members of the public at
Cherutombo shopping centre came to his rescue. The
matter was reported at Cherutombo Police Station under
RRB number 274599. In another incident, *Abel Katiyo
was also assaulted by Matsika while he was watching
soccer at a local bar. The matter was reported to the
police under RRB number 2974600. ZPP contacted
Mutero and he confirmed the two incidents saying
people in Marondera East have been victimised for
associating with MDC-T office bearers.
Mutoko South ZanuPF chairperson Gift Chirova and
district committee members collected names of youths
who did not have national identity cards. It is alleged
that the youths without national identification were to be
assisted on condition that they vote for ZanuPF in the
coming 2018 elections, while others were told to
produce ZanuPF membership cards in order to get
assistance. District Registrar Kenneth Mungate was
asked to assist youths from Hoyuyu in the registration
process. The registrar confirmed the fast track
registration to ZPP but denied that the process was
Rongani and Zhuwau 2 villagers in Mudzi North were
ordered to contribute $1 per household by their village
heads starting from 23 July. The village heads received
instruction that all households should contribute towards
national activities and no one will be exempted from the
process. It is alleged that the DA John Misi ordered
village heads to collect contributions from their areas.
The contributions would be channelled towards the
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