JULY 2017
from a ZanuPF legislator, Ropa was not supposed to get
anything.
Ncube and *Helen Ndlovu their monthly allocations
citing the fact that they do not support ZanuPF.
In Gwanda North at Lumeni village ward 4, it was
reported that the village head and a ZanuPF member
Aniweli Ncube deprived a group of ten women access to
water for watering their vegetable gardens on 6 July. It is
said that the community had agreed that the women
would use the borehole for watering their vegetables as a
means of empowering them so that they can ultimately
supply the community with their produce. Ncube barred
the women and stated that the borehole was not meant
for, “women of limited knowledge who belong to
pressure groups clamouring for regime change”. He
further made remarks that no one was to use the
borehole without his consent.
On 21 July at Masese Primary School in Mberengwa
West, *Peter Mundowa who is a ZanuPF member was
denied food aid which was in the form of rice by the
ZanuPF youth chairperson for Mberengwa, Mhofela
Macheza. Mundowa was victimised for failing to chant
the ZanuPF slogan properly.
*Faith Sigauke was allegedly denied food aid on
political grounds on 22 July in Gokwe Sesame,
Nemangwe village ward 2. Nemangwe villagers were
given cooking oil and beans as part of food aid when
Pilate Marimbe, the Dickson village kraal head
reportedly struck-off Sigauke’s name from the list of
beneficiaries because she is suspected to be an MDC-T
supporter.
In Bulilima West Constituency, ZanuPF ward 26
councillor Benjamin Nleya, is reported to have denied
three beneficiaries their monthly food hand-outs on 14
July. It is said that the community had gathered in
village head Adelaide Hikwa’s kraal anticipating
receiving food hand-outs. During the food distribution,
Nleya allegedly denied *Thamani Ndlovu, *Butho
*Names of victims have been changed.
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