Threat level: Medium
Following the death of MDC-T leader, the power
tussles involving Vice Presidents Khupe and
Chamisa took an ugly twist. Khupe alleges being
labelled a dissident, a victim of gender
discrimination after she was attacked in Buhera
for her power ambitions by party youths known as
the ‘order of the Vanguard’. The National Peace
and Reconciliation Commission meeting held in
Bulawayo was disrupted at the instigation of the
Mthwakazi group as they argued that the
commission was Shona dominated. Sixty nine
NUST students were detained for protesting and a
number of them were injured after the police set
dogs on them.
Category of incident
Feb 2018
Jan 2018
Assault
1
0
Discrimination
0
0
MDP
1
0
Intimidation/harassment
3
0
Unlawful detention
1
0
promises by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to
create an environment conducive to holding free,
fair and credible elections. Zanu PF youths
attacked Joice Mujuru, National People’s Party
(NPP) president and some of her supporters in
ward 30 Glenorah. Mujuru escaped with a swollen
eye while six of her supporters were assaulted.
The assaults are reported to have been perpetrated
by Zanu PF activists Sera, Milcah, Matemba,
Teddy, Kasirai, Musengu, Lucky, Ndux and
Spencer Mutero all led by Councillor Hondo.
The police emerged drivers of conflict and
perpetrators of human rights violations. They
incited public violence in Harare CBD when they
allegedly shot and reportedly killed three people
after engaging in street battles with kombi drivers.
Figure 1. NPP activist injured after attacks in political violence
Threat level: High
Factional ruptures manifested in the MDC-T prior
to and after the death of Tsvangirai resulting in
nasty clashes between youths affiliated to both
party vice presidents Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri.
Zanu PF activists still identified recording serial
numbers in communities. The ruling party’s
intolerance of opposition parties continued despite
Figure 2: Cars burnt during clashes between police and public in
Harare
On 23 February police officers fired teargas in
Harare Central Business District to disperse