In Mazowe South, ward 17, there was a community development meeting at
Tsungubvi Old Clinic on 10 May at 1400 hours. Morris Wadikeni, a Zanu PF youth
secretary who addressed the gathering is said to have demanded that all in attendance
should support Zanu PF. An identified MDC-T activist was allegedly forced to
denounce his party and join Zanu PF as the party mobilises support for the 2018
elections.
On 18 May, Clever Muswaka the Zanu PF district chairperson in Mazowe is said to
have approached a district education officer at her office and demanded names of all
schools in the district that owned buses and lorries. After being given the list he
ordered the district education officer to inform all the listed schools to provide their
vehicles for the Zanu PF One Million Man March to ferry people from the district to
Harare. She was threatened with loss of her job if she did not cooperate. Some of the
affected schools were Mandas Primary School in ward 15, Mazowe West, Howard
High School in Mazowe South, Rujeko High School in Mazowe South, Langham
High School in Mazowe South and Kundayi High School in Mazowe West. The
vehicles were to be at Amandas Primary School on 24 May before being allocated
their designated collection points in the district.
On 22 May at Garikai Shopping Centre in Bindura North, Mr Makombe the Zanu PF
Bindura district chairperson is reported to have told Zanu PF members to unite rather
than spend time gossiping about factionalism. He reportedly went on to say that in
the coming year ‘chichatsvuka’ meaning that there shall be bloodshed if someone
is found on the wrong side. He strongly urged people to pay US$3 for the new
electronic Zanu PF membership card. He also told the people to go to Harare for the
million man march and a lot of people had their names written due to fear.
On 23 May in Mazowe South in Howard village, three identified members of ZimPF
had a fight with Zanu PF supporters at around 8pm. The three were caught
distributing T/shirts and party membership cards. The t/shirts and cards were
allegedly burnt and their vehicle windscreen was damaged by John Kaseke, Noel
Kumire and Mafios Ndlovu of Zanu PF. The ZimPF team reported to the police but
no action was taken with the police promising to catch the culprits.
In ward 10 Nyandoro Guruve South, Eleven Kambizi a sports coordinator reportedly
removed the Nyandoro soccer team led by an MDC-T activist from the league. They
were accused of wearing jerseys with the MDC-T logo. The jerseys were donated by
MDC-T. This happened on 23 May.
On 23 May it is reported, Zanu PF had a meeting at Garikai Shopping Centre in
Bindura North at around 3pm. The meeting was chaired by Mr Shadreck Makombe
the Chiwaridzo district chairperson. At the meeting people were being forced to pay
at least $0.50 per household for the One Million Man March. They emphasised that if
one fails to pay then it shows that he or she belonged to the opposition. Due to fear
and the need to guarantee protection people rushed to pay.
In Rujeko ward 36 Mazowe South on 24 May, Stewart Musokota the Zanu PF branch
chairperson was reportedly leading a door to door operation forcing people to attend
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