OCTOBER 2022
Mashonaland East
Human rights violations were on the rise during the month of October in the
province which made the environment very volatile. Murehwa and Mudzi
were the provincial hotspots with cases of intimidation and harassment
against CCC supporters going up. On 25 October a pastor was threatened,
harassed and intimidated by Zanu PF activists at Wedza Business Centre in
Ward 14 Wedza North. The man was labelled a CCC member for singing the
popular hymn “Jesu inumber 1” and pointing his index finger in the sky
during the anti-sanctions march. He was accused by Zanu PF youth only
identified as Karenga of portraying a CCC hand symbol and harassed the
pastor threatening him with nonspecific action. The political situation in
Mashonaland Province has the potential to brew serious inter-party fights as
the country braces for harmonised elections next year.
Mashonaland West
October was a difficult month politically and socially for citizens within the
province. The operating environment for opposition parties in Hurungwe and
other areas across the province continued to shrink as Zanu PF reportedly
fielded terror groups as gate keepers. Artisanal miners were also used to
terrorise individuals suspected to be opposition members. In Chegutu and
Kadoma a terror group popularly known as team Barca reportedly terrorised
citizens while in Hurungwe there is the FAZ (Zvidhoma) organized terror
group. Learners across Mashonaland West were turned away from schools
over tuition and levy arrears. On 12 October at Mupawose Primary School
Ward 1 in Muzvezve the headmaster and the School Development
Committee Chairperson Mr Sengu turned away pupils over non-payment of
tuition and levies top-ups of 10 800 RTGS and USD $12 building fund. Prior
to turning away pupils, the school head and parents held a meeting over the
tuition and levy top ups which ended prematurely as the two parties failed to
agree.
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