Province
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
Matabeleland
North
12 August
Right to Food
In ward 4 of Tsholotsho North people were denied their allocation for June food
aid. They were told that MP, Professor Jonathan Moyo was responsible for June
allocations but the August one was from government through the social welfare
department. This was a food for work program and people had worked for two
months and expected double allocations of 50kg bags of maize but got one.
Many did not get anything because the food ran out.
Province
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
Masvingo
14 August
Freedom of
Association
Right to Food
Fungai Madzingo of Zanu PF denied *Denzel Mizha access to food aid in Chivi
central at Matizenyika village ward 16. The village Head, Abukiel Makono had
tasked Madzingo to list villagers in need of food aid and he reportedly omitted
Mizha due to his political affiliation. Chivi District is perennially drought stricken
and the people there look up to government and development agencies for
assistance.
Province
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
Midlands
22 August
Right to food
Dickson village received 6 bags of 50kgs maize from government and these were
to be shared among 58 households. Wards 8,9,10, 11, in Dickson and
Chikumichawa villages had all been expecting food.
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