#PROVINCIAL OUTLOOK
Headman Nyange, born Boas
Zevezai Gomba a known Zanu PF
member and father to the 26 March
2022 by-election Zanu PF council
candidate for ward 21 Court
Zevezai reportedly stripped Danda
Gundidza (75) who is a CCC
member of his yellow t-shirt. The
headman met Danda on his way to
a CCC meeting. The headman
stopped his lorry, grabbed the
victim and forcibly stripped him. A
police report was made, but no
arrests were made.
On 21 March 2022, at Negari
Primary School, in Ward 2, Mwenezi
district in Masvingo a Presiding
officer identified as Mrs A. Moyo
was training Polling Officers and
only Zanu PF polling agents were
allowed into the training.
When villagers queried why this
was so, Moyo, who had run the
training for two days while barring
CCC polling agents, then gave in
and allowed every other political
party representative into the
meeting.
Midlands
On 7 March the ward 28 councilor
in Gokwe Kabuyuni, Matsika
Mabhande, went to Matunguru
Primary. He was accompanied by a
delegation of Zanu PF members
namely Mai Chinhurume of
Shamumhuyenhazva village, Mai
Mazarire of Copper village,
traditional village heads namely Mr
Maware, Mr Nzombe and Mr
Kashiri. They were also
accompanied by the SDC members
comprising of Mr Kashiri
(chairperson), Mrs Mareya. The
social welfare department was also
there represented by a Mr Madhuyu
and Mr Ngwenya. On arrival they
demanded to hold a meeting with
all teachers. They accused three
members of the staff of
participating in active opposition
politics.
They accused one teacher of
showing learners footage from CCC
rallies on his mobile phone. They
threatened the teachers with
unspecified action. On 9 March
2022 another delegation came again
to the school in a Zanu PF vehicle
full of people. The delegation was
now led by the MP Leonard
Chikomba other Zanu PF members
were councilor Matsika Mabhande,
Muguti (computer technician at
Madzivazvido clinic), a villager
known as Mandima, Zanu PF Youth
leader Bura Magumbezi, Masikwiti
councilor and others. When they
approached the school gates, they
started to sing Zanu PF songs "pano
paita mutengesi (there is a sell-out
here!)". They were later silenced by
the MP. They then proceeded to the
school head’s office where they
accused him of harbouring teachers
who supported the CCC. They told
the headmaster that they came with
the intention of evicting the three
teachers. On 11 March they held a
meeting at Cooper Business Centre.
The meeting had the youth and all
Zanu PF members including the
councillors and MPs. One of the
agenda items at the meeting was to
list down names of teachers who
allegedly participated in politics. All
staff members at Matunguru
primary which has about 25
teachers were listed as opposition
members who should be dealt with
together with other civil servants in
the Agritex and health
departments. At the meeting, the
MP publicly instructed the youth
chair to repeat what happened in
2008. In 2008, after losing to the
then MDC-T, Zanu PF unleashed an
orgy of violence that left over 200
dead and thousands injured.