In Headlands, a school named after him - Mutasa Primary - had its name changed Yorkshire
Primary.
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In a case of political intolerance, a suspected MDC-T activist, was physically assaulted
by Kudzai Chareka, a Zanu PF member. The perpetrator was moving door to door in
the township on 11 August 2015 calling on people to attend the Heroes’ Day
Celebrations at Sakubva stadium. When he got to the victim’s house, the victim said,
“What do we have to do with the fallen heroes? Let us drink and be merry instead of
attending your Heroes’ Day celebrations.” The statement uttered by the victim angered
the perpetrator who responded by punching the victim on the lips using a clenched fist.
The victim sustained a deep cut on the upper lip and bled.
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On 5 August 2015, some community members gathered at a local school in Headlands
celebrating the change of name from Mutasa Primary to Yorkshire. The leader of the
group, Joseph Chibage, addressed the crowd and informed them that no institution in
Manicaland should remain named after the fallen political godfather, Didymus Mutasa.
The school sign post was repainted erasing the name “Mutasa”. The new sign post now
features the name “Yorkshire”. The school is situated about 10 km from Headlands
towards Rusape. It is significant to note that Ministry of Education officials who are
supposed to formally effect the name change were absent from the function.
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In another case of political intolerance, on 7 August 2015, three ‘gamatox’ members
were harassed and threatened with repossession of their residential stands in Gimboki
South Mutare Central. The three were allegedly approached by Fiona Vera and Chance
Gombingo and were told to reform or else their stands would be repossessed. The
victims supposedly belong to the Mujuru camp while the perpetrators are allegedly in
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s faction.
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On 2 August 2015, an MDC-T activist of Viko Village Nyanga North was allegedly
slashed by a knife on the lips by Tatenda Mapani of Zanu PF because of party
differences. It is understood that in the past the two used to be members of MDC-T until
Mapani jumped ship to join Zanu PF. The perpetrator used to tell the victim to follow suit
but the victim refused. On the eventful day, the victim is believed to have said that the
perpetrator had joined a party that had destroyed the country. The statement angered
the perpetrator who responded by cutting the victim on the lips with a knife. Soon after
the incident, the perpetrator ran away and is yet to be apprehended.
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On 1 August 2015, in Ward 9 Magamba in Rusape, a team of four Zanu PF activists led
by the ward chairperson identified as Mlambo, allegedly went to the home of a fellow
Zanu PF activist and shouted insults at her. It is alleged that the incident in question
occurred after the victim was labelled a ‘gamatox’
M ashonaland Central
The major source of conflict in the province was the Heroes’ Day celebrations where people
were forced to take part in Mt. Darwin South and in Guruve South. Villagers were also forced
to donate buckets of maize. Factionalism in Zanu PF is still a major cause of conflict in the
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