Provincial Summaries
Harare
Date
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Provincial highlights
Violated
7 April
Freedom
of In an incident recorded in Epworth Constituency next to Epworth Police Station, Zanu PF supporters
assembly
disrupted World Health Day commemorations on allegations that the event was being held on their land. It
and
was reported that three Zanu PF activists led by Mike Smoko from Munyuki shops clad in ruling party T-
association
shirts ordered ERDA [Epworth Residence Development Association] Director Promise Makaka to wrap up the
programme. Zanu PF councillors identified as Japhet Chiromo [ward 2], Hamson Shadaya [ward 6],
Muchaneta [ward 5] and Erina Mazhandu [ward 1] ordered Makaka to dismiss the audience at the function.
Chiromo was quoted saying, “We are protecting our people here. You cannot just budge in and hold your
events without notifying us,” .The police had been notified and attended the event.
10 April
Right
to Suspected Zanu PF youths patrolled Budiriro Extension, razing wooden cabins erected by council employees
personal
saying that they owned the land. It is alleged that council employees had been granted official permission to
security
build structures on the land through council offer letters but ruling party supporters visited the site at
midnight and burnt down all structures erected.