| Province
and District |
The
General Environment |
General
Political Atmosphere |
| Mashonaland
East-Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe |
Moderate |
Violence
in the area has been on the decline in the past few weeks with
no reports of physical abuse being recorded. There has only
been one reported case of intimidation at Mr Manjera's
homestead were suspected ZANU PF youths are taking turns to
harass his domestic workers with threats demanding that they
stop working for an MDC member. The case has since been reported
to the police who are still to take action. |
| Midlands-
Gokwe Gumunyu |
Moderate |
War veterans
in the area are verbally abusing MDC supporters threatening
them with unspecified action if they attend MDC party meetings
which are lined up for this week in Tsungai Nembudziya. The
meetings are said to be taking place but with low attendance
as a result of the threats. |
| Manicaland
-Buhera South |
Calm |
The situation
is stable with no reported cases of political violence. Political
activities are taking place in the area without any disturbances. |
| Masvingo-
Gutu East |
Tense |
There are
reported cases of harassment and intimidation of anyone suspected
to be a member of the MDC or any other political party which
is not ZANU PF. The intimidation seems to be heightened by the
call by political leaders of a possibility of holding national
elections in 2012. It is reported that at any community meeting
suspected ZANU PF supporters are composing songs that carry
threatening messages to anyone who will dare vote against their
will. ZANU PF members are also threatening to kill all MDC members
or bury them alive as well as to burn their houses. |
| Masvingo-
Gutu North |
Calm |
The area
is calm no reports of political violence have been recorded. |
| Matebeleland-Tsholotsho |
Tense |
The whole
of last week MDC activists have been living in fear of violence
as Zanu PF youths barred all political activities in the area
until the ZANU PF conference ends. Members of the MDC failed
to proceed with their planned weekly district meetings. |
| Manicaland-Buhera
West |
Moderate |
MDC activities
in Ward 5 and 6 were cancelled as everyone was forced to attend
the presidential scheme for agricultural inputs were only ZANU
PF members benefited. The war veterans in the area were given
a directive by the District Administrator, Mr Madondo to make
sure that all beneficiaries of this programme were purely Zanu
PF supporters. |
| Matebeleland
North-Hwange Central |
Tense |
A Zanu
PF councillor for Ward 5 in Hwange Central, Mr Kenest Dube refused
to give agricultural inputs to MDC activists during a presidential
farming input distribution programme accusing them of being
"sell outs". |
| Midlands
South-Mvuma |
Calm |
There has
been no cases of political violence reported notably in Ward
13, 17 and 18 as people are beginning to respect each other's
political affiliation. Levels of political tolerance in the
area have increased. Food donations and other agricultural inputs
are being distributed to needy members of both Zanu PF and MDC
parties. High levels of political tolerance are being noted
in most areas in midlands south. |
| Mashonaland
East-Mudzi North |
Tense |
It is
alleged that the local Member of Parliament, Mr Newton Kachepa
has been intimidating people together with local war veterans
in the area. As an intimidation strategy, people are being
reminded time and again of the 2008
political violence that left hundreds of people dead in
the country.
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