| Province
and District |
The
General Environment |
General
Political Atmosphere |
| Mashonaland
Central - Mt Darwin East |
Moderate
|
The area
has had some relative stability and calmness in the beginning
of 2012 and the presence of the dreaded members of the Central
Intelligence Organization who usually spent time at local shops
has decreased. However in mid December last year following the
Zanu PF conference in Bulawayo, delegates from the conference
came back threatening people that elections would be held in
March 2012 and therefore all MDC supporters should leave the
area before the 1st of March 2012. |
| Mashonaland
Central -Muzarabani |
Calm |
The environment
is generally quite as political activities in most areas have
been on the hold as people are concentrating more on their field
work. |
| Masvingo
- Zaka |
Tense |
Zanu PF
activists in the area on 18 January barred members of the MDC
Zaka West Executive from holding their regular meetings. It
is alleged that Esther Bonzo of Manhope village, Faustino Murambatsvina
of Mhute village and Joseph Chimunda of Mutsava village, all
from ward 17 in Chief Nyakunhuwa's area are at the forefront
of threatening activists from other political parties with unspecified
action come election time. The suspected ZANU PF activists claim
that they want to get rid of "puppets" and "sell-outs"
in Zaka and return all the parliamentarian and council seats
which MDC currently occupy. The three are reportedly going around
compiling lists of people that attend MDC meetings and gatherings
and their latest spat with local villagers was last week where
they recorded the names of people going to Charingeno shops
to attend a District executive meeting.
Heal
Zimbabwe urged the affected people to lodge a complaint
with the police and has given the police one week to bring
the hooligans to book.
|
| Midlands
- Gokwe |
Calm |
The area
is relatively quiet and no cases of violence have recorded this
year. |
| Manicaland
- Buhera |
Calm |
No cases
of political violence or threats recorded so far. |
| Masvingo
- Gutu |
Calm |
No cases
of violence and intimidation recorded as yet. |
| Mashonaland
East - Mutoko |
Calm |
The area
is relatively calm as people are busy weeding their fields and
no cases of harassment have been reported during and after the
festive season. |
| Bulawayo |
Tense |
There were
reports
of harassment and arrests of about 50 MDC youth on 14 January
2012 who had gathered to protest against the continued incarceration
of their leader Solomon Madzore. They were later released after
about seven hours.
Police intolerance has been on the rise as witnessed by the
detention
and torture of WOZA
activists in Bulawayo on 19 January 2012 after a protest march.
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