| Province
and District |
The
General Environment |
General
Political Atmosphere |
Manicaland
Buhera Central
|
Tense |
More cases
of political violence continue to be recorded in Buhera district,
In ward 23, Mr. Sure Manyore was seriously assaulted by 2 unnamed
ZANU PF youth from ward 20. Mr. Manyore is a well known MDC
activist in the area who was confronted by the two youth on
Saturday, 18 February while he was working in his garden. They
hit him several times on the head using thick planks and he
suffered serious head injuries. He was rushed to Murambinda
General Hospital where he received treatment.
In ward 20, the following day on a Sunday,
it is reported that 14 ZANU PF youths led by a war veteran
identified as Joshua Chipedzi seriously assaulted one Cephas
Munyoro and an MDC youth chairperson in the same ward. The
two were attacked at a growth point for wearing MDC T-shirts.
Cephas Munyoro suffered a broken arm and received medical
attention at Murambinda hospital. A police report was made
but no arrests have been made so far in connection to this
incident.
Heal Zimbabwe informed JOMIC officials of
these cases who promised to look into the incidences and make
follow ups with the police.
|
Mashonaland
East
Murehwa West
|
Tense |
There are
reports that one Sergeant Nyabadza, head of PISI at Musani police
station (a ZANU PF aspiring candidate) is forcing MDC activists
to surrender their party regalia and is threatening them with
unspecified action if they fail to do so in the next two weeks.
The victims are also being forced to attend ZANU PF meetings
and many people in the area are now living in fear. |
Masvingo
Zaka West
|
Moderate |
In
ward 28, it is alleged that village heads aligned to ZANU
PF are sidelining people from other political parties from
benefiting from the food distribution exercise in the area.
The food is being distributed unfairly on political lines
leaving many intended beneficiaries in abject poverty. The
Member of Parliament in the area has promised to approach
the relevant authorities in order to ensure that this anomaly
is redressed. |
Masvingo
Zaka Central
|
Moderate |
There are
reports that two ZANU PF activists identified as Daniel Mativenga
and Cephas Ganyata all from Ward 18 are intimidating villagers
in the area and issuing verbal threats to known members of other
political parties. Recently, they disrupted a planned MDC ward
meeting warning all those that had attended that they will be
their "targets" in the upcoming elections if they
do not surrender to ZANU PF. It is alleged that the two are
part of the 2008 perpetrators
of political violence who contributed to the deaths of many
people in the area. |
Mashonaland
East
Mutoko
|
Calm |
The political
atmosphere is calm particularly in ward 20 where political gatherings
from various political parties are taking place without any
disruptions. |
Midlands
North
Gokwe
|
Calm |
There are
no recorded cases of political violence in the area. |
