| Province
and District |
The
General Environment |
General
Political Atmosphere |
Manicaland
Buhera
|
Moderate |
No cases
of political violence have been reported but there are reports
that the Presidential well wishers agricultural input scheme
seeds are being distributed unequally on partisan basis. It
is alleged that only ZANU PF supporters are benefitting from
the exercise which initially the President had highlighted
it should benefit everyone in need regardless of political
party. This has exacerbated tension and polarisation in rural
communities.
|
Midlands
North
Gokwe
|
Tense |
There are
reported cases of harassment and intimidation in Gokwe Nembudziya.
It is alleged that ZANU PF district officials in Tsungai district
area are moving around villages harassing and intimidating villagers
for attending a research workshop hosted by students from the
University of Zimbabwe at Isaac Mangwiro's homestead in
Village 2E in Nembudziya on 10 November. As part of the research,
the meeting discussed among other issues the current political
environment in Gokwe and Zimbabwe at large. The villagers are
now being harassed and threatened with unspecified action for
discussing politics with "strangers" without seeking
permission first from the ZANU PF officials. The intimidators
highlighted to the villagers that no one should be allowed in
the area without going through a "vetting" process
by the officials even though the meeting had been sanctioned
by the district administrator and the police.
There are also reports
of unfair distribution of the Presidential well wishers input
scheme in the area where only ZANU PF supporters are benefiting.
It is sad that the maize seeds are being distributed on political
grounds yet the majority of peasant farmers in Gokwe are facing
the same challenges of failing to secure funds to purchase agricultural
inputs since most of them failed to yield much from their cotton
which they were forced to sell on very low prices. |
Mashonaland
Central
Mazowe Central
|
Calm |
There
are no reported cases of political violence in the area.
|
Mashonaland
Central
Guruve
|
Tense |
There
are reports of disruptions of political gatherings in Guruve.
It is reported that on Saturday, 24 November, ZANU PF youths
violently disrupted an MDC rally at Mukwenya centre in Guruve.
The rally was being addressed by the MDC National Vice chairman
Hon. Morgan Komichi. It is alleged that ZANU PF youths descended
on the venue a few hours after the rally started and started
singing revolutionary songs, playing drums and making a lot
of noise a few metres from the venue of the rally. Police were
called in to intervene but failed to stop the youths from disrupting
the rally. The organisers of the rally had to finish the rally
abruptly as a result of the disturbances. |
Mashonaland
Central
Chaona
|
Tense |
Following
an MDC-T rally that was held at Chaona Centre on the 3rd of
November there have been reported cases of intimidation and
harassment of those who attended the rally by suspected ZANU
PF youths. It is alleged that the youths are moving from one
village to another threatening all those who attended with eviction
from the area if they do not surrender their political affiliation
to ZANU PF. Many of the affected villagers have since fled to
Hon. Mushonga's homestead for safety. |
Masvingo
Gutu West
|
Tense |
Cases
of politically motivated violence are rampant in Gutu West.
It is alleged that ZANU PF supporters are on a rampage of forcing
people to support ZANU PF as a strategy to fulfil their campaign
target of 1 million new ZANU PF voters before elections. It
is alleged that they are now forcing people to buy their party
cards and when one buys he/she is automatically put in their
data base as a ZANU PF supporter. It has been reported that
on 16 November, Mr Musoni, an MDC activist had his hut set ablaze
for selling MDC party cards to people in the area. The case
has since been reported to the police but no arrests have been
made to date. |
Manicaland
Mutare
|
Calm |
No
cases of political violence have been reported. Political activities
are taking place with few reported cases of disruptions. |
Mashonaland
East
Mutoko
|
Calm |
There
are no cases of political violence reported in Mutoko this week.
It is reported that peace building efforts by various Civil
Society Organisations are being well received by all members
of different political parties. There is an improvement in participation
by villagers especially from high ranking ZANU PF supporters.
What is now left is to put what is being learnt into practise
by all community members in order to promote a peaceful electoral
environment. It is HZT hope that this positive interaction will
act on rekindling torn relations in the community. |
Mashonaland
East
Hwedza
|
Calm |
No
cases of political violence have been reported in the area.
But there are reports of unfair distribution of the Presidential
well wishers input scheme which is now being used by ZANU PF
as a campaign gimmick on the poor and desperate villagers. |
Masvingo
Zaka West
|
Moderate |
Cases
of harassment and intimidation are now rife in Zaka West. It
is detailed that ZANU PF supporters are forcing villagers into
supporting ZANU PF ahead of the 2013 national elections. It
is alleged that the harassment is prevalent in Ward 24 where
ZANU PF youth are moving door to door threatening villagers
with a repeat of the 2008 political
violence if ever they vote for MDC again.
There are also reports of the unfair distribution
of the Presidential input scheme. Only ZANU PF supporters
are benefitting from the scheme
|
Masvingo
Zaka North
|
Tense |
Cases
of harassment and intimidation have also been recorded in Zaka
North. It is alleged that one Mr. Mada who claims to be a war
veteran is terrorising villagers. He is reportedly to be moving
around villages threatening all villagers to support ZANU PF
in the forthcoming elections or risk being killed after the
election results are out. The case has been reported to the
JOMIC team in Masvingo which is yet to take action. |
