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Nyakauru village kraalhead buried
Movement for Democratic Change
April 19, 2011

Hundreds of villagers, MDC members and officials today attended the burial of Rwisai Nyakauru, the kraal head for Nyakauru Village, who died on Saturday after battling with ill health following his assault by a Zanu PF mob in February. Nyakauru, 82, was assaulted by Zanu PF hooligans on 13 February at Taziwa Shopping Centre in Nyanga before handing him over to the police at Nyamaropa Police Station. He was charged with public violence and was detained together with Nyanga North MP, Hon. Douglas Mwonzora for three weeks at the Mutare Remand Prison.

In Matabeleland North province, the provincial chairperson, Sengezo Tshabangu and the vice chairperson Abednico Bhebhe were picked by police from Hwange early this morning. At the time of releasing this statement the two were still detained at Hwange Police Station with no charge being levelled against them.

Meanwhile, Shadreck Malunga, an MDC supporter was assaulted by a group of soldiers at Chipadze Shopping Centre in Bindura in Mashonaland Central. Malunga, whose wife is the MDC Bindura North District Women's Assembly Organising Secretary, said he was assaulted after refusing to contribute towards the independence celebrations for the province on Saturday evening.

Malunga was rushed to hospital after sustaining deep cuts on the mouth, knees and ribs. His wife who was in Harare attending the provincial congress on that day said she was shocked to hear that her husband was taken to hospital after falling victim to the suspected soldiers. The group of soldiers who had come to prepare for the provincial Independence Day celebrations were going door to door forcing residents to pay US$5 in preparation of the Independence Day.

In Masvingo, the embattled self styled war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda is back in the province and is intimidating and threatening villagers with death if they refuse to cooperate with Zanu PF. The terrorist held a meeting on Friday at Chamakondo Business Centre in Masvingo Central with chiefs and village heads urging them to make sure that their subordinates do not repeat what they did in March 2008 if they want their lives.

Sibanda has been causing upheaval in the province since last year, threatening people with violence and evictions if they support and vote for the People's Party of Excellence - the MDC. Sibanda told village heads that it was their duty to make sure that the people support and voted for Zanu PF.

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