conductor and two police officers came to the deceased’s house for identification of the culprit. The conductor was slapped in the face by one of the youths. Mashonaland Central The cases reported in Mashonaland Central in June were mostly of people being forced to attend meetings mostly in Mazowe Central. In Chiweshe area of Mazowe Central it has become almost impossible to operate a business if you belong to the opposition party. The popular artisanal mining at Kitsiyatota in Bindura was stopped on 27 June 2015. Military police descended on Kitsiyatota where people practised artisanal mining under unsafe conditions in Bindura and ordered all the people to vacate the mine. It is reported that people sang revolutionary songs in protest but the police insisted on moving them out. Eventually all people were moved out. It is alleged that two Zanu PF members, a Mrs Mbereko and Mrs Mukombe brought the soldiers to chase the people on 17 June 2015 and two youths were severely assaulted. On 25 and 26 June the military police ganged with powerful Zanu PF youths who were also mining at the area Leeford Vheremu and Divas Mubaiwa and went about collecting ore from holes that are known to be productive. Some church ministers in Glendale were on 3 June 2015 forced to attend a meeting of an organisation called Zimbabwe Ministers Empowerment Fraternal Trust. It is alleged that the organisation’s main thrust is to mobilise Christians to support Zanu PF. Those who had called the meeting are Pastor Magondo of ZAOGA church from Chinhoyi and Pastor Guna stationed at AFM church in Shamva. An MDC supporter at Gweshe village in Chiweshe was forced to stop operating a shop at the centre by Newton Ngoma a Zanu PF chair because of his political affiliation. On 9 June he was forced to close shop as it was indicated that if he continues he would lose his stock. 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% MDC-T ZANU PF MDC Renewal Figure 4: June 2015 Intra-party Violations - Percentage of Reported Cases FOOD AND OTHER FORMS OF AID VIOLATIONS Bulawayo The food situation remains critical and is worsened by the high unemployment levels resulting in most people not affording the cost of food. 10