Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Teaching them a lesson: A report on the attack on Zimbabwean teachers 21 February 2002 A Zanu PF rally was organised by Major Zephania, Colonel Bangidza, Captain Masabeya and Emma Ruparangana (Zanu PF Provincial Executive Member) at Rusitu High School, interrupting 'A' level lessons. They forced the students to attend; however the students ran away due to fear. The officials then accused EC, GU, HS, and one other teacher of having something to do with MDC and threatened to order Zanu PF youth militia to kill them. The following day the Zanu PF youth militia surrounded the headmaster's home armed with axes and knobkerries. The victims managed to escape and went into hiding. A report was made at Chimanimani Police Station. Gutu South 1 January 2002 • Zanu PF militia allegedly besieged Machingambi Primary and Secondary Schools, Chatikobo School and Soti Source School. They assaulted teachers and threatened to kill them Teachers fled the area leading to closure of the schools. The teachers vowed to return only after the presidential elections. 13-31 March 2002 Unnamed teachers of Masvingise, Mundondo and Nerupiri Schools were assaulted and threatened with death by militia trained at Mshagashe (Masvingo North) by Francis Zimuto, alias “Black Jesus”, and camped at Nerupiri School. They were given 'notices' to leave the schools. Masvingo Central 24 January 2001 Three unnamed teachers were abducted and handcuffed by about 100 “war veterans” who had descended on Masvingo to force striking civil servants to return to work. The three teachers were attacked after they had mistaken the “war veterans” for fellow striking teachers and made MDC slogans at them. They were taken to the police station. Police released the teachers soon afterwards. 9 March 2002 An ex-combatant went about labeling teachers in the area as sell-outs because they were MDC supporters, threatening to deal with them after the Presidential Election. Masvingo South 21 June 2002 Unnamed teachers from Mapanzure Secondary School had their homes ransacked by suspected “war veterans” who led a rowdy mob of Zanu PF supporters. The incident was reported at Muchakata Police station. No arrests had been made by the time of the report. The Masvingo Provincial police spokesman refused to comment. The group ordered teachers suspected of supporting the MDC to leave the area. The group then went into a number of teacher's houses, seizing all their property before confiscating 18