Administrator and the Provincial Administrator respectively.
However, when they approached the District Administrator for
recourse their matter did not receive attention. During a
meeting with the District Administrator he requested for
names of complainants so that he could follow up on the
matter. The ZHRC did not furnish the names as there was
further consultations to be done with the complainants on
whether or not they were comfortable with having their names
disclosed to the authorities given that they had indicated that
they feared reprisal.
10.7. In Muzarabani North and South, wards 6 and 17 food
distribution committees were found to be distributing food on
partisan basis and politicians were interfering in the
distribution process for their political gain.
10.8. In Bikita East Constituency only the original stand owners who
were resettled in the area in 1984 are being considered for
food aid excluding their children and grandchildren who were
born after the initial stand allocations. Those who settled in
the area after the period are being discriminated against.
10.9. For Bikita East Constituency it was also noted that besides
being affected in their food production efforts by the El Nino
induced drought, villagers in the Dewure Resettlement Area
said their crops were also falling prey to wildlife such as
elephants and buffaloes from the neighbouring Save Valley
Wildlife Conservancy. Hyenas were also said to be destroying
their livestock.
11. San Community in Tsholotsho District
In June 2016 the ZHRC conducted a field visit to the San community in the District of
Tsholotsho. In this field visit, whose main objective was to document and appreciate the
human rights situation of the San community, the ZHRC noted some human rights
concerns. On the right to food, it was noted that the San community was not prioritized
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