41 gate and met up with other Zanu (PF) supporters there and returned to her yard. They set the kitchen on fire and began breaking down the dining room door. She then ran away. Conrad Dengezi testified in Murehwa North that he was returning to his homestead in the early morning after visiting at his sister’s home. When he was about 1 km from his home he smelled something and saw smoke coming from his home. He realized as he approached that the roofs of his huts were missing. He was at that point not sure what destroyed his home and not sure if anyone would be alive. When he reached one of the huts, he pushed the door open and saw family members in the hut sleeping, and asked his daughter, who woke up, if anyone was alive. His first wife, who was in the hut, woke up and told him that his head was wanted and that he should leave the homestead. His four huts including a granary were burnt down with everything inside. He went to Harare for refuge. Chiredzi South ZANU (PF) MP Aaron Baloyi estimated the damage caused by an MDC attack on his home on 16 June to be about $60,000. About $72,000 is needed for repairs on his vehicle, also damaged in the attack. Displacement Nearly 9,000 persons became internally displaced during the General Election, seeking refuge in Harare. However, the exact extent of displacements is not known. Andrew Mujaji testified in the Chiredzi North case related to the second instance that he was assaulted that in the evening of May 8, 2000, a Mazda pick up with about 20 persons arrived near his homestead. Mujaji, suspicious of the vehicle and the movements of the twenty or so persons who subsequently disembarked, decided to leave his house. After walking about five meters, he noticed that his house had been set alight, and immediately suspected two of the men who were approaching the house as he had left, though he could not positively identify who had set his home on fire. Mujaji believes that the men who had arrived at his homestead were the same men who had harassed him and his friends at the beer hall on the afternoon of May 2, 2000. His wife reported the incident the following day at the Chiredzi Police Station. Mujaji testified that he was subsequently unable to return to his homestead and was forced to seek refuge in Mutare. He admitted that he was also unable to vote because he had felt that it was too dangerous to move around in public. Shamiso Nyati Mhelkwa reported that Zanu (PF) supporters threatened her saying they wanted her head. She received death threats and developed high blood pressure from the stress. She also had to close down the preschool, which she ran because of pressure and intimidation. Mrs. Mhelkwa then fled Shurugwi to Masvingo for one month because of these threats. Beni Jacha, district chairman of the MDC, claimed that he and his wife had to leave Mutoko South for Harare because of fear of physical violence. He testified that he immediately left the Cornerstone rally on 27 April where Zanu (PF) supporters were told to harm MDC supporters and walked 18 km at night to board a bus to Harare. He did not return to visit his home until October, 2000 and still lives in Harare. Chiremba, an MDC supporter, further testified in Buhera North that he was personally threatened by phone and had to change his number. He later moved his entire family out of fear that they would be attacked at home. Bonny Kandini from Makoni West was chased from his home by ZANU (PF) youths who threatened him. He was forced to seek refuge at Shangwe, and then stayed in Mutare. He was unable to vote because he was forced to leave his home for fear of being killed. AMANI Trust: Organised Violence and Torture in the June 2000 General Election in Zimbabwe