Masvingo
Displacement
Total
Property rights
1
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
9
Discrimination
Total
Right to food, aid and livelihood
7
15
16
11
cell level and the by-elections in most areas where the legislators were recalled for
various reasons. It has been reported that Zanu PF party activists were moving from
door to door demanding donations for independence celebrations in Zvimba West,
Chegutu East and Mhondoro Mubaira. The much anticipated Hurungwe West elections
will be held in June to replace former MP Temba Mliswa. The campaigns have started
and Temba Mliswa is standing as an independent candidate. This development has
caused friction in Hurungwe West constituency and surrounding areas as candidates
campaign for voters.
Ø In the month of March Zanu PF leaders were fundraising for independence
celebrations. Schools, teachers and villagers were targeted in particular in the
MhondoroMubaira and Murombedzi areas.
Ø 28 March 2015 - Three youths claiming to be Zanu PF members forced a young
man off his plot where he practised horticulture in Mhangura. The three, Ribbon
Ndlovu, ShadreckMusuruvari and Ngulube claimed they had been sent by Minister
for Lands Douglas Mombeshora and Councillor Nathan Murumbika. The three men
have since settled on the plot and are reportedly selling the victim’s tomatoes. The
victim reported the case to the police who indicated that they do not want to
interfere in a political case that involves Minister Mombeshora. The police later
arrested one of the perpetrators and released him after 48 hours.
No major civil and political rights violations have been reported save for discriminations
and harassments in the form of forced attendance of meetings and forced
contributions towards the Independence Day Celebrations. In almost all the
constituencies people have since mid March been asked to pay $1-00 per person.
Village heads have been tasked to collect the money from community members. This
has not been easy for most people as the province is experiencing one of the worst
droughts in years after a failed agricultural season.
Ø 1 March 2015- In Masvingo North, Ward 14 Zano Village, people were forced to
attend Zanu PF restructuring meetings.
Ø 13 March 2015- Munashe Pwanyai a Zanu PF Councillor for Ward 16, Chivi District
verbally harassed village head of Nhara village Chivi Central who is also an MDC-T
party member after he had questioned the councillor why he was issuing
residential stands to Zanu PF members only at Chivi turnoff. The councillor’s
response was that he was a Zanu PF party councillor elected to serve Zanu PF
party members. He further told the village head to get residential land from
Morgan Tsvangirai who is their party president.
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