class, religious belief, political affiliation, opinion, culture, sex, gender, marital status, age, pregnancy, disability or economic or social status, or whether they were born in or out of wedlock. 8.1.2. From the investigation, it was noted that there was no harmony between the Councillor and members of opposition political parties because of political differences. Political differences had tainted objectivity from both parties such that it was affecting even attendance at developmental meetings and this made the absent parties especially opposition political supporters lose out on benefits meant for all residents. There was no apparent evidence of discrimination on the basis of political grounds in accessing food aid and inputs because the procedures were presided over by the Department of Social Welfare whose criteria was standard. Opposition party members who felt discriminated may have been excluded from meetings called by the Councillor who was ZANUPF but there was no evidence to buttress this allegation. 8.1.3. The ZHRC noted that there was no equality between members of the ruling party and the opposition in terms of access to information and participation in developmental meetings. Political differences in Chakari, Kadoma were deep seated and were a drawback to development of the community. 8.1.4. It was noted that access to holding positions of authority was open to all as evidenced by the occupation of the Chairmanship of Dalny 1 Primary School by an MDC member. Positions were fiercely contested along party lines and there might even be animosity, but the results were not manipulated for the benefit of one party. 8.1.5. The investigation noted that Village Health Worker positions were voluntary and were a process which was not interfered with from the politicians as they were a volunteer community chosen representatives who worked in line with the Environmental Health Technicians and the Clinic. 8.2 Whether freedom from arbitrary eviction was violated. The investigation noted that the acquisition of Dalny Mine by Rio Zim included the acquisition of the company houses where complainants who were former Falcon Gold Mines were housed. The intention to repossess the houses was communicated through all-stakeholder meetings and a committee assisting in the identification of the initial houses to be repossessed was constituted and it 10