Mashonaland West On 24 April at Chirinhengo in Chegutu East the Zanu PF Chairperson Maria Sinyoro of Ward 18 was accused of allocating fertilizer to people who had left the ward in 2000 to settle in Ward 22. The people were not happy and were harassing him especially First Moffat and she had to be taken away by Councilor Gladys Kanhema. During the Independence Day celebrations in Mhondoro Mubaira the food meant to feed the people was just eaten by a few people. The village heads were not allowed in the VIP area and they were denied food. It is alleged that the local Zanu PF executives looted the food that had been donated by legislator Sylvester Nguni. Matebeleland North The province is not expecting any meaningful harvest and therefore the food situation remains critical. People need urgent food relief to alleviate unprecedented levels of hunger. Although food is available in shops, it is out of reach of many as they do not have money to buy the food. Tsholotsho became a hive of activity as campaigning was started by Professor Jonathan Moyo’s team. Rice, cooking oil and other food stuffs were being distributed freely particularly in Ward 11 in a clear case of vote buying. Matebeleland South The province was hard hit by drought and is in urgent need of food aid. People have no money to buy food from shops or other sources. Midlands Food aid programs are yet to commence as people are currently harvesting the few crops that managed to mature. On 30 April 2015 a village head of Mhaza village, Gokwe Mapfungautsi who is a staunch supporter of the MDC T refused to give a bag of fertilizer to Takesure Dude of the same village because the victim supports Zanu PF. The fertilizer had been availed through the presidential input scheme and the distribution was done by the village Head. When the victim asked why he had not accessed his share, the headman said that those that had failed to access the fertilizer would be on top priority at the next distribution whose date is not known. Manicaland Christopher Chingosho the Zanu PF candidate for Headlands on 29 April 2015 availed 30 tonnes of rice during his campaign meetings. The availing of the rice at a time such as this can be interpreted as vote buying. The rice was stored at Headlands Hall while the other lot was at Headlands Service Station. Bulawayo The province is hard hit by poverty as over eight percent are unemployed. Peri-urban farming was negatively affected by erratic rains and residents are in urgent need of food aid. 7