number of them remained at the farm. Brian, Phillip and Manager Sibanda are now uncertain about
the future of the farm.
Harare
The highlight of the province were
the 10 June 2015 by-elections
which were characterized by
harassment and intimidation. Zanu
PF managed to win all the seats.
The violations were most severe in
Glen View where even candidates
were harassed. Donald Chimatira
an independent candidate had
truckloads of people taken to his
house to publicly humiliate him
after the elections on 11 June 2015.
There was chaos when Zanu PF
supporters came to his house with
a fake coffin filled with his posters
they had collected .They were sang
revolutionary songs mocking him.
This harassment involved many
people who had been brought in by
20 cars and 3 commuter
omnibuses. The victim and his
family remained in the house.
Chimatira was suspended as Zanu
PF youth chair in January 2015 for
being aligned to the Mujuru camp.
Michael Chivandire a Transform
Zimbabwe candidate was forced to close his tuck shop on 3 June 2015.
Violence broke out in Dzivarasekwa at Dzivarasekwa 2 car park near the Muslim Centre at the corner
of Jongwe Street on 16 June 2015. Zanu PF youths severely assaulted MDC-T supporters who own
the car park. They had been to the car park the day before in the evening harassing the two owners
to vacate the place so that Zanu PF youths could take over. The following morning youths numbering
about 13 descended on the car park still demanding to take over the car park. They started beating
up the owners until they were unconscious. Police were called to intervene and the group fled to
Omega Hungwe’s (the newly elected legislator) house which is about 150 metres away to hide.
Police raided the house and managed to arrest some of the youths while the others fled. The two
MDC-T supporters were taken to hospital for treatment.
On 22 June 2015 MDC-T youths blocked traffic at Mangoromera turn-off in Chitungwiza to allow the
free movement of the convoy bearing the body of one of their deceased members, Brighton
Matimba. The body of the deceased was being taken to his house in St Marys. One of the youths hit
a bus with a stone and accused the driver of not following orders. The owner of the bus and a
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