Administrator and the Provincial Administrator respectively. However, when they approached the District Administrator for recourse their matter did not receive attention. During a meeting with the District Administrator he requested for names of complainants so that he could follow up on the matter. The ZHRC did not furnish the names as there was further consultations to be done with the complainants on whether or not they were comfortable with having their names disclosed to the authorities given that they had indicated that they feared reprisal. 10.7. In Muzarabani North and South, wards 6 and 17 food distribution committees were found to be distributing food on partisan basis and politicians were interfering in the distribution process for their political gain. 10.8. In Bikita East Constituency only the original stand owners who were resettled in the area in 1984 are being considered for food aid excluding their children and grandchildren who were born after the initial stand allocations. Those who settled in the area after the period are being discriminated against. 10.9. For Bikita East Constituency it was also noted that besides being affected in their food production efforts by the El Nino induced drought, villagers in the Dewure Resettlement Area said their crops were also falling prey to wildlife such as elephants and buffaloes from the neighbouring Save Valley Wildlife Conservancy. Hyenas were also said to be destroying their livestock. 11. San Community in Tsholotsho District In June 2016 the ZHRC conducted a field visit to the San community in the District of Tsholotsho. In this field visit, whose main objective was to document and appreciate the human rights situation of the San community, the ZHRC noted some human rights concerns. On the right to food, it was noted that the San community was not prioritized Page 18 of 21

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