Zanu PF Harare provincial youth chairperson Jim Kunaka allegedly to sold residential stands to Zanu PF card carrying members in Glen Norah for $12-00. The police intervened and destroyed the illegal structures evicting the people. Traditional leaders remained at the fore front of acting partisan and violating their constitutional mandate of being neutral and non partisan in their work. Food related violations had been at a minimum since humanitarian organisations responsible for relief had been stopped from issuing food to hungry villagers across the country. However, the period under view witnessed cases of food related violations in Matabeleland North, Mashonaland Central and Manicaland. The government food relief programmes especially through the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) were the most abused, constituting the majority of the reported violations. For example in Buhera, at Rusununguko village, a food relief registration exercise by a named International organisation (name supplied but withheld) was reportedly hijacked by John Kufandada who demanded that any would be beneficiary was supposed to be confirmed as a genuine Zanu PF activist before registration. On 19 September, several villagers including Tom Mhlanga in Mukhuyu village, Chipinge South failed to access their GMB maize which they had paid for six months ago when Gibson Mhlanga and Chief Sigauke claimed that only genuine Zanu PF activists would benefit. In Matabeleland North Ward 20, Zinyangeni, Nkayi South constituency, three villagers were discriminated and denied food aid by Zanu PF members. It is reported that all villagers had contributed a $1 and R4 towards the scheme but when the rice was delivered the villagers were told to go to MDC-T to get the rice since they had voted for it. Zanu PF members led by one Mveliswa Ncube reportedly controlled the process. The incident happened on the 23 September. It is also not clear where the rice was coming from but it is suspected that it was from the GMB. With the dire food situation, however, very few cases of partisan distribution and access to food were reported mainly due to the fact that food relief activities long stopped some time before elections. The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland South Abedinico Ncube also threatened to throw out of the country all NGOs that engage in political activities moving away from their mandate of providing food aid. Reprisals On 5 September, two children escaped unhurt when a house belonging to Adam Katsiga, suspected Zanu PF militia attacked the MDC chairperson for ward 9 in Mutoko East. The suspects were identified as Ishmael Chikweto, the Zanu PF youth chairperson for ward 9 and Phineas Katsiga the Zanu PF ward councillor. The two had earlier issued threats to the victim that they were going to handle him first before turning to other MDC supporters. A police report was filed at Makosa Police Station in Mutoko but no action was taken. Another attack in Mahusekwa involved an expensive property was destroyed. The residence of MDC parliamentary candidate for Marondera West, McDonald Muchetwa, was destroyed by fire in another clear case of political violence. On 6 September, war veterans led by Muzondiwa Mamutse, made a statement at the funeral wake for Kumbirai Kangai at Queens Hall in Mutare. Kumbirai, a former cabinet minister, Zanu-PF provincial chairman and Politburo member, argued that Tsvangirai should be denied entrance to Buhera district as he was against the people’s revolution. August The month of August succeeding the harmonised elections was defined by intense political activity. During the month under review the country witnessed the announcement of the winners of the elections, the Heroes’ Day celebrations, the winning Zanu PF celebrations, the inauguration of President Robert Mugabe and the election court challenges from the MDC-T. Further, the country cohosted the UNTWO with Zambia. 17