Matabeleland - Murders

• Patrick Nabanyama, MDC election agent for the 2000 general election who was kidnapped and is presumed dead. 
• Martin Olds gunned down at his farmhouse by a large group of armed persons. These persons were allowed to go through a police road block. Some of the attackers sustained injuries during the gun battle with Olds. The police visited these injured persons in hospital and must therefore know the identities of these attackers.
• Mr Ndebele

Some persons have been charged with kidnapping but no one has been charged with murder in connection with this case.  

No persons have been arrested or tried in connection with this murder.

• Mathew Pfebve
• Doreen Marufu
• Edwin Gomo
• Robert Musoni
• Mr Banda
• Peter Karidza
• Peter Mararuse
• Mr Chinyere
• Robson Tinarwo

The suspected killers of Pfebve and Marufu were put on remand last year and the cases were reportedly still on. No persons have been arrested or tried in respect of the other murders.

• David Stevens
  Police admitted "some people took the law into their own hands and forcibly took him away. Stevens was taken from a police station and executed in the presence of another white farmer. This was done during in broad daylight. The police who were at the police station know who the war veterans were who kidnapped Stevens from the police station. The farmer who was taken together with Stevens was also an eyewitness to the murder of Stevens.
• Alan Dunn
• John Weeks
  This murder may not have been politically motivated.
• Wilhelm Botha
• Mr Zembe
• Onias Mashaya
• Simon Mbewe

The police finally arrested one person in connection with this murder but the prosecution was withdrawn "for want of evidence."

No persons have been arrested or tried in connection with these murders.

• Lucky Kanyurira
• Nicols Chatitama

No persons have been arrested or tried in connection with these murders.

• Fainos Zhou, an MDC supporter was killed after being viciously tortured.

Kufa Chitoro, alias Biggie Chitoro - Chitoro and two other members of his gang, Steven Hove and Francis Ncube, have been in custody since last June after being arrested in connection with this murder. Their case has been remanded several times but the case has now been set down for trial on 6 June 2001.

• Mr Simudananhu
• Zeke Chigagwa
• Mandishona Mutyanda

• Tichaona Chiminya
• Talent Mabika

Murder of Chiminya and Mabika

Joseph Mwale, a CIO operative and Tom Kitsiyatota Zimunya, a war veterans have been named as the suspects. They were arrested by the police but subsequently released. The persons suspected of committing this crime have not been put on trial

27 March: Joseph Mwale of the CIO and Kainos Zimunya a war vet, named in the High Court as the killers of two MDC activists, failed to appear in the High Court to give evidence in their own defence, in the ongoing MDC election appeals. The MDC activists were killed when a petrol bomb was thrown into their car. A warrant for their arrest was issued but these arrests have not been made.

High Court judge, Justice James Devittie, has ordered that the record of the case involving the challenge to the constituency challenge in Buhera North be sent to the Attorney- General with a view to a possible prosecution of the alleged murderers of Tichaona Chiminya and Talent Mabika. The court heard testimony from an eyewitness that Chiminya and Mabika were killed by Joseph Mwale, of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), and Kainos Tom "Kitsiyatota" Zimunya, a war veteran. The judge said: "The killing of Chiminya and Mabika was a wicked act." Judge orders trial of Chiminya killers (Daily News 28 May 2001.)

• Takundwa Chapunza
• Messiah Mufandaedza

Suspects were picked up in the case of Chapunza but nothing further seems to have transpired by way of bringing to book those responsible.

• Attempted murder of a female MDC by war veteran leader, Joseph Chinotimba

Joseph Chinotimba is on remand out of custody in connection with this crime.

On 6 February 2001 MDC MP for Chitungwiza, Job Sikhala, is assaulted by two truckloads of army personnel at 4am in the morning, while at his house. His pregnant wife and domestic worker were also assaulted.

No arrests have been made in connection with this incident.

Assaults, threats of assaults and extortion of money from employers by war veterans and their supporters

Only a few low-level ZANU (PF) thugs have been charged in respect of these offences. None of the higher-level war veterans who are thought to be behind these crimes and have obtained large sums of money as a result of these crimes have been brought to trial.