On 30 June 2000 I was coming from town and had decided to go and buy some beer at Tafara shopping centre. It was at around 8.00 p.m. and there were four of us. Four army trucks arrived with about 80 soldiers, as well as a truck full of policemen. We were ordered to lie on our stomachs and they started to pour our beer on us, declaring that we were being assaulted for voting for MDC. I was assaulted with a rifle butt and a bullet belt all over the body. One of them struck me on the nose with a rifle butt, and I bled profusely from the nose and mouth. I also suffered injuries on my ribs because of the assaults with their booted feet. The assaults continued for about three hours in Munatsi bar. There were people all over the shopping centre who were being assaulted for no apparent reason. The soldiers were armed and wearing maroon berets. I lost three lower teeth because of the beatings. The soldiers I think came from the same battalion that assaulted people during the food riots. We were then ordered to get up singing and leave the area. I could not go and report the matter to the police until today. We were turned down by the police, who said that we should have reported it the same day we were assaulted.

On 30 June 2000 at around 9.00 p.m. I was coming from Mabvuku to buy sandpaper. I was passing through Tafara shopping centre and there were several soldiers, one of whom started shouting ‘This is the other one!’ They started assaulting me with a sjambok (whip) and a rifle butt. During the beating, I fell down on the ground, and I received several injuries. Some of the soldiers were shouting, ‘This is the change you voted for!’ I suffered injuries on the right eye and nose. They took off my shirt and in the process I lost my wallet, which had about $700 and my ID in it. I only noticed this when I reached home. I did not report it to the police, because I was afraid of another attack. When we were being assaulted, there was also a truck full of police who were watching. The soldiers wore maroon berets. The following morning, whilst we were talking to the Daily News crew, a police truck came past, and they shouted that they would come back for some more assaults. I went to report the matter on 3 July 2000, but no statements were recorded, although the Mabvuku Police did promise to investigate.

On 30 June 2000 at about 9.00 p.m. I was assaulted by members of the National Army whilst I was going to buy some groceries at Tafara Shopping Centre. They used open hands, baton sticks and ammunition belts to assault me. I suffered injuries on my knee and ankle (right leg). When I was assaulted I fell down into a trench and managed to escape that way. There were about 80 soldiers, and they wore maroon berets. I received no medication, and could not report the matter for fear of victimization, because the police were also present during the incident.