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21 March, Magwegwe, Bulawayo
There was an attack on the chairman of MDC for this suburb: he was beaten and left for
dead by his front gate at night. He later required emergency brain surgery (medical
records).
18 April, Bulawayo
An MDC rally was broken up by armed men.
2 May, Bulawayo
There were reports of door to door intimidation by Zanu (PF) supporters in North End, who
threaten to note down house numbers and send the Youth back to "sort you out",
if people cannot produce Zanu (PF) cards.
4 May, Bulawayo
War veterans tried to force civilians off buses at Renkini Bus Terminus and to board buses
for the airport to welcome Presidents Mugabe and Mbeki to Bulawayo. The civilians objected
and violence threatened to erupt, but the police controlled the situation.
4 May, Bulawayo
A street vendor selling herbal products that carry a warning in Ndebele that touching the
product makes the palm of the hand hot, is accused of supporting MDC, on the grounds that
his product mentions the palm of the hand! His wares were confiscated, and when he
resisted, he was severely beaten on the street, then taken to nearby Zanu (PF)
headquarters where he is further beaten. He was hospitalised.
15 May, Bulawayo
There were repeated threats against life and property of an MDC committee member, a woman,
and against her family.
25 May, Bulawayo
3 MDC supporters helping to prepare White City Stadium for the Star rally on Africa Day,
were locked in a room by war veterans and PISI, are brutally beaten and threatened with
death.
31 May, Bulawayo
The Zanu (PF) chairman for Bulawayo Province, Mr. Edson Ncube, and two other senior party
officials were beaten up by war veterans after failing to provide transport and funds for
the party’s election campaign in the city.
June, Bulawayo
According to an unconfirmed report from Nketa, two MDC supporters were abducted by Zanu
(PF) supporters and war veterans, and beaten with guns, axes, machetes, knobkerries,
sticks and iron bars. One managed to escape, but the other was severely beaten, especially
on his private parts.
19 June, Bulawayo
The Chronicle reports that on Sunday 18 June a senior photographer of the Chronicle,
Mr. Zibusiso Ndlovu, was attacked by Zanu (PF) supporters, when he tried to take pictures
of the group as they clashed with ZAPU party followers in Nkulumane suburb. The Zanu (PF)
Bulawayo Provincial chairman Mr. Effort Nkomo as well as the Bulawayo war veterans
chairman Mr. Cain Nkala, have apologized for the assault.
June, Bulawayo
Mr. Titus Sibanda, MDC Chairman of Ward 25 of Bulawayo South Constituency reports that
serious intimidation has taken place in the Insuza area of Bubi-Umguza constituency of
Matabeleland North province; Zanu (PF) supporters were burning down homes belonging to
villagers singled out as MDC supporters in addition to a series of beatings.
23 June, Bulawayo
Shop owners in Tshabalala suburb were forced to close their shops after war veterans
ordered them to release staff for the president's rally in White City Stadium, last
Saturday. Ahead of the rally intimidation and beatings have been reported at the local bus
terminus of Renkini, in Nketa, Tshabalala, and Nkulumane suburbs. People were forced to
get off minibuses at the Stadium. On the same issue Amani has received reports that Zanu
(PF) supporters went into houses beating up people, telling them to attend the president's
rally; four people were hospitalized.
24 June, Bulawayo
Police tear-gassed nearly 100 Zanu (PF) youths in Nyamandlovu business centre last
Thursday, when they disrupted an MDC rally.
25 June, Bulawayo
Amani received a report from the Holy Cross Parish in Tshabalala suburb, stating that on
23 June Zanu (PF) posters of minister Dabengwa were put up at their church’s fence;
the Zanu (PF) supporters threatened to burn down the church if anyone would take them
away.
26 June, Bulawayo
The Daily News reports that a Bulawayo South MDC polling agent, Mr. Patrick
Nyabanyama, has been abducted last June 19 by Zanu (PF) supporters. One week later he has
not been found yet, and police are still carrying out investigations. TOP |