Zanu PF violence and terrorism intensifies
December 16th, 2008
The Zanu PF regime has intensified its terror campaign against MDC supporters in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province ahead of its annual conference, which begins in the town tomorrow. Eleven of the 12 councillors of the Bindura Municipality have fled their homes after the police arrested Ward 10 councillor, Norbert Dhokotera and two other MDC activists in pre-dawn raids last night.
The three were arrested on trumped up yet to be disclosed charges and are detained at Bindura Central Police Station.
All the 12 councillors in the Bindura Municipality are MDC representatives.
Last week, Councillor Dhokotera was arrested again by Bindura police on false charges of petrol bombing the houses of Zanu PF supporters.
He was however; released after it turned out that it was in fact Zanu PF youths who had petrol bombed five houses belonging to MDC supporters.
Nearly all MDC activists in Bindura are on the run and they have not known any peace since the death of Zanu PF’s political commissar, Elliot Manyika in a car accident last week.
Zanu PF youths have also joined the armed police and are looting property and food at the homes that police have targeted as the occupants have fled fearing unlawful arrests.
The Zanu PF regime is trying to finger MDC activists with the shooting of Air Force of Zimbabwe Commander Perrance Shiri on Saturday.
Instead of carrying out proper investigations resulting in the shooting of Shiri, the regime, which has been hard hit by internal hemorrhage in the party’s top hierarchy is coming up with false allegations that the MDC is training its members in banditry activities in neighbouring Botswana.
As the clampdown on MDC activists intensifies, there has been upsurge of nationwide violence by Zanu PF on innocent people.
The regime is ignoring the cholera outbreak that has reached alarming levels and the starvation that is stalking the countryside but is choosing to unleash terror on defenceless people.
Over 20 MDC activists including a two-year old child have been abducted by the Zanu PF regime and their whereabouts are unknown. Among those abducted is Jestina Mukoko, the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project.
MDC Information and Publicity Department
December 16th, 2008 23:53
A destitute people; closed factories; empty shops; silent cities and towns; no drinking water to speak of; raw sewerage everywhere; hardly any food to go round; Cholera joining the epidemics of Aids and Tuberculosis, together with a potential two million cases of Malaria a year; practically non-existent medical and hospital facilities; the worst case of hyperinflation in history. How, in Heaven’s name, can Zanu-PF be taken seriously?
December 17th, 2008 01:46
It appears South Africa and the SADC still take the Mugabe regime seriously. A country in tatters right on their doorstep, and still no decisive measures. It’s like a bunch of children are in charge. How can a nation run by children be responsible enough to hold an important event such as the World Cup for instance?
I think FIFA should be very worried and keep their “Plan B” very alive.
December 17th, 2008 15:09
Sadly, but true South Africa has done nothing that has brought any change or relief to their neighbour which they know need help and a most definate change of government. It seems they dont care whether their neighbours problems are going to affect them as well, and they know that there is a health and food crisis, to mention but a few of the most awful things going down in the history books for 2008. Come on SA, help your neighbours build a new democratic country and keep the Chinese and Russians out, they can attend to their own affairs.Get a healthy mindset together for goodness sake, think of the children’s future for one.