Bulawayo records few violence incidents- ZPP

Bulawayo has recorded very few incidents of violence during the month of  October according top the Zimbabwe Peace Project.

"October  had fewer incidents and violations reported in Bulawayo compared to the previous month. However, cases of intra party conflicts within both Zanu- PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC- T) continued to be noted due to persistent factionalism in the two parties. Within the MDC-T, it is suspected that the divisions led to the party's president, Morgan Tsvangirai, not attending the burial of their late Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkulumane constituency, Thamsanqa Mahlangu, as party members were mired in serious divisions,"  the organisation said.

"Tsvangirai and party representatives have, however, since refuted that there were any altercations internal to the party."

The organsation said in Zanu-PF, the party started jostling for the vacant Nkulumane seat as it was more likely they would win it since the major opposition parties would not be contesting citing absence of electoral reforms.

"Within the ruling party two camps have emerged of late with one being allegedly led by one, George Mlala, believed to be a front for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and another faction supposedly led by provincial chairperson, Alderman Dennis Ndlovu, and some war veterans. The ruling party is also on record denying such divisions exist," reads the report.

" On 24 October 2015, in Ward 5, Regate District, an ex-political detainee and Zanu-PF member allegedly threatened to beat up a member of the MDC-T, Sinikiwe Moyo (not real name), for publicly criticizing government for wanting to compel O'Level students to go for driving lessons. She said it was just a fundraising gimmick, which could not be afforded as parents were already failing to pay fees."

ZPP states that Moyo questioned where parents would get driving lessons fees from and the victim, however, quickly left the scene to avert the threat.