'No wedding on Heroes Day'

A former Zanu PF ward Councillor John Karima tried to stop Emanuel and Clara Mwembe from getting married on Heroes Day in Kotwa, Mudzi North.

Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that Karima tried to stop the couple and ordered that the nuptials be postponed to another date.

"After the Mwembes defied the order, Karima threatened the family saying 2018 will be a dreadful year for them as they have failed to observe Heroes Day. Karima said that he regarded the family as opposition supporters for not complying with his request," ZPP said.

"Mission Schools in Mashonaland East were forced to ferry people to different venues for the Heroes' Day commemorations. It is alleged that an instruction from the acting District Assistant Biliat Tasarira was dispatched to all schools with buses that they were to ferry people to the different Heroes Day commemoration points."

ZPP said a Zanu PF Heroes' committee led by Tasarira and Zanu PF officials forced school headmasters to channel their school buses to assist in transporting people.

"Among the schools that were forced was Saint Francis of Assisi Mission School. Their bus was assigned to ferry people to Chinyamukaro district Heroes acre. It is alleged that the Heroes' committee did not fuel these buses leaving that burden to school authorities," reported ZPP.