Nehanda Citizen Reports: 22 June 2013
Harare
“In Glen View 3 Harare there are people who are moving demanding names and ID numbers, hanzi tiri kuda kunoku register. The one I saw anga ane paper rakanzi Zanu PF. Ndamuudza kuti tu hell newe. Thats rigging pachena. Victory is certain this year.”
Matapi, Harare
“Its now 2 weeks without water in Matapi and cholera is now looming. Tanzwa nemvura dzine tsvina. Here is a photo.”
“Voter registration at Courtney Selous School Greendale there are about 500 to 600 people. I’m at number 280. The queue is moving very very dead slow. Chi nhayi they think they can frustrate us kunyepa chaikohandiende kusvika ndanyoresa kuvhota.”
Paying duty at Beitbridge
“Nhai maZimbabweans anofunga sei? All these years kuBeitbridge taibhadhara duty 24hours, now takunzi pay kuCBZ from 8am to 5pm only, and they take ages to confirm apa takangomirira whether it takes 2 days no-one bothers. Does Zimra care given that it is the largest border in Zim? Why cant they have munhu weCBZ yacho on one of their counters? These people are retrogressive haaa.”
Chaos as Chiyangwa tries vote buying with food
“Welcome to Chinhoyi. Paitika hondo mushure mokunge Chiyangwa asvika pangapakaungana katsama kevanhu vezanu saka avati garai gonyeti rechikafu riri kuuya nechikafu. Zvisine vanhu vagara pabva pasvika nissan navara kakazara necampaigning team yake nezvinhu zvishoma shoma.
Pavatanga kuda kuburutsa vanhu vabva vai hazviiti. Zvishoma vabva vatanga kuimba. Ngaende ngaaende chayangwa uyu idhoti vamwe vachiti ngaaende. Mota yaenda izvozvi saka vanhu vamirira iye Chiyangwa kuti adzoke. Hameno akadzoka nezvirikuitwa nevanhu.”
Lawless police
“We were nearly involved in an accident after baton wielding traffic police smashed the windscreen of a kombi we were traveling in after driver refused to stop Is this what Chihuri trains his dogs to do? Lawless bastards entrusted with national security. Chihuri and your thugs we will boot you out come election time. Mupanduki Wezhira ari paHarare”
Tsholotsho
“In football in the ZIFA Southern region Division 1 league Tsholotsho FC beat the Rahman Gumbo coached run away leaders Bulawayo Chiefs FC 1-0 in Tsholotsho today.”
Mudzi West
“Today all villagers in Suswe Ward 7 Mudzi West Constituency were force marched to go and check names in the voters roll and register under the watchful eye of Zanu PF Chairman Nyamushure”
Bikita East
“I have just registered to vote at Mutsinzwa primary school Bikita East. The process did not even take 10 minutes. Thumbs up to the guys @ Mutsinzwa!!1”
Highfields voter registration farce
“Voter registration scenes at CJ Hall Highfields (21 June 2013). I have just been threatened for taking pictures.”
Dzivarasekwa
“Pane vakomana varikufamba door to door muDzivarasekwa vachibvunza macards emusangano right now.”
Marondera
“In Rujeko, a group of ZANU PF youths singing revolutionary songs running along Munyemba street @ 9: 30pm. This election will never be peaceful, never.”
Bikita West
“Kuno kuBikita West kwaita confusion, vamwe varikuti Munyaradzi Kereke arambidzwa kukwikwidzana naElias Musakwa pama primary ekumiririra Zanu PF in Bikita West constituency vanhu vaidya mari yaKereke varwadziwa.”
Highfields
“That’s an observer intercepted by ZEC officials some 30 metres away from CJ hall where there is voter registration taking place at a painfully slow pace. Since morning approximately less than 100 people have been served.”
Mutare
“In Mutare yesterday ZANU PF youths moved around in lorries singing revolutionary songs terrifying people in the city centre.”
Bindura
“In Bindura Zanu PF youths marching in town, Chipadze and Aerodrome singing.”
“Buhera West, Chigavaka shopping centre, kurohwa nemasoja akauya naMandipaka tanzwa. Hanzi tiri vepeace peace. Peace yeiko where there is peace already? Oliver Mandipaka be warned you are digging your own grave with a spoon. Takapanduka zvachose we don’t want Zanu PF in Buhera. You are going to lose come election date.”
“Police officers are being forced to register. We have been given an ultimatum that by Tuesday we should provide evidence that we are registered voters.”
“Zanu PF has brought in more than 40 graders which are being kept in some warehouse. They will be used for some road construction and election campaigns throughout the country.”
Police recruits registering
“I have witnessed a lot of police recruits queuing to register at market square, Harare. Someone is pushing them to. MDC what is the solution for secret ballots? Hatikoborwi apa here vakomana? Asijiki”
Crowborough
“In Crowborough there are 2 women walking door to door collecting names and ID numbers claiming they will go and register for us.”
Chitungwiza
“People write that water situation has improved in Harare and Chitungwiza. Improved where? Some places in Chitungwiza have gone up to 6 months without water. Others have dug wells on 200 square metre stands! Zvakaoma.”
Mberengwa
21 June 2013: “Nhasi paMakuwerere mudunhu reMberengwa East July Moyo naShirichena vauya kuzotenga mavhoti nechingwa, hwahwa uye mazowe.”
Nyamandlovu
“Ku Nyamandlovu Centre maporisa nema CID azara. Vanosvero mhanya vachiita toyitoyi nemuvanhu (povo) mahusiku nemakuseni tokumbira runyararo panzvimbo pliz.”
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