The MDC on Monday accused Zanu PF supporters of embarking on an orgy of violence against its members, in various parts of the country, including an abduction, an arson attack and a disrupted rally. In Manicaland, Makoni South MP Pishai Muchauraya was also summoned to appear in a Buhera court on Friday, for allegedly making statements that were ‘derogatory to the office of the President’, before the 2008 elections. “The state alleges that I made some utterances that had the intentions of undermining the office of Zim’s oldest grandpa, Robert Mugabe, before the 2008 elections. urprisingly, this is happening at a time some uniformed soldiers are intimidating people in my constituency,” Muchauraya confirmed on Monday. He said if leaders abuse their office, citizens should have the right to denounce them and that people have the right to seek proper representation. The constitutional outreach program is supposed to finally begin, after many delays, on June 15th. All this year there have been outbreaks of ZANU PF violence against the MDC, but this appears to be worsening as the date for the actual outreach nears.

 

 

MDC provincial youth chariman for Mashonaland Central, Tonderai Samhu, appeared in court on Tuesday facing allegations of insulting Robert Mugabe. The youth appeared before a Bindura magistrate, charged with undermining the office of the President and for organizing a political rally without police authority. His case was postponed to 1st July. Samhu denies the charges and claims they are politically motivated and meant to prevent him from actively campaigning for the MDC party in the province. Police insist Samhu made derogatory remarks against Mugabe during a party rally in Guruve in April. The outspoken youth chairman told us he was merely chanting a well known party slogan, routinely use during party gatherings. He said the slogan; ‘Mbavha bvisa (remove thieves), Mugabe bvisa (remove Mugabe), ZANU PF bvisa (remove ZANU PF) was not an insult, but a rallying call to remove Mugabe through the ballot box.

 

A delegation of the Chinese Communist Party officials in Harare for a three-day visit at the invitation of the ZANU-PF party of President Robert Mugabe has met with him and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The delegation signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with ZANU-PF Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo and hailed the close ties between the two countries, sources informed on the meeting said. The delegation headed by Communist Party Vice Chairman Wang Gang exchanged views on the bilateral relationship with the president, the prime minister, and Vice President Joice Mujuru. ZANU-PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo told VOA Studio 7 reporter Jonga Kandemiiri that the delegation also spoke out strongly against the sanctions which ZANU-PF charges Western nations have illegally imposed. James Maridadi, spokesman for Mr. Tsvangirai, said delegates praised Mr. Tsvangirai for leading Zimbabwe out of its economic tailspin and working toward national reconciliation of political differences.