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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The ruling ZANU PF party has allegedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its members suspected of voting for Nelson Chamisa\u2019s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the 26 March by-elections.<\/p>\n

ZANU PF youth activists are reportedly moving door-to-door in rural areas, demanding to know who the villagers voted for, and in some cases threatening those suspected to have voted for CCC.<\/p>\n

Prison officers and police officers are also being victimised for voting for the opposition, leaked WhatsApp group chats of prison officers at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison show.<\/p>\n

Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison is in Harare East where ZANU PF\u2019s Mavis Gumbo was defeated by CCC\u2019s Tendai Biti. One of the chats in a WhatsApp group of the prison officers reads:<\/p>\n

Vamwe tatiza kubasa coz of victimisation. Hanzi sei Zanu yakadyiwa mucamp. Kkkkkkkk tyt PPU neSupport Unit ma1<\/b><\/p>\n

, transfers soon. (Some of us have fled from our workplaces because of victimisation. They are asking why Zanu PF was defeated in a camp. It\u2019s tight in Police PPU (Public Protection Unit) and Support Unit camps. Transfers are looming.<\/p>\n

However, ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa denied the claims and challenged those alleging victimisation to report to the police. Said Mutsvangwa:<\/p>\n

ZANU PF is against any post-election victimisation. If there are cases like that, people should go and report them to the police.<\/p>\n

ZANU PF is not bothered by how the people of Zimbabwe exercise their rights.<\/p>\n

It would be probably found out that there are some rogue elements within the society that has nothing to do with the ruling party.<\/p>\n

ZANU PF is focusing on rapid urbanisation where it is targeting to restore order in service delivery in cities that have suffered years of neglect under the opposition MDC leadership.<\/p>\n

ZANU PF won 9 of the 28 contested parliamentary seats while Chamisa\u2019s CCC got 19 in Saturday\u2019s by-elections.<\/p>\n

The ruling party actually made significant gains since two of the nine seats it bagged were won by the opposition MDC Alliance in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The ruling ZANU PF party has allegedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its members suspected of voting for Nelson Chamisa\u2019s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the 26 March by-elections. 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