Feedback on anti-sanctions launch
Some of our subscribers sent us their observations from the anti-sanctions campaign launched by Robert Mugabe in Harare today:
- I wish that sanctions not be lifted until pepetrators of violence are brought to book and dealt with accordingly together with their leaders.
- People being forced to board buses omnibuses diverted to showgrounds by so-called youths.
- Fear of victimisation made us to sign.
- Very quiet no noise.
- Today’s gathering is not an anti-sanction but a Zanu PF campaaign rally.
- Many shops have been closed in town as many people went to witness the 2 million.
- Mugabe is the only sanction we have. People must chant “Mugabe must go” at those forced gatherings.
- We are having difficulties getting into town from Zengeza 3. Kombis are being diverted to Bob’s meeting.
- Is it true? Someone told me shops and other businesses are not operating today, is a day of anti sanction campaigning. Please beware and inform others because it can turn to violence.
- EU & West add more names to the sanction list today whilst Mugabe is trying to hoodwink everyone with the so called 2 million march.
- Don’t go into town today coz kombis are being diverted to the show ground.
- Kubatana! Tiri kumandikidzwa kuratidzira zvemasanctions nehutungamiri hweZanu PF.
- Here in Glen Norah ahead of Zanu PF’s anti sanctions march they are going around telling all people to lock their doors despite you have infants and school going age children.
Thursday, March 3rd 2011 at 8:32 am
A few more messages about the anti-sanctions campaign and related events:
- From morning people were fearing violence. In some other locations in houses, market places, in streets, people were forced into buses to carry people to that meeting, businesses forced to close, and threatened. Meeting done but I don’t think many people are happy about dictatorship. It’s only people don’t like violence when they’re forced to attend this meeting.
- People forced. Employers were sanctioned failure to provide transport they risk their property. To the employees who fail to go the anti-sanction campaign will be marked absent / expulsion.
- Some of the people in our rural area in Chivi South, Ngundu Gororo are harrased to attend political meetings. They walk about 7km to Dare almost 3 days per week – even the eldest people and pregnant mothers. What can we do? Is people forced to support the party? Our parents are old enough. They need to rest!
Tuesday, March 8th 2011 at 11:09 am
Here are a couple more messages we’ve received about this:
- Yesterday Zanu PF clearly explained to the peole that MDC did not call for the imposition of sanctions by tracing back the history which led to them being sanctioned because of their poor policy.
- Zanu PF youth in Mbare are at Mbare Msika for the night beating and torching people.
- Zanu PF youth are beating people accusing them why they refused to witness the function especially opposition members in Seke Chitungwiza.