In Chizipa village, Machipanda, Manica district, MDM members can only have access to water if they join Frelimo, said Vasco Horacio, MDM political delegate in the district. If they are participating in the MDM campaign they have no access to drinking water from local government funded handpumps for supporting the opposition. Horacio said he reported the case to the police.
Also in Manica district, Renamo accuses community leaders of having expropriated farms from opposition party supporters to hand them over to a Chinese mining company. The case took place in Muswata Village, Chitunga Town, Mavonde Administrative Post about 120 km from Manica town. Renamo Head of Information in Manica District, Bento Guirau, says his party supporters are being threatened with death by Community leaders and Chitunga Town Chief. Renamo says it has already reported the case to the local police station.
