Zimbabwe: Women bear brunt of violence in politics
Source: Newsday
Former MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe in February spent most of Morgan Tsvangirai’s funeral holed up in a hut, fearing for her life, as party youths threatened her with violence.
That same month, Zanu PF’s Zalerah Makari, the Epworth National Assembly member, escaped death by a whisker when thugs pelted her with stones while campaigning.
While the two female politicians are on different sides politically, they and other female politicians like National People’s Party leader and People’s Rainbow Coalition presidential candidate, Joice Mujuru have been victims of political violence, intimidation, harassment, social media attacks and physical violence during campaigns for the 2018 elections.
Click here to read the full article published by Newsday on 10 April 2018.
Former MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe in February spent most of Morgan Tsvangirai’s funeral holed up in a hut, fearing for her life, as party youths threatened her with violence.
That same month, Zanu PF’s Zalerah Makari, the Epworth National Assembly member, escaped death by a whisker when thugs pelted her with stones while campaigning.
While the two female politicians are on different sides politically, they and other female politicians like National People’s Party leader and People’s Rainbow Coalition presidential candidate, Joice Mujuru have been victims of political violence, intimidation, harassment, social media attacks and physical violence during campaigns for the 2018 elections.
Click here to read the full article published by Newsday on 10 April 2018.