Ndlovu lost to the incumbent Retired Brigadier-General Levi
Mayihlome in the recently held elections.
A leaked WhatsApp chat exposed the plan, which is also
targeting some CCC members who won council seats in the district.
In the chat, one of the participants said that Zanu-PF
should “take the war to CCC opposition members” and that “our youth should
invade Mcebisi’s farm”.
They also said that all CCC members should be removed from
the land and that CCC councillors should be subjected to “a lot of harassment”.
Another participant said that government inputs should be
handled by Zanu-PF councillors, elected or not.
“They should not see any development, all presidential
inputs must be handled by the Zanu-PF councillors,” they said.
Ndlovu said he was trying to report the matter to the
police, but that they had told him they needed the person who sent him the chat
to be a witness.
“It’s tragic, it’s common that we live under the fear of
ZANU-PF,” he said.
“If they can threaten a candidate what about the simple
voter? If they can threaten me because I dared to stand as a candidate, how
would they deal with that person?”
Ndlovu said it was disturbing that the Zanu-PF members were
saying those councillors who have won won’t receive any welfare inputs from the
state.
“They won’t be allowed to work; it is only their losing
councillors and anyone who is connected to Zanu-PF that will be allowed to
work,” he said.
“To me, this is the truth that in this country we are
subjected to intimidation.”
Mayihlome said he saw the chats but could not comment
further as they do not involve him.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Levi Mayihlome Mcebisi
Ndlovu Umzingwane constituency Zanu PF. CITE
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