Zimbabweans Accuse ZaunPF of Targetting Opposition Supporters Ahead of Election

• Zimbabweans are gearing up for by-elections in March but already reports of political intimidation are making headlines
• Police officers are allegedly assaulting members of opposition parties with 13 CCC members accusing the authorities of assaulting them
• ZanuPF members have also cried foul and have accused opposition parties of assaulting them ahead of the upcoming elections

HARARE - The by-elections are looming large on the horizon in Zimbabwe. The date when Zimbabweans will take to the polls is currently set for March 2022.

133 Elective vacancies are available which compromises 28 parliamentary seats. The by-elections are widely been seen as a dress rehearsal for the general elections in 2023.

However, recent reports have indicated that opposition parties might be getting intimidated by the ZanuPF.

The SABC reported that videos have been doing the rounds of Zimbabwean police assaulting members of the opposition party.

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One of the parties allegedly being targeted by the Zimbabwean police ahead of the elections is Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).

According to News24, 13 CCC members were arrested by the police and allegedly assaulted while in custody.

CCC members claim that the alleged assaults took place in an effort to thwart the CCC's rally being held on Sunday in Harare's Highfield suburb.

ZanuPF also claim that they have been targeted

ZanuPF members have also cried foul and accused opposition parties of targeting supporters of the ruling party.

Several ZanuPF has been held over the past two weeks and have claimed that CCC members have assaulted a number of ZanuPF supporters.

Fuel in SA costs way more than other neighbouring countries, except for Zimbabwe

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A number of countries around the world had to grapple with fuel price hikes in the past year, in some cases prices increased to historical high amounts.

South Africa is one of those countries and saw petrol price reaching the R20 per litre mark in December 2020. Petrol now retails for R19,61.

According to BusinessInsider, while the R20 per litre mark may seem quite high for ordinary South Africans, this is actually the average fuel price across the globe. Tax and levies in specific countries are what determine the final fuel price and this is how fuel prices end up varying.

In South Africa, the government determines how much fuel should cost across all competitors while in other countries, the government only caps the price fuel can not be charged. This allows competitors to charge lower prices for fuel.

Source: Briefly News