HARARE - Heal Zimbabwe have continued to facilitate memorial services for victims of political violence in Zimbabwe, with seven services held recently for the families of those murdered at political bases in Murehwa in 2008. (Pictured: Family members are allowed an opportu
To date, the organization has managed to carry out 70 memorials in areas most hit by political violence: Muzarabani, Gokwe, Mutoko, Headlands, Zaka, Mwenezi, Rusape and Buhera. The project gives the families of the deceased, a platform to openly mourn their loved ones as they never had the opportunity during the gruesome election period.
Shocking cases were reported during the memorials, with reported cases of families being forced to bury their relatives using candles in the middle of the night.
There is still an atmosphere of intense fear in Murehwa more than two years after the formation of the Inclusive Government. From the research currently being carried out by Heal Zimbabwe on the nature of political violence in Zimbabwe, it is emerging that in some instances, political violence is being used as an excuse to settle personal scores in communities.
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