Zimbabweans Remember Victims Of August 1 Shootings
On August 1 2018, state police and soldiers cracked down on MDC protesters who were demonstrating against alleged election manipulation by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in favour of the ruling ZANU PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The army fired live ammunition on protesters who were allegedly becoming uncontainable. About seven people died in the violence whilst scores of civilians sustained gun wounds. The violence was condemned widely and wildly by local political parties, civil society organisations, individuals, members of the diplomatic call and the international community. Soldiers denied ever shooting at the civilians thereby forcing the president to later institute a Kgalema Motlanthe led Commission to investigate the incident. The commission made recommendations aimed at bringing to justice all implicated soldiers and police. The recommendations also aimed at peace and nation-building.
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We will never forget! pic.twitter.com/N3WHDJeysH
— MDC-A London Branch (@BranchMdc) August 1, 2019
It is Aug 1st. The blood of those slain a year ago still cries out to the heavens.
— Gandanga (@GandangaJena) August 1, 2019
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, one year gone after defenseless Zimbabweans were massacred by their own army. @TichRay @Wamagaisa
Today let’s take a moment remember the victims on the 1 August 2018 senseless military killings and let’s resolve together to keep fighting to bring justice and freedom to Zimbabwe so that such atrocities never happen again. Aluta continua! #Remember1August pic.twitter.com/12boaHYtjF
— Doug Coltart ✊🏽🇿🇼 (@DougColtart) August 1, 2019
Rest in peace to those who were brutally murdered by the Zimbabwean army on this day last year. We shall never forget. #Zimbabwe #Zimbabweans #263Chat pic.twitter.com/CiGs6zg0sW
— Gilbert.Navonika (@GNavonika) August 1, 2019
Today is August 1 2019. A year after the August 1 massacre in Harare. How far have we gone in the implementation of the Motlanthe Commission of inquiry Recommendations? #Asakhe pic.twitter.com/474eB98rqD
— Zenzele (@zenzele) August 1, 2019
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It's very sad that Motlante commission Gobbled millions of US dollars but nothing tangible came out of it, no arrest have been made for murder of our fellow brothers and sisters
— Bulisani stan jnr moyo 🇿🇼🇱🇷 (@BulisaniJnr) August 1, 2019
A year ago six compatriots going about their routine lives were brutally murdered by a fascist regime that had just brutally stolen an electionA year later despite an expensive Commission justice has not been served.Impunity is the bedrock of authoritarianism.We shall not forget
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) August 1, 2019
What were their names?
Silvia Maphosa 53
Ishmael Kumire 41
Gavin Dean Charles 45
Jealous Chikandira 21
Brian Zhuwao 26
Challenge Tauro 20All 6 were shot dead by the military, 4 were shot from the back. No perpetrator has been held to account #Remembering1Aug2018 #Justice4Aug1
— Alex T Magaisa 🇿🇼 (@Wamagaisa) August 1, 2019
