Zimbabwe's only president since independence, Robert Mugabe has officially launched a 'patriotic' campaign mainly through unleashing terror and violence against opposition party members, The Zimbabwe Gazette has established.

Mugabe Officially Launches Terror Campaign

Speaking to this reporter, a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) official based in Harare said last week, their seniors instructed them to incite violence.

“This order- which came from the highest office has been officially given to soldiers, war veterans and the notorious youth militia around the country.”

“If you are complaining that currently there is too much violence in the country, you have not seen anything yet. We are coming after you,” he said.

The MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai is also reported to have snubbed a meeting with Mbeki during the weekend.

According to the ZNA official, all these stories and rumours we hear- about ZANU PF and MDC supporters clashing, are a reality.

“The independent media tries by all the means to tell the truth. ZANU PF is behind all the violence,” he emphasised.

Results of the March 29 presidential elections were in favour of Tsvangirai who got 47.9 percent, whilst Mugabe had 43.2 percent. The results were released after ZANU PF claimed the MDC had rigged the election and ordered for a re-count.

The ruling party also lost the majority of seats in Parliament for the first time since 1980.

The ZNA member says terror has been widely seen by the ruling party as the solution to 'win' votes.

“The recent elections reveal people no longer want Mugabe in power, but the aging leader is and will do anything to stay in power.”

“As the army, it is difficult for us to refuse orders, especially from an individualistic perspective for example in this case- unleashing terror,” he said.

Currently, a group of war veterans is causing havoc in and around Murehwa, about 60 kilometres North East of Harare.

“I was also a passenger in the same bus. We were ordered to disembark from the bus before being asked to chant party slogans.”

“About sixteen of us refused and we were not allowed to get back on the bus, so we decided to walk, of which the war veterans labelled us MDC supporters and started attacking us with stones.”

“As we ran for dear life, we then agreed to fight back, so we stopped and picked up logs, stones and metal rods near a farm boundary wire and thus the war veterans retreated,” he said.

The man- who was in a state of shock said he will not be travelling to his rural home, for now and if he does travel- will go wearing a ruling party T-shirt.

“On our way back, we met the same fate. Obstacles were placed on the road, and the bus driver had to stop. A group of war veterans emerged from the bush, and again labelling us Harare residents who support Tsvangirai.”

“It is when one passenger with a V3 mobile phone (with Mugabe's face as wallpaper) claimed he was going to call Mugabe informing him war veterans were causing noise. That is when the bus driver was ordered to take off,” he added.

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