A day after the ZANU PF government marched in Harare’s central business district in protests against targeted sanctions a by-election was held today pitting the MDC and ZANU PF.

Human rights abuses have been at the centre of the reasons why certain individuals and companies have been placed under sanctions.

The defacto government is not relenting at all in terms of human rights abuses.

The numbers who attended the so called sanctions march yesterday are a clear testimony that the support of the ZANU PF party is waning.

Today’s by-election in Chiredzi South is a clear testimony that as a country we need a comprehensive reform agenda.

The continuous abuse of state security agents is a cause for concern especially in the 20st century.

Several CIO vehicles were moving around ward 12 as a way on intimidating the rural so that they make choices under duress like what is reflected by the results from the by-election.

In a free country its unheard of that only polling agents can vote for their party and others vote for the ruling as if the process was rehearsed before.

This calls for the government to free the political playing field which is one of the conditions for sanctions removal rather than wasting scarce resources doing kongonya at the national sports stadium.

The following are the results for Chiredzi South Ward 12 by-election:

Polling 26
Mdc Alliance 3
Zanu pf 84

Zhou Primary
Mdc 23
Zanu pf 75

Cde Gore

Masvingo Provincial Communication Secretary, Youth Assembly
MDC Youth Assembly Zimbabwe Electoral Commission