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Hunger Strike activist ‘missing’ from protest
6 April 2012
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A democracy activist who announced he was launching a perpetual hunger strike in Harare, has abandoned his mission, ZimEye has been told.
Rhodes University graduate David T Hwangwa, 24, said earlier in the year that he and others would from the 11th March not eat food until the government has heeded their call for an immediate actioning of reforms and release of political prisoners, among other reforms which included the disbanding of the Mbare based youth group Chipangano, and the release of MDC youth leader Solomon Madzore.
But Hwangwa has not been seen anywhere near the city council office building in recent days where the activist intended to carry out his continuous hunger strike.
The protest was to last forever until the government heeds to their call.
A worker at the council building told our reporter that they had not seen anyone at all protesting at the premises in the past few weeks.
“We have neither seen anyone or even heard there is such a protest here,” the man only identified as Charles said.
Hwangwa told ZimEye that his hunger strike was motivated by personal concern because he himself ‘was also once a victim’ of persecution by the (CIO)Central Intelligence Organisation:

Harare City Council

“I was a victim of abduction by the infamous Central Intelligence Organization (CIO). This has just made me stronger for the cause. There are no records of such abductions or detentions by the police and it is a matter of great concern because who knows of how many people vanish forever as a result of this. I aim to seek a stance against the government to take action and protect our people because as we approach the volatile election period, such cases and reports will become more common,” he said
His whereabouts were not known at the time of writing. (ZIMBABWE, ZimEye)

14 Replies to “Hunger Strike activist ‘missing’ from protest”

  2. Ahh Jumpduck önly MDC pple run away or dnt fufil their promises,ZANU PF pple lyk me are not cowards lyk yo leader tsvangirai anotiza nhumbu yake chaiyo what more nhamo dzenyika. Weak hearted huku.

  4. Cde Jumpdaki, Cde Naked, lets go to this hospital and see this man’s corpse they are claiming is still alive. Lets go wave good bye! Whc hospital is it?

  6. stupid boy, does he know hunger strike and democracy. I know such people, the kind that will tell you they are fasting when they dont have food, and when food is available they suddenly abandon fasting. enda unorara mufana iwe waguta manje.

  8. I told this guy that this was a crazy way of looking for a job or sponsorship to start his own NGO. No one sympathised with him so why not enjoy the good food!

  10. He has disbanded himself. A picture never lies. You see now this the type of Nehope and the rest who always talk about fighting to the last man when all they could is fight to the first man.
    The bloke declared his war and abandoned without anyone asking him to leave. Its called hunger.

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