The
disruption
occurred
during
a
gathering
organised
by
the
MDC
Women’s
Assembly
to
commemorate
a
belated
International
Women’s
Day.
According
to
Mwonzora,
about
20
suspected
Zanu
PF
supporters
attempted
to
force
their
way
into
the
meeting,
which
was
addressed
by
Women’s
Assembly
chairperson,
Constance
Chihururu
and
the
party’s
national
organiser
for
women,
Nomatter
Munyayi.
“The
group
that
attacked
the
MDC
sometime
last
year
is
the
one
that
came,
only
that
they
were
more
than
the
people
that
attacked
us.
They
were
about
20,”
Mwonzora
said.
“They
tried
to
get
in
to
disturb
the
meeting
held
by
the
Women’s
Assembly.
The
MDC
Women’s
Assembly
was
holding
a
commemoration
for
International
Women’s
Day
Saturday
in
Bulawayo.”
Mwonzora
alleged
the
disruption
happened
in
the
presence
of
police
officers
who
did
not
intervene.
“So
the
Zanu
PF
people
came
and
attacked
the
meeting
in
the
presence
of
the
police.
The
police
did
nothing.
There
were
more
than
13
police
details
but
they
did
not
do
anything,
they
just
kept
quiet
and
let
things
happen,”
he
alleged.
Police
later
instructed
MDC
members
to
disperse
from
the
premises
before
2pm,
resulting
in
the
cancellation
of
a
press
briefing
that
had
been
scheduled
for
that
afternoon.
When
a
CITE
news
crew
arrived
at
the
venue,
police
vehicles
and
officers
were
stationed
outside
the
building
while
the
area
was
filled
with
onlookers
curious
about
the
developments.
Mwonzora
claimed
the
incident
was
part
of
broader
efforts
to
block
opposition
mobilisation
against
a
proposed
constitutional
amendment
that
could
pave
the
way
for
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
to
remain
in
power
until
2030.
“We
know
this
is
an
attempt
by
them
to
stop
our
fight
against
2030
but
we
will
not
be
deterred,
we
will
not
be
perturbed,
we
will
not
relent.
We
will
continue
to
fight
against
this
injustice,”
he
said.
The
MDC
leader
accused
authorities
of
selectively
applying
the
law
by
preventing
opposition
gatherings
while
allowing
the
ruling
party
to
campaign
freely.
“Zanu
PF
is
campaigning
for
the
2030,
they
are
mobilising
their
people
to
take
part
in
the
outreach
process
that
has
been
announced
by
Parliament
but
other
people
are
not
being
allowed,
so
we
will
not
relent,
we
will
not
allow
ourselves
to
be
discriminated
against,”
Mwonzora
said.
“But
what
is
good
is
that
the
meeting
took
place
and
our
people
were
spoken
to
and
the
struggle
continues.”
This
incident
comes
days
after
another
press
meetings
was
blocked
in
the
city.
On
Thursday,
police
also
stopped
a
press
conference
that
was
scheduled
to
be
held
by
the
National
Democratic
Working
Group
(NDWG)
in
Bulawayo.
The
movement
accused
authorities
of
blocking
meetings
by
groups
opposing
the
proposed
Constitutional
Amendment
Bill
No.
3
of
2026,
which
has
been
gazetted
by
Parliament.
The
NDWG
said
police
were
preventing
gatherings
by
voices
critical
of
the
2030
agenda
while
allowing
Zanu
PF
meetings
to
proceed
without
interference.