Political killings and abductions of MDC activists escalate

The brutal murder of MDC activist Beta Chokururama in Murehwa on Sunday and the abduction of Tonderai Ndira from Mabvuku on Wednesday highlight the country’s spiralling crisis of political killings and kidnappings. Chokururama was abducted with three other activists’ 10km after Juru growth point on his way to Ngwerume village in Murehwa, to say goodbye to his mother. The group had planned to flee the country the following day and seek refuge in South Africa.