Madhuku says even Zanu PF members not safe from vigilante attacks

National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku has warned that no one in Zimbabwe is safe from attacks by pro-government vigilantes, following a brutal assault on him and several party members on Sunday, 1 March 2026.

The group had gathered for a meeting when they were violently beaten with batons, allegedly in the presence of uniformed police officers.

Speaking to the media on Monday, a day after the attack, Madhuku said that even members of the ruling Zanu PF party are not immune from such violence. He said:

“Everyone, including those people in their own party, as long as those people are not supporting [the Constitutional Amendment].

“The only person who would not be beaten up in this country is President ED Mnangagwa. That’s the message they are sending.

“As far as things are concerned, they’ll beat up everyone else, so it’s how dangerous they are.

“Don’t think that any people who are in Zanu PF at the top level are immune.” *_-Pindula_*