CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Chirumanzu South candidate, Patrick Cheza, and five other party activists accused of engaging in politically-motivated violence will appear before Mvuma magistrate, Constance Mtandwa for trial today.
The six, who are facing charges of malicious damage to property, assault and robbery initially appeared at the Gweru Magistrates Court last month where they were each granted $50 000 bail.
The CCC members have pleaded not guilty to the charges and accused Zanu PF-linked affiliate group Forever Associates Zimbabwe of fabricating the charges.
Allegations are that on May 31 at Rupepwe Primary School in Chirumanzu, Cheza (50), Tinashe Moyo (47), Elias Madhuveko (26), Tanyaradzwa Marimbe (23), Christopher Mutoboni (33) and Alex Gamuchirai (37) slapped Justice Dzaguma, a Zanu PF activist once on the cheek before kicking him several times.
The accused also allegedly assaulted Nhamo Muzembi before robbing him of US$50, a POSB bank card and a Zanu PF membership card.
Further allegations are that on the same date at around 11am at Mazvimba Primary School in Chirumanzu, the accused took an Itel cellphone from Philimon Madzivanyika and smashed it on the ground.
They allegedly damaged a phone pouch valued at US$3.
It is also alleged that on the day in question at Mazvimba Primary School, the accused took a counterbook belonging to Julius Kunodziya and tore it.
The book is valued at US$1. The State alleges that the five disturbed a voters roll inspection exercise at the school.
