The MDC said on Monday that another party activist, Godknows Dzoro Mtshakazi, was beaten to death by four soldiers at Mufiri Business Centre in Shurugwi, Midlands province on August 30th for playing an MDC song in a bar.

Mtshakazi was drinking beer with some friends when soldiers from a nearby military base came and started questioning them on why they were playing a popular MDC album called Nharembozha - Cellphone. The soldiers reportedly started beating up all the people in the bar accusing them of fanning hatred in the community.

The MDC statement said: "A family spokesman said Godknows was tortured to death by the four soldiers. He said the deceased was burnt with plastic paper and had his dreadlocks cut and burnt. Other revellers sustained severe injuries and had to seek medical treatment at the nearby Shurugwi Hospital."

The 33 year old activist was buried last Friday at Mufiri Village.

Last week the MDC announced that another MDC activist, Joseph Munyuki died at Masvingo Hospital after he was attacked early last month by a known Zanu PF youth. The party said he was assaulted for being an MDC sympathizer.