Tshinga Dube has no mandate running of war veterans association

A faction of war veterans aligned to Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene has remained defiant and vowed to continue with its preparations for an elective congress for the former fighters, saying War Veterans' minister Tshinga Dube had no mandate over issues concerning the running of the association.

The group's interim spokesperson, George Mlala, made the remarks in Mutare last Friday where the splinter Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) elected an interim Manicaland executive led by Robert Gumbo.

Mlala said they were fast-tracking the provincial elections ahead of their planned congress, whose date and venue were yet to be disclosed.