War vets splinter group cries foul

A breakaway faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA), led by Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene, yesterday accused War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube of overstepping his mandate and seeking to prescribe leadership of the association.

Chimene's deputy, George Mlala, called on Dube to stop meddling in the affairs of the association and allow members to choose their new executive to replace the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive committee.

Mlala added that his interim executive had set up new war veterans structures in six of the country's 10 provinces in preparation for an elective national congress of the association.