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Angry ex-Zipra fighters warn govt
Disgruntled Zipra war veterans say they will now take matters into their own hands because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is dithering about returning their properties seized during the Guk...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 2572 | by Staff reporter
Simple recipe for Zanu-PF or MDC victory
A good number of those outstanding Zimbabweans who have chosen to serve their country as doctors, accountants, teachers, clergymen, lawyers, journalists, businessmen, politicians, documentary film-mak...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:54hrs | 846 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Number of war vets needing limbs declines
THE number of ex-combatants needing artificial limbs for injuries sustained during the armed liberation struggle has been falling over the years, the Defence and War Veterans ministry has revealed....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:48hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
War vets savage Mnangagwa again
UNAPOLOGETIC war veterans have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still interre...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces fresh war vets onslaught
VETERANS of the liberation war have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still in...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2750 | by Staff reporter
War vets expose Zanu-PF terror campaign
DISGRUNTLED veterans of the 1970s liberation war yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government of neglecting them, in a development signalling deepening ructions in Zanu-PF....Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 4139 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has betrayed us'
DISGRUNTLED liberation war veterans have drawn daggers against President Emerson Mnangagwa accusing him of betraying them.The easily irritable former freedom fighters say by failing to give th...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:06hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Protesting war vets released without charge
The nine former liberation war combatants arrested on Wednesday after storming Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's offices protesting against poor pension earnings were released yesterday without charge....Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:55hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
G40, MDC Alliance exposed in war vets' arrests
THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Chris Mutsvangwa yesterday poured cold water on the latest attempts to divide war veterans by some G40 elements an...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:52hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Top war hero sends SOS
VETERAN freedom fighter and former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) deputy chief of personnel and training, Jack Mpofu is appealing for US$2 300 to enable him to undergo a hip replace...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
School in trouble over seized 'O', 'A' Level results
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has taken authorities at Fatima High School, Matabeleland North, to task for withholding Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examination results for two stud...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
War vets dump Madiro
WAR veterans and their affiliates have dumped Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairman Mike Madiro ahead of the upcoming elections, accusing him of ineptitude and failing to unite the party.Madi...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | 3216 | by Staff reporter
Songs that liberated the country
The song Kubuhlungu Emoyeni (There is pain in my heart) by LMG choir evokes emotions of the liberation struggle and one of the singers, Happiness Sibanda, breaks into tears each time she explains the ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 666 | by Bongani Ndlovu
4 eye Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairmanship
Zanu-PF Makoni district on Sunday endorsed the candidature of its district co-ordinating committee (DCC) chairperson Albert Nyakuedzwa to contest for the Manicaland provincial chairmanship ahead of th...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Who is the next ZNA commander?
Zanu-PF internal political dynamics are expected to play out when President Emmerson Mnangagwa appoints the new Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander following the death of Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chi...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:30hrs | 6736 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to finance Mozambique war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is struggling to mobilise sufficient resources to contribute to the Southern Africa Development Committee Standing Force (SADC SF), which is supposed to s...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wades into Zapu properties decades later
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, whose father is believed to have been a general in the Zimbabwe army, yesterday waded into the long-drawn Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) pro...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:40hrs | 3053 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets bemoan shortage of registration forms
THE Zipra War Veterans Association has expressed concern over lack of registration forms in the Matabeleland region to enable former freedom fighters to register during the ongoing vetting exercise....Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF hijacks war vets vetting'
THE Zipra War Veterans Association has accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of manipulating the ongoing war veterans vetting exercise amid allegations that some undeserving party activists were being regi...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:03hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
2023 election and the reconfiguration of Zanu-PF
THE re-assignment of Zanu-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi to run party affairs on a full time basis, signals a massive operational turnaround to the revolutionary function of the ruling Zanu-PF....Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:19hrs | 362 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu,
War veterans' registration and vetting begins in Mashonaland West
MASHONALAND West province will from tomorrow start the registration and subsequent verification of war veterans' league members ahead of impending economic empowerment projects.The district of...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:15hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
War vets make fresh demands for pension increases
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) Harare province Monday petitioned Parliament demanding equal monthly pensions awarded to other serving ex-combatants still employed ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
War vets petition Parliament for pension emolument amendments
WAR veterans have asked Parliament to amend Statutory Instrument (SI) 257 of 2020 which sets out the monthly pensionable emoluments on retirement of an ex-combatant.This was heard when war vet...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
War vets want benefits extended
Pension benefits granted to ex-combatants who retired from the uniformed services since December 1, 2017 should be extended to those who retired since April 17, 1995 as well as those who were se...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Security agents stalk war veteran
THE fight for control of Caps Holdings Limited (CHL) has turned nasty, with war veteran and businessman Frederick Mutanda alleging that State security agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
New vetting exercise for war vets, Zipra
A NEW national vetting exercise for former freedom fighters in Zimbabwe is expected soon, and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) has urged its members to prepare and take part in the scr...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:10hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA mobilises non-combatant cadres ahead of vetting exercise
The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Veterans Association is calling all its non-combatant cadres to come forward in preparation for an impending national vetting exercise.The assoc...Published: 25 May 2021 at 14:33hrs | 1158 | by Staff reporter
We've long neglected war vets, says Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted that it has neglected its independence war fighters for too long, and now wants to correct the anomaly by prioritising their welfare to ensure they are well taken care of....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara bosses granted bail for flouting tender deal
FOUR former top executives of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) yesterday appeared in court on allegations of flouting procurement procedures by hiring two security companies rejecte...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna died a bitter man
THE late Filabusi traditional leader Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu reportedly died a bitter man after government failed to apologise and compensate for his unlawful arrest and torture during the Gukurahundi ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
We were sold dummy, says ex-Zipra cadres
FORMER Zipra ex combatants have complained that government has not honoured its promise to give them shareholding in the Gwayi based China-Africa Sunlight Energy coal mine project.The Matabele...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:36hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
Tracking the genealogies of societal violence and its manifestations in Zimbabwe
Investigating the Liberation war and post war timelines 1960 – 1987Zimbabwe is a country marred by a myriad form of violence. The entry point in this article is to establish the genealogies ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 18:02hrs | 492 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mthwakazi donates wheelchair to gukurahundi victim
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has donated a wheelchair to former ZIPRA cadre, Better Tshuma who lost his legs when he was subjected to acts of torture by the Zimbabwean military during the dark Gukur...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | 792 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Will true Zimbabwe liberation heroes always be 'unknown soldiers' whilst ruling elite over-glorified for sitting pretty in Mozam
If ever there was anyone still harboring inexplicable and incomprehensible doubts regarding the grossly opportunistic, selfish, and self-conceited dark cloud hanging over Zimbabwe's ruling elite, one ...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 09:33hrs | 916 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zapu to establish welfare fund for its vetarans
OPPOSITION party, Zapu, is set to establish a social welfare fund to meet the needs of its members and wartime comrades who are wallowing in poverty, the party's social affairs department has said....Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:38hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe celebrates 33rd Unity Day
TODAY Zimbabwe celebrates the 33rd Unity Day with focus on nation building and rebranding. Last Saturday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told delegates at the launch of the national dress that the appar...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZIPRA combatants raise red flag over Liberation Struggle Act
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) veterans have appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services and raised serious concerns over crafting of th...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 573 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Christmas SOS for Zapu, Zpra veterans
CHILDREN of Zapu and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) have come together in a fundraising drive to mobilise financial resources to bring Christmas cheer to liberation war veterans.A...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:05hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
War vets snub Matemadanda
Defence and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemedanda was yesterday forced to cancel a scheduled address at a meeting of former liberation war fighters in Marondera after a rival group organised...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 5356 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2211 | by Staff reporter
Welfare fund for destitute ex-Zpra veterans
CHILDREN of Zpra/Zapu Veterans (COZZ) has launched a welfare campaign programme to fundraise for struggling war veterans who are unwell, elderly and frail.The association works with the Dumiso...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
War vets challenge Chamisa
War veterans have challenged the leader of the opposition MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa to dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other political players to gain acceptance from the former liber...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 21:34hrs | 6602 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga solidly behind Mnangagwa?
WAR veterans say talk of a rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, ahead of Zanu-PF's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections and the national 2023 pol...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 16:25hrs | 3368 | by Staff reporter
'Zanla cadres were poorly trained'
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary (Zipra) fighter Esau Ncube has sensationally claimed that his Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla) counterparts were poorly trained so much so that ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 3015 | by Staff reporter
Zipra combatants cry foul
ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans have accused the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government of leaving them out on planned new liberation fighters' benefits.This comes a...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 19:51hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 21022 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Zimbabwe is our only home
Gogo Chapo moved up and down the whole night checking on her sons Enock and John who were recuperating at their respective homes after a thorough beating by the settler forces. The cat had com...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1319 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
ZIPRA veterans dismiss struggle law
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) fighters have petitioned parliament to amend the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Act which they argue was not reflective of their contributions....Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 09:57hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
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