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'Masuku death marked the demise of democracy'
CIVIC groups in Matabeleland have described the late Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) Commander General Lookout Masuku as the epitome of democracy, hence his inexplicable death on April 5,...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2571 | by Staff reporter
Lookout Masuku: An exceptional, patriotic fighter
SOME of the greatest wars in history were not only won through the competency of soldiers on the battlefield, but through the astute leadership of the men and women engaged in the fighting. Th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 375 | by Walter Muchinguri
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's interview was a disaster in the making
Not long-ago last month, Sibangilizwe Nkomo announced his Zapu candidacy to replace the late DD: Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa. I was excited about this, well as someone who grew up in Zapu and known the la...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 3626 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zapu congress hangs in balance
ZAPU structures in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces have petitioned the opposition party's top leadership to postpone the elective congress set for next month amid reports of sharp div...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Magwizi eyes Zapu vice presidency
ZPRA Veterans Association secretary-general Buster Magwizi has been suggested to contest for the vacant Zapu vice presidency post at the opposition party's elective congress next month.The par...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2380 | by Staff reporter
Zapu plots SK Moyo, Mathema, Nyoni parly recalls
OPPOSITION Zapu is contemplating its own round of recalls from Parliament on all its former members, including Zanu-PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo, who went in the august House through the ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | 10484 | by Staff reporter
Bosso legends speak out on 1976 player defection
THE strength of Highlanders FC has always been its members and sympathisers in the last 95 years. True to what today's fans say: "Ubuhle lamandla eBosso kukubalandeli bayo" the club weathered a fierce...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:08hrs | 829 | by Lovemore Dube
Cracks emerge in Zapu
SERIOUS cracks have emerged in the opposition Zapu following the nomination of the late Vice President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe to contest in Zapu's presidential election set for next ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:37hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo's son not a Zapu member'
THE nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, as one of Zapu's presidential candidates has been challenged by other party members who accused him of not being a ca...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 3364 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa, Tongogara, Nkomo, Chitepo why did you leave us - as Zimbabwe's hijackers even more determined to crush our country?
In life we always have individuals whom we wished could have had the marvellous opportunity to have met, and even got to know on a personal level - and, certainly I am not to be left out, since I am a...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:27hrs | 1373 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Nkomo's son warms up to Zapu presidency
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late Father Zimbabwe and former VicePresident Joshua, has warmed up to the proposals to elect him Zapu president following the death of Dumiso Dabengwa in 2019....Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
Zapu fails to hold congress
LACK of funds and failure to hold provincial conferences by the opposition Zapu party have once again stalled its elective congress to replace late leader Dumiso Dabengwa.This is not the first...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:09hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland activists 'under siege'
HUMAN rights activists have accused authorities of employing unorthodox means to hound government critics following reports that armed police raided the house of a leader of a Matabeleland-based milit...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU Europe set for elective AGM
This Saturday, 13/03/21, Zapu Europe will be hosting a virtual elective AGM. This an exciting time for the Europe Chapter as it is now time for a smooth handover-takeover moment. The smooth running of...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 12:26hrs | 583 | by Mlindelwa
Mohadi: Tale of a brave man knocked down by ruinous sex
LIKE many of his contemporaries, Kembo Dugishi Campbell Mohadi - who hails from Mtetengwe area 40 kilometres west of Beitbridge border town along the Bulawayo highway - belongs to a generation which w...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
Zapu celebrates Lesabe
ZAPU is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the death of firebrand politician Thenjiwe Lesabe, whom it described a leading light in Zimbabwe's fight for independence.Lesabe, who died aged 79 i...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:03hrs | 666 | 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 | 819 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown extension defers Zapu congress
THE extension of the COVID19-induced lockdown on Monday by two more weeks will affect the holding of the Zapu elective congress, NewsDay reported.Zapu South African provincial spokesperson Kho...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zipra veteran denied National Hero status
THE late director of Mafela Trust, who was also a former ZIPRA veteran, Zephaniah Nkomo (70) has become the latest senior ex-ZIPRA freedom fighter to be denied national hero status by the ruling Zanu-...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:36hrs | 4185 | by Staff reporter
Zapu mourns death of Mugabe torture victim
THE Opposition Zapu yesterday mourned the death of Mafela Trust national director Zephaniah Nkomo, who passed away on Sunday after suffering from a respiratory ailment.He was 70, and he died a...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 06:05hrs | 3785 | by Staff reporter
Heroes choices outrage Gumbo, Mliswa
The only surviving member of Zanu-PF's Dare re Chimurenga, Rugare Gumbo has lashed out at the ruling party for continuing to play down the key roles of some late freedom fighters. Gumbo said t...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 7625 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa questions JB Matiza's heroes status
The late Transport and Infrastructural Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza was declared a national hero yesterday but Norton MP, Temba Mliswa has conferring of hero status on him become a problem...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 07:07hrs | 11716 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra intelligence officer dies
One of the key figures in Zapu and Zipra's intelligence arm, National Security Organisation, during Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, Zephaniah Nkomo, has died of Covid-19, a colleague has confirmed. ...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 21:18hrs | 2709 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo wasn't in Zipra high command, State media apologises for the spin
Former Zipra commanders and critics have pointed out misleading claims in the state-controlled media that retired Lieutenant-General and Foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo, who died of Covid-19 yesterday,...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 19:55hrs | 8587 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Zapu congress preps
THE opposition Zapu party's plans to restructure early this year have been derailed due to the 30-day lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.Zapu had targeted to start its restructu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Zapu starts renewal ahead of 2023 poll
ZAPU plans to rebrand this year as the opposition party seeks to reposition itself ahead of the 2023 elections.The party, currently led by Isaac Mabuka, who took over the reins after the death...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
If General Tongo had been alive, today's crop of looters wouldn't have been anywhere near echelons of power in Zimbabwe
As the nation commemorates the 41st anniversary of the tragic and gruesome death of arguably the most principled, brave, and strategic leaders to ever emerge from this country (together with, another ...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 15:46hrs | 1181 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Children of ZAPU/ZPRA donate food hampers to war vets
COZZ representative Felix Silundika (in black suit) hands over the food parcels to Mafela Trust director Zephaniah Nkomo while Sithembile Ndlovu looks on.The newly formed Children of ZPRA/ZAPU...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 18:33hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Unity can never be built on mass graves
For thirty three years now, Zimbabwe has been celebrating, disguised as unity, loss of tens of thousands of lives for ZANU PF political expediency.What ZANU PF failed to achieve by way o...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 13:22hrs | 732 | by Iphithule Maphosa
'Zapu regrets signing 1987 Unity Accord with Zanu-PF'
ZAPU acting president Isaac Mabuka regrets the opposition and former revolutionary party then led by the now late Joshua Nkomo signed the 1987 Unity Accord with Zanu-PF also led by the now late Robert...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:14hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU celebrates 59th anniversary
ZAPU, Thursday, celebrated its 59th anniversary, with party members saying the ideals of the liberation struggle have not been achieved under the Zanu-PF leadership.The revolutionary party was...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to all former Zipra cadres - Response to comments from the president of the MLF
17 December, 2020 Comments on any presentation, debate and indeed on any other body of ideas put forward are one of the cornerstones of what makes us human. It is through such engagements that...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 21:40hrs | 1321 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Senior cop dies 3 days into retirement
Retired ZRP Commissioner Adolf Moyo who retired on December 8, 2020 died three days into his retirement, Commissioner General Godwin Matanga confirmed the sad news.Matanga said Moyo died at We...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:58hrs | 2746 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to all former ZIPRA cadres
Greetings to you all! 2020 has been a very challenging year. Many people lost their loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic and others fell ill due to it. But probably the worst impact of the pand...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 16:47hrs | 1682 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
ZNA Commander flown to India for medical treatment
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo is in India for medical treatment, The NewsHawks reported.Lt. Gen. Chimonyo is said to be suffering fr...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:37hrs | 5064 | by Staff reporter
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
Dabengwa - a true hero who, even on his sickbed, urged me to continue struggle for justice and better life for all Zimbabweans
If ever I was to be asked my definition of a hero, without any hesitation or faltering, I would sum it up in only two words - "Dumiso Dabengwa", as that name is the personification and epitome of ever...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 16:48hrs | 1015 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zapu holds provincial elective congresses ahead of Dabengwa replacement
OPPOSITION Zapu will next month hold its provincial congresses in preparation for the party's elective congress set for April next year.The April congress is expected to replace late party lea...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:34hrs | 143 | 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 | 312 | by Staff reporter
Leadership renewal divides Zapu
ZAPU old guards are allegedly resisting plans by party members to renew and rebrand the opposition party soon after the death of its leader Dumiso Dabengwa for fear that they could lose influential po...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe youths being robbed of the prime'
ZIMBABWE is now a sad story where youths have been robbed of a whole generation of prime time, the selfexiled director of the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Mthulisi Hanana has claimed.Hanana who ...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:45hrs | 324 | 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 | 20863 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Zapu elective congress set for April 2021
ZAPU will now hold its elective congress in April next year to choose a new leader for the opposition party.After an extra ordinary meeting Saturday, the National People's Council (NPC) decide...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 18:22hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
CR17 donor scores R1.5 billion Eskom contract
The Competition Commission has been criticised for approving a deal that would result in two dominant players in the resources market that supplies coal to Eskom.The South African Energy Forum...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi's Commemoration 2020
The Covid 19 pandemic protocols made it impossible for formal annual first week of September celebratory gatherings and festivities to take place at the Royal Palace, Emhlahlandlela in the Matop...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:10hrs | 908 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
Mnangagwa insincere on Gukurahundi
THE Matabeleland Forum (MF), a consortium of civic society organisations (CSOs), which recently snubbed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's meeting with other regional civic groups, has dismissed governmen...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:33hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi can only be resolved with the victims
The Gukurahundi sanitisation project fronted by Jenni Williams and her cabal is a dismal failure except for its obscenity and vulgarity of holding vile celebrations in Bhalagwe - a scene of heinous cr...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 23:04hrs | 1063 | by Lizwelethu Dube
Dabengwa's veterans were booked into brothel by Zanu-PF
FORMER ZIPRA cadres who were part of a war veterans team from both ZIPRA and ZANLA who plotted the downfall of former President Robert Mugabe, were ejected from the luxurious Rainbow Towers Hotel in H...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 07:18hrs | 3498 | by newzimbabwe
Dr Obert Mpofu: How I joined the struggle at 16
THE Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration and former Cabinet Minister, Dr Obert Moses Mpofu, has penned his autobiography titled: On the Shoulders of Struggle: Memoirs of a Political Insider which amon...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:16hrs | 1173 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
'Pungwes were not Zipra culture'
He made sure the long-standing rivalry between Zipra and Zanla cadres would not derail the objective of the guerrilla war. Daylight Mabanga (DM)'s strategy was for his platoon to move from Mashonaland...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:10hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
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