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Imperialists destroyed Africa's economic culture, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Africa was robbed of its developmental momentum through co-ordinated efforts by imperialists to destroy its rich socio-political and economic heritage and c...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 164 | 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 | 5295 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF spells out Mnangagwa succession plan
ZANU-PF yesterday said the party's succession matrix would al-ways be guided by its constitution and remained a straitjacket where the most senior party member would succeed an incumbent party leader....Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:34hrs | 11734 | by Staff reporter
War vets see no change of bitter Zimbabwe-US relations
ZANU-PF secretary for war veterans, Douglas Mahiya expects no change of relations between US President elect Joe Biden's envisaged administration and the Zimbabwean government.His sentiments a...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
US, UK will beg us for dialogue, says Zimbabwe war vets
ZANU-PF and war veterans have threatened to take drastic measures against the United States and its ally Britain that will force the two super- powers to beg for dialogue within a fortnight.Th...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:34hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host African war vets museum
PLANS to establish a War Veterans' Museum for African Liberation in Zimbabwe are underway after President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave it the nod. This was announced by war veterans association sec...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
War vets salute Mnangagwa
WAR Veterans have saluted President Mnangagwa for establishing the Museum of African Liberation in the country as that will immortalise the heroic works of the continent's liberators. Speaking...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:30hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
War vets to mobilise 2 million votes for Mnangagwa
WAR veterans have pledged to mobilise two million potential votes for Zanu-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of the 2023 national elections.Addressing Zanu-PF supporters and war vetera...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2991 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has wow factor, claims Mutsvangwa
ZANU-PF is the only party that can take Zimbabwe in the right direction and the revolutionary party will continue to welcome defectors who repent and commit to return to its structures - Information, ...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:31hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF district elections escalate Mnangagwa, Chiwenga fight
THE impending Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections have presented a new battlefield for party bigwigs, who are scheming to consolidate their political power in various provinces ahe...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance calls out ZANU-PF officials
MDC Alliance's National spokesperson, Stephen Chuma, has fingered some of the ZANU-PF officials as the ones behind the continued brutal attacks that some of their members are encountering.Acco...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2114 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
War veterans demand honorary degrees and tax exemptions
Veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s independence war have made fresh demands including honorary degrees, diplomatic passports and automatic promotions in state institutions.Douglas Mahiya, the secret...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 11:16hrs | 2533 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Mnangagwa and all politburo members
Mashonaland Central is burning and if left unchecked the situation will result in catastrophic political losses for ZANU PF. Several concerned party members have written letters, some have sought audi...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | 8218 | by S. Utete
War vets reassure farmers over land
WAR veterans, who played a leading role in the Land Reform Programme at the turn of the millennium, have reassured farmers to prepare their land and disregard acts of mischief from the opposition whic...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to conduct DCC elections under secret ballot
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has announced that district co-ordinating committee (DCC) members will be chosen by way of secret ballot as the revolutionary party moves a gear up with its restructuring exer...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
War veterans blast MDC Alliance hypocrites
TOP leaders in the opposition who were always opposed to the Land Reform Programme have no moral ground to lecture the Zanu-PF Government on how to handle an issue that they have always opposed, veter...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:30hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
War vets go after Mutsvangwa
SOME members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) have demanded the dissolution of the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive on account of neglecting them.Addre...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 18:42hrs | 6163 | by Staff reporter
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 | 3491 | by newzimbabwe
Biti's Civic society demands answers over US$18 billion debt
CIVIC society groups have amplified their voices seeking to know how the country's debt ballooned to US$18 billion.The lobby groups are demanding debt transparency after taxpayers have been fo...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:40hrs | 4078 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Chinamasa's arrest get louder
HUMAN rights lawyer Agency Gumbo has filed for the arrest of Zanu-PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa for allegedly inciting ruling party youths to violently crush last Friday's protests....Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:23hrs | 6329 | by Staff reporter
July 31 exposed Mnangagwa
In order to legitimise anti-democratic politics, violence and human rights abuses to the world, Zanu-PF has gone back to its exhausted ideological settings.This follows a widespread call by ac...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:36hrs | 9909 | by Phillan Zamchiya
ZANU PF Mash Central calls for urgent Provincial election
The past weekend began a chapter in the history of Mashonaland Central province. Various districts began their own campaign dubbed the #TanonokerwaNeElection. The people of Mashonaland Central...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 19:36hrs | 4831 | by Tichaona Utete
Heal Zimbabwe statement on the arrest of Hopewell Chin’ono
Heal Zimbabwe condemns the arrest of journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono on 20 July 2020.According to Beatrice Mtetwa,the lawyer representing Chin'ono, the journalist was abducted from his home after eight ...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 14:16hrs | 3876 | by Heal Zimbabwe Trust
Chamisa's father was a Rhodesian soldier?
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's father is a Rhodesian African Rifles soldier who does not know the definition of a war veteran, according to Zanu-PF secretary for War Veterans and Deputy Minis...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 21:32hrs | 12698 | by Staff reporter
Fresh cracks rock Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
A STORM is brewing in Zanu-PF over the ruling party's newly-launched war veterans' wing - pitting many former freedom fighters against their national spokesperson Douglas Mahiya.This comes as ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:16hrs | 4454 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare at war vet burial as Zanu-PF factionalism widens
TEMPERS flared at the burial of liberation war fighter Steben Chiweshe in Muzarabani on Saturday as the newly-installed Mashonaland Central interim provincial war veterans executive blocked former cha...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:16hrs | 2298 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu backs under fire Mahiya
ZANU-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has backed ruling party secretary for war veterans Douglas Mahiya for launching the war veterans' league.This comes after Zanu-PF political com...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 18:28hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
'MDC red symbol reflects avenging spirits'
War veterans secretary in Zanu PF politiburo Douglas Mahiya said the MDC red symbol is a sign of avenging spirits tormenting them for failing to respect their ancestors who died for the country ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 09:23hrs | 1689 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Fresh fissures rock war veterans body
WAR veterans secretary in the Zanu-PF politburo Douglas Mahiya torched a raging storm in the ruling party circles at the weekend after he "officially" launched the war veterans league without the cons...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 16:44hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
New War vets organisation throws ZANU PF Mash Central into turmoil
ZANU PF Provincial Chairperson Kazembe Kazembe has attracted the wrath of War Veterans after being accused of smuggling Richard Chirongwe into the War Veterans chairmanship for Mashonaland Central Pro...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 10:24hrs | 3854 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'No one is clean in Zanu-PF'
War veterans secretary Douglas Mahiya said no one is clean in Zanu PF.Speaking at the interim launch of provincial warveterans league at Altena farm in Muzarabani district, Mashona...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 19:35hrs | 5238 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF launches War Veterans League
ZANU-PF has launched the War Veterans League at Altena Farm in Muzarabani District in line with the 2019 Zanu PF conference resolutions.Altena farm, in Muzarabani district where the first shot...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Russia donates to Zimbabwe's war veterans
RUSSIA has reaffirmed its commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations with Zimbabwe in various fields. This comes as the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Harare handed over of 1 500 tonne...Published: 29 May 2020 at 18:02hrs | 1926 | by Staff reporter
War vets support 'fungibility' ban
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has dismissed a story in a local weekly newspaper headlined "Fungibility shares ban unlawful", as an act of intimidation towards Gove...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
'Law must punish anti-Zimbabwe elements'
PARLIAMENT should push for a punitive law that deals with citizens who demonise the country and serve foreign interests, war veterans leader Douglas Mahiya has said. Addressing delegates at th...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
War vets revive investment fund
LIBERATION war veterans have revived Zexcom Investment Fund Limited which has been under judicial management since 2001 to improve members' welfare and follow up on debtors. Zexcom's new board...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:02hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military dominates civilian space
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over alleged militarisation of civilian processes and interference by the army in several non-military institutions, including the Judiciary a...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3455 | by Staff reporter
War Veterans meet over Bill
War veterans have written to the Clerk of Parliament seeking to have their interests adequately represented in the drafting of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill. The Veterans of the...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:39hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Who is Matemadanda to dare the Americans
Following the news that cde Matemadanda has issued a stern warning to America, many people held their mouths with two hands. Today we want to see who cde Matemadanda is. Comrade Victor Matemadanda is ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 21:24hrs | 15296 | by Masimba Mavaza
Subsidies for more basic goods
NEW subsidies for at least seven basic commodities will be introduced soon to relieve the nation from relentless price increases, while a new policy is set to be unveiled to provide affordable housing...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:45hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Subsidies to cover 7 more basic goods
New subsidies for at least seven basic commodities will be introduced soon to relieve the nation from relentless price increases, while a new policy is set to be unveiled to provide affordable housing...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:40hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leadership confident ahead of indaba
THE Zanu-PF leadership is confident that its national conference will be a success. The conference will be held at Goromonzi High School, Mashonaland East Province, from December 10 to 15. The...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:22hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, NGOs collide
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) yesterday said government was closing the democratic space in Zimbabwe targeting critics of its failure to address the deepening economic challenges.This fol...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 2716 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe still with us three years down the line
For Zimbabwe to achieve stability, there was to be a return to constitutionality. Sanity had escaped the political landscape. The operation restore legacy was not to be complete without order and a co...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 13:34hrs | 2692 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Depleted usefulness of the Veteran Community
Decades after the armed struggle, the Second Chimurenga, my generation remains grateful to the bravery and sacrifice of our Veterans, living and departed, who fought against colonial and racist rule t...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 852 | by Gift Tawanda, M
Bad fight erupts among war vets
A nasty fight has erupted within the influential Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA), with spokesperson Douglas Mahiya, taking serious issue with political commissar Francis ...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 5996 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife backs female ex-fighters upliftment
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has come out in full support of a request by female former freedom fighters' to go back to school and acquire knowledge to run successful income-generating projects acros...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife engages female war vets
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday had a heart-to-heart interface with female former freedom fighters from Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces, who expressed willingness...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:23hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya rallies war vets against sanctions
The Zimbabwe National War Veterans' Association has embarked on a countrywide programme to mobilise its 60 000 members to participate in the anti-sanctions day scheduled for October 25. The da...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya assures war vets
WAR veterans secretary in the Zanu-PF Politburo Douglas Mahiya has assured liberation war veterans, collaborators and detainees that Government is seriously looking into their welfare. This fo...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:03hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
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