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New twist to Zimbabwe graves scam
Restland Memorial Park director Edwin Munyaradzi Muronzi, accused of unlawfully exhuming 78 graves without proper authorization from the Zvimba Rural District Council, has been granted bail of US$200....Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:33hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt reveals plan to rebury National heroes
GOVERNMENT is processing requests from families of some national heroes to rebury their bodies at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.Some national heroes were buried at their homesteads after ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe family fails to turn up for Robert's exhumation case
THE late former President Robert Mugabe's children yesterday failed to appear in court in a case where they are seeking to stop the exhumation of their father's remains.Bona Mutsahuni-Mugabe (...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family exhumes body for reburial at family shrine
A Kwekwe family has been forced to exhume the remains of one of their family members for reburial at their rural home in Chipinge, Manicaland province amid claims that the deceased's burial in the Mid...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief who pushed for Mugabe's exhumation and reburial dies
CHIEF Chidziva of Zvimba, born Johannes Jenami, has died after a long battle with a kidney problem.He was aged 92.Son to the late chief, Gibson Jenami, confirmed the passing on of his ...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fallen heroes' spirits speak out
SPIRITS of freedom fighters, who died during Zimbabwe's 1970s war of liberation, have reportedly expressed their displeasure at how those in Zanu-PF have forgotten their promises to the fallen heroes....Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Ziyambi in feisty Gukurahundi exchange
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Vice President Tendai Biti and Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi had a feisty exchange in Parliament this week over the exhumation and reburial of victims of the 198...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Of Joshua Nkomo and the raging fires of Matabeleland independence
"The fly that does not heed advice follows the corpse to the grave", goes the Igbo proverb. MLO is happy that Matabeles refused to follow the Joshua Nkomo political corpse to the grave.It must...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 20:15hrs | 9 | by Israel Dube
Gukurahundi survivors still struggling to get IDs
Twenty-five-year-old Charity Ncube (25), a villager from Lupane in Matabeleland North, doubts if she will ever obtain a birth certificate."My father disappeared and our homestead was burnt," s...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtshana Khumalo: The general who outfoxed villain Allan Wilson
A MILITARY tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo, commanded an elite group of fighters tasked with safeguarding King Lobengula's life and dignity as he trekked north at the height of the Matabele War of ...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 13 | by Elliot Ziwira
WATCH: Nelson Chamisa assures Ndebeles in Tsholotsho
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has assured his supporters that once elected into office he will make it certain that civil servants who work in Matabeleland understand and speak local languages. He was spe...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 19:11hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
So the Zimbabwe govt can murder innocent Matabeles, bury, exhume & rebury just like that?
So the government of Zimbabwe can deploy Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade in Matabeleland to murder more than 40 000 Matabele civilians, bury them in shallow graves, rape more than 100 000 Matabele ...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 09:39hrs | | by Israel Dube
Grace Mugabe tells of 'intense mental torture'
Robert Mugabe's widow says her family has been subjected to "intense mental torture" over attempts to exhume and rebury the late former president against the family's wishes.Grace Mugabe, 56, ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe remains saga sparks debate
The controversy surrounding the late former president Robert Mugabe's final resting place continues to haunt the country as the battle now shifts to the courts.When Mugabe died, it took nearly...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's resting place and the making of national monuments
THE story, life and even death of late former President Robert Mugabe is a subject that continues to rekindle memories — good, bad and somewhat bizarre. His exhumation debacle exposes the certainty ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:23hrs | | by Brighton Taruberekera
Grace challenges Mugabe reburial order
THE case of the reburial of the late former President Robert Mugabe's remains has taken yet another twist after his family filed an appeal against last week's ruling by a Chinhoyi magistrate dismissin...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to stop Mugabe remains fiasco
PreSident Emmerson Mnangagwa must intervene to stop spirited attempts to exhume former president robert Mugabe's remains for reburial at the Heroes Acre, the late strongman's family has said.A...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's body to be exhumed?
A magistrate in Zimbabwe has said that the body of former President Robert Mugabe can be exhumed after a traditional leader said that his burial had violated cultural practices.Mugabe, who die...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police taunt 'killer' woman as she is made to dig-up her murdered lover
A woman accused of killing her live-in lover before burning and burying his remains on a mountain was made to dig him up with a shovel while police officers taunted her, a shock new video seen by ZimL...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Woman gangs up with son, brother to kill lover
A FILABUSI woman allegedly ganged up with her son and brother to kill her boyfriend before burning and burying his remains in a shallow grave in a nearby mountain.The woman, Siphathisiwe Sifis...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa: Ndebeles are not dogs (imigodoyi)
"You can never make Ndebeles dogs. You may wipe them out but the children of the Stars can never be dogs." Matabele Spokesman, Somabhulani Dlodlo spoke these words warning the white supremacists...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 11:49hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
My listening President, this woman is bleeding from inside!
Change generally brings fears for the worst and hopes for the best and plays them against each other in the crucible of inescapable antagonism. The same is true for the scenario that unexpectedly befe...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 9 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Professor Madhuku, thank you!
Professor Madhuku,I have just finished an article that comprehensively commented on a legal position regarding the exhumation of Robert Mugabe. Your legal stance is commendable, the widow Grac...Published: 27 May 2021 at 05:47hrs | 10 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zvimba chief orders Mugabe reburial
A ZVIMBA traditional leader has ordered the exhumation and reburial of former State President Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre.This is according to a letter by the defiant traditional...Published: 24 May 2021 at 18:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional crisis and tsvimbo
By the time you read this letter, dear Fabian (Mabaya), I will be in the land of the free and the brave, and safe from the shenanigans of my beloved Zimbabwe. I have examined the self-made crisis crea...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka
Prepare for devastating Matabeleland breakaway as Zimbabwe votes against UN measures to stop genocide
On Tuesday18 May Zimbabwe demonstrated before the people of Matabeleland and the world that it cherishes its genocidal past without any remorse when it voted against a UN Assembly measure that seeks t...Published: 21 May 2021 at 12:53hrs | | by Israel Dube
Mugabe exhumation saga sucks in Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sucked into the exhumation of the late former president Robert Mugabe's remains saga after it emerged he chaired a high-level meeting of the deceased strongman's ...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace snubs Mugabe's reburial hearing
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has failed to turn up for a hearing before a Zvimba traditional Chief's court after being summoned for burying her late husband and late former President Robert Mugabe a...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MLF remembers David Magagula
Long live the defiant spirit of Comrade David Magagula long live!Forward with the struggle for Mthwakazi liberation forward!Vuka Mthwakazi Vuka!!!Mthwakazi kaNdaba, today marks a full ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by MLF
Mnangagwa wants poll charm from Mugabe's corpse, nephew claims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind a bizarre push to exhume the remains of Robert Mugabe in the vain belief that his predecessor was buried with a mystic scepter, or "tsvimbo yaMambo" in the Shona...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe petitioned over 'courtyard' burial of Robert
A Zimbabwean chief has summoned former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before a village court to answer charges of "inappropriately" burying the country's late former president, Robert Mugabe, at th...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fresh war erupts over Mugabe remains
A fresh war has erupted over the burial of the late president Robert Mugabe with a Zvimba villager dragging the erstwhile strongman's widow Grace to a traditional court over the matter.M...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:52hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Dotito
Unity Accord was meant to stop regime genocide
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, if ever I was to be asked what I valued more than anything else on this planet, my answer would be swift and unhesitant unity, love, peace, a...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
There wasn't any accord to unite Zimbabweans, but merely a merging of two political parties, to stop regime genocide
If ever I was to be asked what I valued more than anything else on this planet, my answer would be swift and unhesitant - unity, love, peace, and joy, which I regard more than all the silver and gold ...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 13:18hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Are Matabele and Shona people sworn enemies?
Are Matabele and Shona people sworn enemies? Well, Matabeles had no idea until Shona leaders announced it and even went on to declare an unprovoked war against them."Let's all Shonas, Zezurus,...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 07:44hrs | 8 | by Israel Dube
Mthwakazi confronts traditional leaders for giving land to outsiders
PRO-MATABELELAND Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has written to traditional chiefs in the region complaining about the allocation of prime land in the region to outsiders.The party accuses the ...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide must not be swept under the carpet, says Gandawa
EXILED former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister, Godfrey Gandawa has called for truth telling and prosecution among perpetrators of the Gukurahundi atrocities before steps could be put in ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa crafts Gukurahundi genocide burials policy
GOVERNMENT is crafting a policy that will guide the exhumation and reburial of Gukurahundi victims as it implements measures aimed at national healing. President Mnangagwa has pledged Governme...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'International norms should guide Gukurahundi genocide exhumations'
A GROUPING of Matebeleland civic organisations is advocating for a policy guided by international norms to direct the long-awaited exhumations of Gukurahundi victims.The High Court recently th...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF unfazed by Mugabe's heroes acre threats
On Friday 9 August, The Zimbabwe Independent reported that former President Robert Mugabe has told his family members that he does not want to be buried at Heroes Acre. He also apparently said he does...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 22:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi affected families want IDs
FAMILIES affected by Gukurahundi disturbances in Matabeleland region have urged Government to expedite the issuance of identity documents, saying it will help speed up the healing process and put the ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exploring the causes of Gukurahundi
It is true that the Matabeleland crisis resulted in a number of people losing their lives while some remained with permanent psychological and physical injuries.True that maybe, perceptions an...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:11hrs | | by Dr Obert Mpofu
'Mnangagwa's govt makes U-turn on Gukurahundi genocide exhumations'
GOVERNMENT has been accused of flip-flopping on exhumations of Gukurahundi victims after Home Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro said the exercise will be put on hold until a relevant policy has been...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government lays out Gukurahundi exhumations & reburials procedure
GOVERNMENT has said no Gukurahundi exhumations and reburials should be carried out until the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) completes consultations on how the process should be un...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
The horrors of Gukurahundi relived
At a time when former president Robert Mugabe's government avoided debate on Gukurahundi massacres to an extent that talk about the bloody past was criminalised, a human rights activist was helping th...Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to embark on peace building programme countrywide
The national healing and reconciliation process has contributed to the country's security by removing social threats while building and fostering sustained peace and national cohesion, Vice President ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Expert help for Gukurahundi reburials
Ukuthula Trust, which was responsible for the recent successful exhumation and reburial of a Gukurahundi victim in Tsholotsho, says it is ready to assist families rebury their loved ones as part of ef...Published: 04 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo talks tough
Exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has condemned the exhumation and reburial of Gukurahundi victims being conducted by the President Emmerson Mnangagwa led government. Moyo...Published: 02 May 2019 at 09:29hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Open letter to President Mnangagwa - Gukurahundi closure
Dear sirWith reference to the above, our understanding as MLF has been that this matter needs closure in the most conclusive of ways whereby the victims and survivors alike find closure to the...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Andrea Sibanda
Villagers witness exhumation of remains of Mnangagwa linked genocide
VILLAGERS in Sipepa, Tsholotsho, in Matabeleland North province yesterday witnessed the exhumation of the remains of a villager who was killed during the 1980s political disturbances, as the peace and...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
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