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ZPRA veterans align property reclamation drive with Vision 2030 goals
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants have emphasised that reclaiming properties acquired during the liberation struggle is more than just restitution - it is a strategic effor...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:53hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Headman Godzi flew South African soldiers home
Captain Simon Thalon Moyo, widely known as Headman Godzi, has carved out an extraordinary legacy as a distinguished figure in both the skies and his local community. His recent role as the commanding ...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 13:19hrs | 5406 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stalling the return of ZPRA properties
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is intentionally delaying the return of properties confiscated from ZPRA veterans, according to Andreas Ethan Mathibela, a faction leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberati...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 14:42hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube to be buried at National Heroes Acre against his will
Former minister and liberation struggle stalwart Tshinga Dube, who passed away last week in Bulawayo, will be buried tomorrow at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, despite his expressed wish to be la...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:34hrs | 2408 | by Staff reporter
Russia mourns Tshinga Dube
The Russian Embassy in Zimbabwe has expressed its condolences following the death of liberation war stalwart, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, who passed away last Thursday after battling kidney failure....Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:06hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parade for Tshinga Dube at Barbourfields Stadium
Today, Bulawayo will host a send-off funeral service for national hero Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube at Barbourfields Stadium, as the city pays tribute to one of Zimbabwe's most distinguished liberatio...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube: A legacy of courage, resilience
The recent passing of Tshinga Dube has cast a profound sense of sorrow across the nation, as Zimbabwe reflects on the enduring legacy of one of its most resilient and visionary leaders. Dube was a sym...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:04hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube burial this week
National hero Colonel Tshinga Dube (Retired) will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare this week, with a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at Bulawayo's Barbourfields Stadium. Col Dube...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
ZLWVA mourns Tshinga Dube
"The Zimbabwe Liberation War Victims Association mourns the passing of a national hero, gallant son of the soil, the indefatigable Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube. A distinguished freedom fighter, astute...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 18:56hrs | 865 | by Collins Chapasuka
Tshinga Dube rejects National Heroes Acre burial?
Former Minister and liberation struggle Zipra commander Tshinga Dube, who passed away on Thursday night, has expressed his wish not to be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, according to his...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:12hrs | 2803 | by Staff reporter
Bosso mourn Tshinga Dube
Highlanders Football Club has joined the nation in mourning the loss of liberation struggle hero and esteemed club benefactor, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, who passed away on Thursday evening at Bula...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 14:10hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube declared national hero
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially conferred national hero status on Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, a respected liberation icon and pioneer freedom fighter. The announcement was made b...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:20hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leaders gather at Tshinga Dube's residence
ZANU-PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has arrived at the residence of Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube in Killarney to pay her respects to the family following his passing yesterday....Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
'Tshinga Dube was a good man'
OUT SPOKEN Ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has described the later Former War Veterans Minister Tshinga Dube as a figure father who loved and was loved by many due to his care for the well being of a...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 13:32hrs | 666 | by Stephen Jakes
Tshinga Dube dies
Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube, a prominent figure in Zimbabwe's liberation history and a decorated war veteran, passed away on October 3, 2024, at the age of 83. His son, Vusa Dube, confirmed the new...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube wary of Mnangagwa's advisers
Outspoken Zanu-PF politburo member Tshinga Dube has warned that citizens should be cautious of those advising President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cling to power, suggesting that such advisors often act in...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 06:35hrs | 2176 | by Staff reporter
Another extorting Zanu-PF bigwig faces suspension, petition served
The restive Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leadership, central committee and some politburo members have unanimously agreed and endorse petition to suspend and ouster of the province's national chairpers...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 09:35hrs | 2464 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
ZPRA veterans pile pressure on Mnangagwa's govt
ZPRA veterans have submitted a list of their properties that were seized in the 80's by the government to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to push for their return.Mnangagwa promised to ensure the...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi slams CCC for wasting State resources
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi has slammed the fractured CCC for bleeding national resources through its leadership chaos, which has caused unnecessary by-elections that have become a strain to the nat...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube wants members to scrutinize candidates before voting
HIGHLANDERS FC members will vote for a new chairman, executive secretary and committee on February 4.The elections will be preceded by the club's annual general meeting set for January 28....Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi urges Bulawayo to vote Zanu-PF for development
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday said by-elections set for next Saturday are an opportunity for Bulawayo to correct its mistake on August 23 by voting for Zanu-PF this time around.The cit...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube blasts hooliganism
Highlanders benefactor Tshinga Dube has strongly condemned violence in modern sports and society, particularly in light of the recent disturbances that led to the abandonment of the highly anticipated...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park and the myth of irrational voting
Galatians 3 verse 1: "You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified." The verse is a rebuke to the Galatians for having embraced d...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:58hrs | 2 | by Limukani Ncube
5 years on, no leads on White City bombing
INVESTIGATIONS into the White City bombing in Bulawayo during a Zanu-PF rally in 2018 have turned into a cold case with no leads, five years on.Zanu-PF has been avoiding using White City Stadi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Brig Gen Siziba (Rtd) declared National Hero
FORMER top prison officer, decorated soldier and freedom fighter, Brigadier General (Rtd) Milton Bekithemba Siziba, who died on 1 August, has been declared a national hero.He was 71.In...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises to revamp Barbourfields
THERE was sweet news for Bulawayo and its football lovers yesterday when President Mnangagwa announced that Government will refurbish Barbourfields Stadium.Speaking at the Cowdray Park Star Ra...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube rallies Zanu-PF members to mobilise more voters for Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Politburo member and former Cabinet Minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, has rallied party members in Bulawayo province to mobilise more voters for President Mnangagwa and the ruling party ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'High technology needed to combat drug smuggling,' in Zimbabwe
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has called on the Government to invest in state-of-the-art technologies at the country's ports of entry and exit to combat the smuggling of illicit drugs and...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zipra-Nitram property ‘invaders' given 30-day notice
The Zipra-Nitram properties committee has given an ultimatum to those occupying its assets to surrender them within 30 days of notice. "We are inviting anyone who is in possession, using, occu...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets fume over Moyo's hero status
ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) ex-combatants have lashed out at government for dragging its feet to confer hero status on one of the country's liberation war pioneers, David Moyo....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's Sharpshoot denied National Hero Status
THE late liberation stalwart David Mongwa Moyo has been conferred a State-assisted funeral in honour of his contribution before and after independence and will be buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Her...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot MUST be declared a national hero
THE Presidium is dealing with a request for the late liberation stalwart and pioneer liberation fighter David Mongwa Moyo to be accorded national hero status.Moyo, whose war name was Sharpshoo...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo's younger brother dies
FORMER Zipra senior commander David Moyo, nicknamed "Sharpshoot", has died.Moyo, was the younger brother to former Zapu vice-president Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo, died at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe desperately needs leadership renewal
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as you are quite aware, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) symbolises the antiquity of State-owned public institutions. It is ground...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:43hrs | 15 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Appointment of 81 year old Col Dube to NRZ board clarified
THERE is nothing irregular about the appointment of former Cabinet Minister and freedom fighter Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube to the board of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) since this was ju...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinono blasts ZANU PF over the appointment of Tshinga Dube
Award-winning International Journalist Hopewell Chinono has blasted ZANU PF, particularly the President, President ED. Mnangagwa over his recent appointment of the retired Colonel, Tshinga Judge Dube ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 22:59hrs | 2 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
81 year old Tshinga Dube appointed into NRZ board, 3 year term
OUTSPOKEN former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube, has been appointed to the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board.The company announced the latest app...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military gets permit to export raw lithium
EMBATTLED state arms manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) has been controversially granted a special permit to export raw lithium by the government, a decision expected to inject life i...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa recycles deadwood
Some forgotten Zanu-PF stalwarts had their political careers resurrected at the ruling party's just ended congress after spending years in the cold following the creation of a council of elders and ap...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:57hrs | 2 | by Staff rporter
Zanu-PF congress: Fireworks expected
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will storm into next week's Zanu-PF elective congress seeking to tighten his grip on power as his age is likely to trigger a fierce succession debate.The ruling pa...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 18:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube transforms from technocrat to political player
IF ever there was any doubt, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has fully abandoned his posture as a neutral technocrat after being elected a Zanu-PF central committee member last weekend.The centr...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 18:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard retain CC posts
THE ruling Zanu-PF party retained its old guard in the recently held central committee (CC) elections with a few young guns making it into the party's highest decision-making body.The party's ...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We did not send you to unseat the leadership'
We resume our interview with former ZPRA guerilla and now Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Moses Mpofu who during the armed struggle was also known as Cde Mzandeki. Dr Mpofu who joined th...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:56hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for Mine Entra
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo last night ahead of today's official opening of the 25th edition of the Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) at the ZITF exhibition centre.The...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Liberation war icon Mabusa dies
LIBERATION struggle and former Zapu official Dauti Salatiel Mabusa has died.He was 82.The war veteran who contributed immensely to the liberation struggle died in his sleep at his home...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ANC relates better with ex-Zapu ambassadors, says Tshinga Dube
FORMER War Veterans deputy minister Tshinga Dube has stopped short of blaming the anxiety faced by Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa over expiring permits on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "wrong"...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders honour Ndumiso Gumede
HIGHLANDERS president Ndumiso Gumede brought the 1960s groove to the clubhouse when he belted out the song Stand by Me by American singer-songwriter Ben E King to acknowledge those who participated in...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra commanderAbraham Dumezweni Nkiwane dies
VETERAN nationalist and former Zipra commander Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane has died at the age of 93.Zanu-PF Politburo member Tshinga Dube confirmed the death.He said Nkiwane died in the...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube supports Mugabe family for clinging to ex-leader's body
OUTSPOKEN former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Tshinga Dube has defended late former President Robert Mugabe's family for burying the once fierce ruler at his rural home in Zvimba.Add...Published: 29 May 2021 at 20:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why isn't ZANU PF 'old guard' fiercely pushing for govt to provide decent wages to workers and retirees?
In this gravely depressing Zimbabwe economic, political, and social environment, one always welcomes some stress- releasing events, that make us laugh and forget our misery - no wonder most Zimbabwean...Published: 28 May 2021 at 09:07hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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