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War vets company in turmoil

The Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic) is embroiled in a deepening dispute, with allegations that local police officers are shielding a faction led by Michael Changadzo from court orders, enabling fraud and illegal interferenc…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

Land dispute turns ugly as war vets clash over control

A bitter feud has erupted within the Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic), pitting two rival factions of liberation war veterans against each other in a chaotic battle over control of prime land earmarked for residential develop…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:24hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter

Ugly fight over war vets windfall

A US$650,000 government empowerment fund intended for children of Zimbabwe's liberation war veterans has ignited a fierce dispute between rival associations claiming to represent this constituency.The seed capital was disbursed to the Chil…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:51hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter

High Court refuses to strike down Patriot Act

The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to declare amendments to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act - widely known as the Patriot Act - unconstitutional, dealing another blow to freedom of expression in Zimbabwe.…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter

War vets to get 50 000 serviced stands

The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has unveiled a landmark housing initiative for Zimbabwe's war veterans, pledging 50,000 fully serviced residential stands through a strategic partnership with property developer Prevail Gro…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:32hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Zipra cadre laments neglect of war vets

A South Africa-based Zipra war veteran, Chandagwinyira Chose, has expressed disappointment over the government's alleged neglect of former liberation war fighters.Chose's remarks follow accusations by former Zanu-PF central committee membe…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:18hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter

War veterans demand Mnangagwa's resignation

A faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans has called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down, accusing him of constitutional violations, failing to address corruption, and pursuing self-serving political agendas. The demand, made at a pre…

Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

State withdraws charges against 39 war vets

The State has withdrawn charges against 39 members of the War Veterans Welfare Pressure Group, who were arrested in October 2021 for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering in Harare.The former freedom fighters, who appeared befor…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:57hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets hold provincial elections

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has announced that its provincial elections will take place on November 30, 2024, following the successful conclusion of its national elective congress in Gweru earlier thi…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:40hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter

'Prosecutors exaggerated my age'

A Beitbridge resident magistrate, Takudzwa Gwazemba, has ordered an investigation into the age of a juvenile who accused prosecutors of falsifying his age in an effort to have him sentenced to prison. The teenager, who was arrested and con…

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:31hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans demand halt on land sales

A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has strongly opposed the government's recent decision to allow beneficiaries of the land reform program to sell or transfer their farms, warning that such acti…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | 1870 | by Staff reporter

Mathibela's war vets reject rival congress as invalid

A faction leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), Andreas Ethan Mathibela, has denounced the recent congress held by Christopher Mutsvangwa's faction in Gweru on October 12 calling it a "nullity" and d…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets urged to write books

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has called on veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war to document their experiences to ensure future generations have a deeper appreciation of the country's history. Speaking at the launch of a new book by…

Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:15hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter

Court suspends Mutsvangwa ZNLWVA congress

High Court Judge Justice Philda Muzofa has issued an interim order to halt the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) faction, led by former leader Christopher Mutsvangwa, from holding its elective congress next mon…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:32hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

War vets congress shelved

The much-anticipated elective congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), originally scheduled for June 14-16, has been postponed to foster unity among ex-combatants and ensure democratic elections that …

Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ian Khama blasted over anti-trophy hunting stance

FORMER Botswana President Ian Khama has been criticised for assisting United Kingdom lawmakers in their efforts to enact a ban on imports into Britain of trophy hunting products, a major source of livelihood and income for Southern African…

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

War vets celebrate Mutsvangwa's sacking

MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sack Christopher Mutsvangwa as Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs minister, describing him as a n…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF minister evicts war vets

MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Richard Moyo has been sucked into a land grab storm in the wildlife-rich Gwayi area, where he is pushing for the eviction of war veterans to pave way for his Zanu-PF cronies.Sou…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mutsvangwa appointed leader of ex-combatantsâ€™ who fired him

Christopher Mutsvangwa, who was previously removed from his position as Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) earlier this year, has now been appointed as a Cabinet minister responsible for the welf…

Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 21:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zipra urges war vets not to be used for violence

VETERANS of Zimbabwe's war of liberation should not be used by political parties to engage in violence during this year's electoral season, the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) has said.Zipra was the military wing of the Zimbab…

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Govt has neglected us,' says war vets

DISGRUNTLED veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle are clamouring for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to improve their measly monthly allowances and pay-outs to surviving spouses and children.The former freedom fighters a…

Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mutsvangwa ousted

Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) members have unseated Christopher Mutsvangwa from the group's helm accusing him of unprofessionalism and failure to improve their livelihoods.During a press conference in Harar…

Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt has forsaken Zipra war vets

ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) war veterans have repeated claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has forsaken them, leaving them wallowing in poverty.Zipra was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African People's…

Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Council, war vets clash over torture base

A group of war veterans from Matabeleland North are locked in a fierce battle with the Nkayi Rural District Council for control of an abandoned building that was once used as a torture camp for opposition supporters.The building lies derel…

Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Golden handshake for Zimbabwe's war veterans

GOVERNMENT has handsomely rewarded war veterans by availing mining concessions to them to ostensibly boost its chances of turning the mining sector into a US$12 billion industry.The development was announced by Information minister Monica …

Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa must call war veterans to order

WHILE it is a public secret that Zimbabwe is a democracy where freedom of expression and freedom of thought are enshrined in the Constitution, it defies logic that a person who left the comfort of his home to wage the war of liberation exp…

Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 3 | by Mambo Dari

Mnangagwa's call out to war veterans welcome

IT has come as really refreshing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decided, for once, to bridle some of his colleagues, the war veterans who have developed a serious penchant to make demands at every turn, to the point of at times hold…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets demand Parliament seats

Zanu-PF's war veterans have told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reserve seats in Parliament exclusively for the 1970s liberation war fighters to preserve the party's rule.Presenting the war veterans league conference resolution at the wee…

Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

New league warns against reversing gains of struggle

WAR veterans yesterday warned the country's detractors and their willing tools in the form of puppet opposition parties that Zimbabwe's liberators will not sit and watch mischievous elements trying to reverse the gains of the liberation st…

Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

42 years on - veterans of the liberation struggle have nothing to cheer

As Zimbabwe celebrates forty-two years of independence on Monday the 18th of April 2022 it is a tale of unrelenting suffering for the  majority of the nation's liberation heroes and heroines except for the privileged few who were able…

Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Mnangagwa warns divisive elements

AHEAD of the War Veterans League elective conference next month, President Mnangagwa has called for democratic contestation and acceptance of results, saying divisive tendencies have no place in the ruling party.President Mnangagwa, who is…

Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

All set for Zanu-PF war vets league district polls

All is set for the district elections of the Zanu-PF War Veterans League being held today across the country, with only Masvingo Province postponing their polls until tomorrow.Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Mike Bimha told a press co…

Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa deploys war vets battalion

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has turned to ex-combatants to lead mass mobilisation campaigns as fears of a possible electoral defeat in the 2023 elections send tremors down Zanu-PF corridors.Government on Wednesday announced a number of fr…

Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

IMF warns against Zimbabwe war veterans compensation

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the government's decision to compensate war veterans could have a major strain on the country's debt overhang.This comes after the government is planning to compensate more than 140 000…

Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

War collaborators played significant role during liberation war

IT is totally hogwash to say war collaborators did not help during the war of liberation.This is said by armchair critics who were in towns during the war.The war collaborators would do reconnaissance and spy on how well armed Rhodesian fo…

Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:48hrs | 8 | by Alexio Rashirai

Vetting of war vets progressing well

The second phase of vetting for war veterans by chairperson of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board (VLS) is progressing well with a total of 205 753 having managed to register in order to be considered as veterans. The phase, whi…

Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

War vet collapses, dies in vetting queue

A 66-YEAR-OLD war veteran collapsed and died while awaiting her turn to be vetted at Elangeni Training Institute in Bulawayo on Sunday.The vetting process is also targeting non-combatant cadres, ex-political prisoners, detainees, restricte…

Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

The plight of war collaborators

The Second Chimurenga was far from a honeymoon, it was brutal and painful. Death, blood and tears were an everyday feature in the war of liberation. It was a people's war where everyone played a part in his/her own way. Villagers lost live…

Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Tondorindo

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