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Zimbabwe pledges tech-driven traffic system

The Government says it is prioritising a technology-based traffic management system to curb road carnage, amid growing calls in Parliament for police to be equipped with breathalysers to tackle drunk driving.During a debate in the National…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Children of war veterans call for 'fallen heroes exhumation tax'

Children of liberation war veterans are appealing to the Government to introduce a "Fallen Heroes Exhumation Tax" aimed at supporting the welfare, exhumation, and reburial of departed freedom fighters.The call was made by Gloria Kaisa, cha…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:59hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter

ZPRA veterans challenge govt to fulfil liberation promises

The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Veterans Association has issued a sharp rebuke of the government's handling of liberation war veterans and the broader citizenry as the nation marks Heroes Day.In a strongly worded press stat…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:23hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZIPRA commander raises alarm over mysterious deaths

As Zimbabwe prepares to mark Heroes Day on August 11, a former ZIPRA commander has raised the alarm over what he describes as a disturbing and unexplained pattern of deaths among veterans of the country's liberation war.Andrew Ndlovu, who …

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:16hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to unveil housing scheme for war collaborators

A comprehensive housing scheme for war collaborators is set to be rolled out as part of a broader Government empowerment strategy aimed at fulfilling constitutional provisions pending the official gazetting of their benefits. This was anno…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:45hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter

Mathibela faces vote of no confidence over Zanu-PF ties

Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) amid mounting calls for a vote of no confidence in its embattled chairperson, Andreas Ethan Mathibela, who stands accused of betrayi…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:52hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter

RBZ warns against price instability

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a cautionary note on the dangers posed by exchange rate volatility, stressing that fluctuations in the value of the local currency could severely undermine price stability and disrupt the broad…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

War veterans faction denies Zanu PF bribe allegations

A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) led by Andreas Mathibela has dismissed claims that its leadership was bribed by Zanu PF, insisting it remains committed to demanding accountability from Presid…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter

Thousands left out of the Presidential War Veterans Fund

Approximately 4,000 war veterans in Masvingo Province were recently awarded a mere US$150,000 from the US$1.5 million Presidential War Veterans Fund, a move that has been sharply criticized as insufficient and politically motivated.On Febr…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 13:46hrs | 2040 | by Staff reporter

War veterans company in turmoil

Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (ZEVIC), a firm established and wholly owned by veterans of the liberation struggle, is embroiled in turmoil following revelations that its bank account has been frozen due to alleged unlawful activi…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:30hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter

Reprieve for 39 war vets accused of public violence

The High Court has granted an application for review filed by 39 war veterans who were previously arrested for participating in an illegal gathering intended to promote public violence. Initially, the Harare magistrate Barbara Mateko …

Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:07hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter

War Veterans Congress dates set

The much-anticipated congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is set to take place from June 14 to 16, with preparations well underway.The previous congress was held in 2013 in Masvingo, where Christop…

Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'War vets are not Zanu-PF bootlickers'

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), long perceived as a pawn of Zanu-PF, asserts that it is not a bootlicker of the ruling party and operates independently.According to ZNLWVA chairperson, Andreas Ethan Math…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

War vets, Zanu-PF youths' land dispute rages on

The Kusile Rural District Council says it cannot intervene in a land dispute pitting war veterans against Zanu-PF youths because the allocation of plots at a farm in Gwayi was done by central government.War veterans want the allocation of …

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

War vets should be vanguards of Zimbabwe's independence

Our war veterans should be at the forefront of condemning the institutionalised plunder of our vast national resources by a small ruling eliteONE of the greatest tragedies to befall post-colonial Zimbabwe is that there has never been anyon…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Human Beings can never be recycled

---simply because we are not material.I do agree that we have sell-outs who are betraying the masses and such includes the war veterans.     I read with interest Comrade Tendiee's (Stephane Ndlovu Makusha) comments and am ve…

Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 11:39hrs | | by Justice Maphosa

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