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Zanu pf has only taught us to hate each other
If you do not agree at least do not kill each other, Zanu PF on other hand has mastered the legacy of hate. Black on black violence, against minority races violence has been unleashed by Zanu PF....Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 20:51hrs | 1384 | by AT Kadada
The greatest betrayal ever.....bring back the Mugabe's!
Dear Voter Please never mind my poor English characterized by grammar and spelling errors but feed on the point, after all its the content that matters most.As the clock ticks towards July...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 09:48hrs | 6937 | by Munya Shumba
War vets appeal for MDC Alliance supporters to vote for Mnangagwa
War Veterans' spokesperson Douglas Mahiya has said he will appeal to the MDC Alliance supporters to vote for President Emmerson Mnangagwa so that he can restore the country's economy and later on have...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:36hrs | 5847 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa has dumped us'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has relegated former liberation fighters to back benchers in the supposed new dispensation and surrounded himself with the same criminals that were around deposed leader R...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 13:44hrs | 1427 | by Staff rpeorter
War vets rant at Mnangagwa
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) have cried foul over their alleged marginalisation by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.ZNLWVA spokes...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
War vets urged to engage Mnangagwa on security offer
Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) members must engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa directly on their offer to be part of his close security, Information minister Simon Kha...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 13:26hrs | 1115 | by Staff reporter
'Free, fair election in Zimbabwe a mirage'
Chances of Zimbabwe holding a free, fair, credible and undisputed election on July 30 are slim considering Zanu-PF officials' recent assertions that the army will not allow MDC Alliance leader Nelson ...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 17:04hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Comrade Matemadanda speaks without thinking, a misguided missile
Just imagine a respected war veterans association official visiting Bindura a few days before a general election. Just imagine the Cde Matemadanda criticising an important decision made by the party a...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 14:27hrs | 2380 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
War vets demand to be Mnangagwa's top security
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has denounced President Emmerson Mnangagwa's security for failing to detect the Bulawayo bomb blast demanding that it was time a war ...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 14:23hrs | 2352 | by A Mhlongo
'Zanu-PF hoodwinked us'
Seven months after helping President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrestle power from his mentor Robert Mugabe, war veterans are crying foul claiming there is a plot to sideline them in Zanu-PF.The war v...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:41hrs | 1094 | by Staffr eporter
War vets give thumbs-up to Tongai Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF losing candidates in Harare South National Assembly constituency and war veterans have pledged to work together with winning candidate, Tongai Mnangagwa, to ensure election victory for the rev...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | 397 | by Staff rpeorter
War vets group fights in Chamisa’s corner
A GROUP of war veterans opposed to Zanu PF rule has given thumbs up to opposition MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa's pledge to improve the welfare of former combatants, saying the y...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | 2760 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe neglected us'
Freedom fighters in Mashonaland West province have accused former president Mr Robert Mugabe of neglecting them since 1980. The freedom fighters aired their views during a meeting convened in Chinhoyi...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
If I can be Chamisa’s advisor only for a day
Nelson kindly allow me to be your advisor only for today. In Shona they say ‘vamwe vakaudzwa hondo nemurwere wepfungwa’ which can be loosely translated as, in life you can get advice even from the...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:39hrs | 941 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyoo
'Chamisa turning into a mini Mugabe'
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa's political approaches, particularly his tendency to crush dissent and dangle freebies to buy loyalty, is turning him into a small version of form...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:40hrs | 1394 | by Staff reporter
War vets, IDBZ headed for showdown
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is headed for a showdown with war veterans, resettled on the periphery of Masvingo, after the institution was offered 100 hectares of their land ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 09:09hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
'War vets will rally behind Zanu-PF'
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) says the struggle to ensure the country was freed from white oppression will forever endear them to Zanu-PF.The Secretary-Gen...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 16:05hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
'Tsvangirai visited me in my sleep'
MDC-T deputy president Elias Mudzuri has claimed he dreamt of the late MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai smiling, urging them to continue with the grand coalition and telling him victory was certain i...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:31hrs | 4115 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for improved welfare for war veterans
Legislators from across the political divide have blasted government for failing to improve the welfare of those who took part in the bush war of the 1970s which brought about independence in 1980....Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns down war veterans' demands
THE government has reportedly turned down war veterans' demand for free parking privileges in all urban areas, NewsDay has reported.The issue was confirmed by the Marondera town clerk, Josiah ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:17hrs | 2123 | by Staff reporter
War vets in peace march ahead of elections
WAR veterans, Christians from various denominations and civic groups in Harare are today expected to jointly participate in a peace-promoting march ahead of general elections slated for July 30....Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa causes Parliament storm
NORTON legislator, Temba Mliswa (independent) caused a storm in Parliament yesterday, when he proposed that war veterans should dump Zanu PF for neglecting them, adding that the proportional represent...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2455 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe backed party warns war vets
FORMER President Robert Mugabe backed party National Patriotic Front (NPF) has said ex-combatants must not be hoodwinked by the Emmerson Mnangagwa administration into believing it will improve their w...Published: 30 May 2018 at 10:30hrs | 3589 | by Staff reprter
Vigilante groups must be disbanded
Elections are the hallmark of representative democracy, allowing the people's regular input in choices about leaders and policy. Yet, they are also competitive processes, unleashing conflict and tensi...Published: 29 May 2018 at 17:31hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bid to anoint successor backfires
Demonstrations, petitions and threats of 'bhora musango' have engulfed Chirumanzu - Zivagwe Constituency after First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa allegedly imposed a candidate who came fourth in the just-e...Published: 28 May 2018 at 08:57hrs | 11112 | by Staff rpeorter
War vets ordered off Tongaat fields
Government has ordered a group of suspected war veterans, who illegally occupied sugarcane plots owned by Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, to immediately vacate the land or face the full wrath of the law. The...Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T raps Matematanda for trying to defend Mnangagwa on Gukurahundi
MDC-T Bulawayo spokesperson Felix Mafa Sibanda has rapped the war veterans Secretry general Victor Matemadanda for trying to defend President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the involvement in the Gukurahundi m...Published: 27 May 2018 at 12:11hrs | 1663 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Mugabe responsible for Gukurahundi, says Matemadanda
FORMER President Mr Robert Mugabe was solely responsible for the post-independence civil disturbances commonly known as Gukurahundi and his properties should be seized and sold to compensate victims o...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:15hrs | 2245 | by Staff rpeorter
War vets urge losing candidates to 'iron out their differences'
Mashonaland East war veterans leadership has urged 11 Zanu-PF aspiring candidates who lost in the Goromonzi South constituency primary elections to iron out their differences and unite ahead of the fo...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:05hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Improve NSSA benefits
Elections season is time for promises to the voting public, realistic and unrealistic pledges are made by the competing politicians. For once the people become very important and their welfare a prior...Published: 16 May 2018 at 13:19hrs | 779 | by Tondorindo
War vets children de-campaign Mnangagwa
CHILDREN of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (COZWA) has revealed plans to de-campaign Zanu PF and its presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of this year's general elect...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2475 | by Staff reporter
We are fools if we continue hoping and speculating under a cloud that does not drop any rain
All this jostling, fighting, killing and crossing of roads from one party to the other as we approach the crucial 2018 general elections is only about strategic positioning to continue or join the rus...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1043 | by Chikuni Gaba
Kasukuwure's people still running Zanu-PF
OUSTED G40 faction member and former ruling party's national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere's people are still in control of Zanu-PF structures throughout the country, aggrieved War Veterans h...Published: 14 May 2018 at 15:58hrs | 4096 | by Staff reporter
War veterans can't hold the country perpetually hostage
THAT President Emmerson Mnangagwa is mulling coming up with a new package for the country's veterans of the liberation struggle cannot go unchallenged.It is an open secret that the Zimbabwe Na...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dangles lump sum for war vets
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday dangled lump sum pensions and decent living conditions for veterans of the country's 1970s liberation war if they support him in...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | 3286 | by Staff reporter
War vets demand exemption from tollgate and parking fees
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) said the government must allow them to import their personal vehicles duty free as part of a thank you for the time they s...Published: 13 May 2018 at 12:04hrs | 2263 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa pulls poll shocker
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa has been given a respite and will no longer be subjected to an internal Zanu-PF election in his bid to represent Norton constituen...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:49hrs | 3537 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa raises war veterans' pension
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has committed to increasing the allowances paid to former liberation war fighters, NewZimbabwe.com reported.Addressing hundreds of war veterans in...Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:11hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads for war vets support
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to increase pensions paid to war veterans as well as the timely release of school fees for their children while at the same time requesting their support in t...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:57hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA war vets snub Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army Veterans Association's leadership yesterday boycotted a national war veterans meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare, complaining that they were not f...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:44hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies war vets for clear victory
President Mnangagwa has called on Zanu-PF members to go out in full force to campaign ahead of the forthcoming harmonised elections in which he said victory was certain for the revolutionary party....Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:26hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Govt to address war vets' concerns
Zimbabwe's history cannot be erased easily and war veterans should always be on guard to thwart counter-revolutionary machinations designed to destroy the country's liberation legacy, Vice President C...Published: 12 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 694 | by Staff Reporter
ZIPRA cadres demand ZAPU properties
Veterans of the liberation struggle who fought as a military wing of Zapu have demanded to know what happened to properties that were acquired by their party during and after the war.The prope...Published: 11 May 2018 at 19:28hrs | 1904 | by Byo24News Reporter
Mnangagwa buys War Vets' loyalty ahead of elections
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised increase war veterans salary ahead of the elections.Mnangagwa made the promise during an interface with the veterans of the liberation stru...Published: 11 May 2018 at 19:27hrs | 3430 | by Byo24News Reporter
Mutsvangwa fighting attempts to unseat him as war vets leader
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Chris Mutsvangwa is fighting attempts to unseat him as leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA by opponents emboldened by ruc...Published: 11 May 2018 at 13:55hrs | 2911 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets war vets - LIVE
President Mnangagwa is today meeting war veterans, war collaborators and ex-detainees in Harare to discuss welfare issues and ways of strengthening Zanu-PF ahead of harmonised elections this year....Published: 11 May 2018 at 11:18hrs | 4208 | by Staff reporter
War vets bay for Rugeje's head
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today expected to square off with angry war veterans, who are bitter about their poor showing in the recently held Zanu-PF primaries, as well as their perceived continu...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, war vets meet today
President Mnangagwa will today meet war veterans, war collaborators and ex-detainees in Harare to discuss welfare issues and ways of strengthening Zanu-PF ahead of harmonised elections this year....Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Snakes have been set to Swallow Snakes to Free Zimbabwe by 2019
Snakes have been set to Swallow Snakes to Free Zimbabwe by 2019Vengeance is mine!!!! says the architect of humanity. The Law of Balance soothes all World problems in phenomenal ways. To the re...Published: 06 May 2018 at 08:29hrs | 967 | by Multiverse Dungani
War Vets organised Grace Mugabe boo incident
Veterans of the liberation struggle organised and coordinated the jeering of Grace Mugabe at a rally in Bulawayo in November 2018, Special Advisor to the President has claimed.Christopher Muts...Published: 02 May 2018 at 20:46hrs | 3605 | by Byo24News Reporter
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