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Zanu-PF, war vets in fresh row
TENSION between Zanu PF and war veterans continue to simmer after former freedom fighters stormed out of the Independence Day celebrations in Bindura last Thursday after their leader was blocked from ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2159 | by Staff reporter
War vets call for unity as economy bites
Zanu-PF has denied responsibility over the deteriorating economy in the country and blamed economic sabotage by enemies for the meltdown.This is despite Zanu-PF having been in charge for the p...Published: 18 hrs ago | 829 | by Staff reporter
War vets slam bread price hike
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has condemned the unjustified increase in the prices of basic commodities and called on responsible authorities to take urgent measur...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 07:48hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
War Veterans regain influence in Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has ordered its structures countrywide to incorporate war veterans into influential positions as part of implementing the resolutions of its 2017 extra-ordinary congress which confirmed Presid...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF provinces directed to 'incorporated' war vets in their structures
Zanu-PF has ordered that key posts within the party's structures be reserved for liberation war veterans, in a move driven by the party's military element.Zanu-PF secretary for the commissaria...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:43hrs | 526 | by ZimLive
War Vets shelve anti-sanction demo at US Embassy
WAR veterans have shelved their anti-sanction demonstration at the United States Embassy because the country is still mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai.Zimbabwe National Liberation War Vete...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:44hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
War Vets warn of unrest
Former freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the ongoing land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. This comes ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 3455 | by Staff reporter
Way forward on Zimbabwe situation
Zimbabwe to go forward we need to adhere to our "Constitution". We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency,...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:34hrs | 1809 | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe war veterans demand more money
War veterans, who in the late 1990s demanded and received gratuities, have filed a High Court application to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to honour other monetary promises dating bac...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:01hrs | 1036 | by ZimLive
War vets push for dissolution of Zanu-PF Mashonaland West executive
WAR veterans in Mashonaland Central province are up in arms with the Zanu PF provincial executive for reportedly imposing the party's commissar (PC), among other accusations, resulting in parallel str...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views aft...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
War vets get green-light to besiege US embassy in Zimbabwe
POLICE have approved an anti-sanctions demonstration by war-veterans scheduled for Saturday.The former liberation war fighters notified the police early this month, of their intention to petit...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:54hrs | 5233 | by newzimbabwe
Matemadanda comes under attack
FRESH cracks have emerged in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) where secretary general Victor Matemadanda has come under attack for holding meetings without the conse...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:10hrs | 2049 | by Staff reporter
Division rock war veterans
FRESH cracks have emerged in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) where secretary general Victor Matemadanda has come under attack for holding meetings without the conse...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3681 | by Staff reporter
War veterans, minister clash
War veterans in Mashonaland Central province are leading a campaign against the provincial minister Monica Mavhunga, accusing her of a litany of misdeeds that are reportedly affecting Zanu-PF's relati...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:07hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Fresh turmoil looms in Zanu-PF, as war vets demand clean up at party HQ
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party is heading for stormy waters, after it emerged a group of war veterans led by one Philemon Mutongi are demanding a "clean-up" of the party headquarters in ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:54hrs | 3725 | by newzimbabwe
Wonders never cease
AFTER watching the-PFeesident's sidekick Victor Matemadanda's soporific homily on one online television, one gets an abiding feeling that indeed Zimbabwe is a God-forsaken country. Things are ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2329 | by Hon Criss
Chamisa invited to anti-sanctions march
War veterans say sanctions are Zimbabwe's number one enemy and it is high time for Zimbabweans from all walks of life including the opposition MDC Alliance party to join hands in the planned march aga...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 14:55hrs | 5707 | by Staff reporter
War vets in dock over kidnap
FOUR members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association in Bulawayo have appeared in court facing charges of unlawful detention of a member of the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:37hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans marching to the US Embassy
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is organising a nationwide march to the United States Embassy in Harare against illegal sanctions that were imposed on the nation by ...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 23:36hrs | 4848 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dares Mugabe on Chamisa
ZANU-PF has challenged former President Robert Mugabe to respond to allegations that he was funding opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's campaign to outfox his rivals ahead of the MDC party's congress s...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:27hrs | 3146 | by Staff reporter
War vets urged to embrace Zanu-PF restructuring
WAR veterans have been urged to embrace the Zanu-PF restructuring exercise by positioning themselves for leadership roles in the party structures. Addressing war veterans at Stanley Square in ...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:22hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora tells war vets not stick their noses into MDC business
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said that war veterans should not stick their noses into his party's business affairs. ...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 17:17hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
War vets want MDC Alliance to dump Chamisa
WAR veterans have waded in the MDC's internal politics with their spokesperson Douglas Mahiya saying the main opposition should emerge from its May elective congress with a mature leader.Mahiy...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1613 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa vs Mwonzora
German dictator and NAZI supremo Mr Adolf Hilter once told his Gestapo these famous words "If you loose you don't need to be there to explain".Zimbabwe politics is no longer the same since the assumin...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 12:42hrs | 4224 | by Nkosana Malinga
War vets drop bid to remove Mugabe's name from Harare airport
THE Zimbabwe National War Veterans association (ZNLWVA) has dropped its bid to have former president Robert Mugabe's name removed from the country's main airport in Harare.In an interview with...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1951 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe now 'behaving like a child', says War vets
WAR veterans hit out at former President Robert Mugabe and said the former Zanu-PF leader should not be taken seriously as he is now "behaving like a child" due to advanced age.Mugabe, who was...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1774 | by newzimbabwe
Damnatio memoriae and Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day?
In the recent past few years, it had become a norm in February to see pomp and extravagance in Zimbabwe's state and independent media with preparations towards and celebrations on the birthday of "com...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:18hrs | 481 | by Brian Maregedze
Zanu Pf divisions have contributed immensely to the collapse of our economy
Zanu-PF will never accept blame, this is one area they have mastered.It will always be the sanctions are hurting the economy , the truth being said those sanctions are targeted sanctions on Zanu-PF in...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:11hrs | 319 | by AT Kadada
Mutsvangwa says he is back to full fitness as war veterans close ranks
Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chaiperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa says he is back to full fitness and is ready to lead the ex-liberation fighters, especially ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:43hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
'Mohadi involved in rape and murder' says Mliswa as he spills the beans
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused vice President Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi of being involved in corruption, rape and murder. Mliswa says he is compiling a dossi...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 09:32hrs | 8309 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe, way forward will be great tribute to the great icon Oliver Mtukudzi?
Dialogue is a way to solve all the problems we are facing as a nation. The way forward is to do away with strongman spirit. Going forward, we must correct wrongs now. We need to value humanity. The go...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:23hrs | 307 | by Enos Denhere
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2379 | by Staff reporter
War vets demand civil service overhaul
WAR veterans yesterday demanded an overhaul of the civil service, claiming there was adequate proof that some government workers were aiding the opposition by supporting protests.Addressing jo...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:20hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
'Fire Mangudya and come home now' Lumumba tells Mnangagwa
In a scathing letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, self-styled communications strategist William Mutumanje has warned that protestors are targeting Mnangagwa’s houses and are soon going to burn i...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 08:54hrs | 3939 | by Mandla Ndlovu
War veterans threaten businesses against price hikes
War veterans have threatened to "deal" with business people who are they alleged were making massive profits through "unjustifiable" increase of prices.This comes after President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:23hrs | 2114 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF, Jonathan Moyo, Strive Masiyiwa, Lovemore Madhuku, Jealousy Mawarire pentagon gangsters of evil
I am not amused by the discord between, Jonathan Moyo-Strive Masiyiwa, Jonathan Moyo-Lovemore Madhuku, Jonathan Moyo-Jealousy Mawarire that had been engineered by ZANU PF style of leadership. I hate J...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 14:59hrs | 7207 | by Don Chigumba
War vets want bank
WAR veterans are pushing for the establishment of a bank to exclusively fund their projects, classifying themselves as a special interest group.Information obtained by the Zimbabwe Independent...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:57hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
War vets internal strife escalating
Internal strife within the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is escalating with confusion surfacing on when the congress to choose the new leadership will be held....Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:23hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
War vets blast striking civil servants
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has blasted civil servants for demanding to be paid in American dollars saying the public workers were ignorant of the challenges the...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:11hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo war vets rally behind Mnangagwa
WAR veterans here have distanced themselves from the recent protest held by a group of people claiming to be ex-freedom fighters, saying they are fully behind President Mnangagwa's leadership. ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:46hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
War vets would have considered Tongogara too immature to lead Zimbabwe!
The recent concerted efforts by veterans of Zimbabwe's 1960s and 70s liberation struggle to raise the presidential age limit from the current 40 years to 52 years, raises very pertinent questions as t...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 08:56hrs | 5268 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who Killed Tongogara December 2018 Analysis
I don't want to blame anyone for causing the death of Cde Josiah Magama Tongogara but I want to blame ZANU and ZANU PF leadership for failing to appoint a commission of inquiry in the post-independenc...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 18:26hrs | 10117 | by Don Chigumba
War vets disown demonstrators against Mnangagwa
War veterans from across the country have disowned a group of members who demonstrated at Munhumutapa offices in Harare last week pressing to have their demands met.Zimbabwe National Liberatio...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 20:01hrs | 2597 | by Staff reporter
Government respond to War vets demands
War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has told the media that the government does not have money to pay the war veterans who demonstrated earlier this week demanding $2 000 every month....Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 07:51hrs | 5830 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matemadanda berates war vets who demonstrated against him
WAR Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has berated some former fighters who challenged his liberation war credentials, saying he cannot be vetted in the streets.Matemadanda was reacti...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2010 | by Staff reporter
Business skills training for war vets
THE National Business Council of Zimbabwe (NBCZ) has embarked on nationwide capacity-building and training programmes for war veterans to venture into sustainable income- generating projects with the ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:40hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
War vets are worse than Zedera
The Secretary General of the former liberation fighters, Victor Matemadanda, is never short of coming with something ridiculous.What he smokes is a mystery .This time he is calling for a legislation t...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 19:16hrs | 3187 | by AT Kadada
ZANU PF Youth leader warns War vetarans
ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial Youth Chairman Brian Munyoro has warned a group of War veterans who staged a demonstration at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumutapa Offices on Monday...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 11:02hrs | 5433 | by Collen Ncube
WATCH: ZBC scams and sabotages War veterans
Members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association has claimed the the national broadcaster ZBC received payment for an advert meant to invite association members to a demonstration ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 3134 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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