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'The number of real war vets dwindling fast'
THE Zanu-PF congress slated for October this year has exposed the falling number of the heroes of the liberation war fought in the 1970s.The party has introduced a war veterans wing in its str...Published: 10 hrs ago | 555 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF forces villagers to pay for war vets' welfare'
AS the country gears for 2023 elections and political tensions rise, a report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) highlights how traditional leaders and Zanu-PF activists are coercing villagers across...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Number of war vets needing limbs declines
THE number of ex-combatants needing artificial limbs for injuries sustained during the armed liberation struggle has been falling over the years, the Defence and War Veterans ministry has revealed....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:48hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse Mnangagwa for 2023
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has endorsed President Mnangagwa as Zanu-PF's candidate for the 2023 presidential elections. The war veterans, who met in Beatrice on...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:14hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
War vets savage Mnangagwa again
UNAPOLOGETIC war veterans have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still interre...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces fresh war vets onslaught
VETERANS of the liberation war have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still in...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2750 | by Staff reporter
War vets expose ugly Zanu-PF fights
WAR veterans in Mashonaland West province have laid bare deep-rooted factionalism in Zanu-PF and blasted their national chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa for accusing other former freedom fighters of be...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2753 | by Staff reporter
Govt investigates abuse of war vets
THE Government has reportedly launched an investigation into the alleged ill-treatment of veterans of the liberation struggle employed by various local authorities in the country.The investiga...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Who will guard the guards?
EVER wondered "who will guard the guards themselves?" This age-old political question, which raises concern over the conduct of those who are charged with enforcing rules on others, is interrogated in...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 514 | by CHRA
War vets expose Zanu-PF terror campaign
DISGRUNTLED veterans of the 1970s liberation war yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government of neglecting them, in a development signalling deepening ructions in Zanu-PF....Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 4138 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has betrayed us'
DISGRUNTLED liberation war veterans have drawn daggers against President Emerson Mnangagwa accusing him of betraying them.The easily irritable former freedom fighters say by failing to give th...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:06hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Chris Mutsvangwa's Presidential ambitions exposed
Norton member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has sensationally claimed that War Veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa tried to convince the former Zimbabwe National Army General Edzai Chimonyo to support...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 10:14hrs | 7789 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa taunts Mnangagwa over war veterans
NORTON'S Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa (independent) says successive Zanu-PF governments have dismally failed to look after war veterans since 1980.In a statement on his Twitter page, Mlis...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:56hrs | 2779 | by Staff reporter
Protesting war vets released without charge
The nine former liberation war combatants arrested on Wednesday after storming Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's offices protesting against poor pension earnings were released yesterday without charge....Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:55hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
G40, MDC Alliance exposed in war vets' arrests
THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Chris Mutsvangwa yesterday poured cold water on the latest attempts to divide war veterans by some G40 elements an...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:52hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Midnight release for war vets persecuted over bread crumbs protest
ZIMBABWEAN police on Friday 27 August 2021 set free nine liberation war veterans whom they had arrested and detained for allegedly protesting against low pension payouts.The liberation war vet...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 12:41hrs | 2499 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF supports war vets
Zanu-PF acting national Political Commissar Patrick Chinamasa yesterday convened an interactive meeting with four associations representing veterans of the liberations struggle and assured them of the...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:29hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
War vets arrested for demanding better pension
NINE war veterans were arrested yesterday after they allegedly besieged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's office demanding better pensions.The war veterans, who are members of the War Veterans W...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 2391 | by Staff reporter
War vets dump Madiro
WAR veterans and their affiliates have dumped Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairman Mike Madiro ahead of the upcoming elections, accusing him of ineptitude and failing to unite the party.Madi...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | 3214 | by Staff reporter
War veterans children get gold claims
CHILDREN of war veterans have started reaping the fruits of the country's independence amid revelations that Government has given them an opportunity to be economic actors.Through their organi...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
War vets fume over Kazembe's rogue co-options
A fresh war has erupted in Mashonaland Central province after the Zanu PF embattled chairman Kazembe Kazembe allegedly made co-options into the provincial executive structure in a bid to realign his a...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:58hrs | 2606 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pampers army, war veterans
ZIMBABWE'S government spent higher amounts funding operations of the Defence and War Veterans ministry during the first half of the year, compared to expenditures committed to crucial sectors, such as...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:38hrs | 1714 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets bemoan shortage of registration forms
THE Zipra War Veterans Association has expressed concern over lack of registration forms in the Matabeleland region to enable former freedom fighters to register during the ongoing vetting exercise....Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF hijacks war vets vetting'
THE Zipra War Veterans Association has accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of manipulating the ongoing war veterans vetting exercise amid allegations that some undeserving party activists were being regi...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:03hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
War veterans' registration and vetting begins in Mashonaland West
MASHONALAND West province will from tomorrow start the registration and subsequent verification of war veterans' league members ahead of impending economic empowerment projects.The district of...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:15hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
War vets make fresh demands for pension increases
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) Harare province Monday petitioned Parliament demanding equal monthly pensions awarded to other serving ex-combatants still employed ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
War vets petition Parliament for pension emolument amendments
WAR veterans have asked Parliament to amend Statutory Instrument (SI) 257 of 2020 which sets out the monthly pensionable emoluments on retirement of an ex-combatant.This was heard when war vet...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 107 new Covid-19 cases
Zimbabwe has recorded 107 new Covid -19 cases, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), said.According to the ministry, the country now has 39 959 cases, 1 632 deaths and 37 004 recoveri...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
War vets want benefits extended
Pension benefits granted to ex-combatants who retired from the uniformed services since December 1, 2017 should be extended to those who retired since April 17, 1995 as well as those who were se...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
New vetting exercise for war vets, Zipra
A NEW national vetting exercise for former freedom fighters in Zimbabwe is expected soon, and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) has urged its members to prepare and take part in the scr...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:10hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Harare war vets suspend chair
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Harare province yesterday resolved to recall its acting chairman Hoyini Samuel Bhila over a litany of allegations, among them sowing ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
'Ordinary citizens bribing to register as war vets'
VETERANS of Zimbabwe's liberation war have claimed that ordinary citizens are paying bribes to register as freedom fighters in order to benefit from monthly pension stipends at the expense of real lib...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:12hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 Presidency
Freedom Fighters Associations have endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the Zanu-PF Presidential Candidate for 2023 harmonised elections.Provincial executive members of freedom fighters as...Published: 26 May 2021 at 16:03hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe, Mavhunga not respecting departed heroes
MASHONALAND Central war veterans have accused ZANU PF provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe and Minister of State and provincial affairs for mash Central...Published: 23 May 2021 at 15:17hrs | 1753 | by Simbarashe Sithole
War vets want more cash
WAR veterans in Karoi have demanded more cash from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, instead of being given loans for income-generating projects.The issue arose during a public hearing on the 202...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Matonga in new Zanu-PF war vets wing
FORMER Information deputy minister, Bright Matonga, who was 11 years old at independence 1980, has been appointed into the Mashonaland West chapter of the newly constituted Zanu-PF Veterans of the Lib...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
We've long neglected war vets, says Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted that it has neglected its independence war fighters for too long, and now wants to correct the anomaly by prioritising their welfare to ensure they are well taken care of....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Vetting of war collaborators to start soon
Vetting of war collaborators for Constitutional benefits resume will resume soon, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO), Ben Mubayisango, said this week. ...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:54hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda's recall sets the pot boiling
Zimbabwe is settling to the news that the outspoken and imposing hardworking National Political Commissar Comrade Victor Matemadanda was relieved of his position and has been re-assigned a diplomatic ...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 22:34hrs | 4356 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa orders war vets to instil 'wartime vibrancy'
IN a script reminiscent of the violent 2002 presidential election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the militant war veterans to mobilise in preparation for the 2023 national elections....Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 07:47hrs | 4476 | by Staff reporter
Mashingaidze leads new war vets board
Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has appointed the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board led by Major-General Gibson Mashingaidze (Retired). Other board m...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
War vets mourn veteran nationalist Mudzi
Liberation war fighters yesterday mourned Mukudzei Mudzi (94)who died on Saturday, describing him as a militant patriot committed to the freedom of the country. This comes as Masvingo Province...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:46hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets urge security forces restraint during lockdown
Ex-ZIPRA liberation war fighters have implored the Zimbabwean military and other security agents to refrain from harassing citizens during enforcement of Covid-19 prevention measures.This foll...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa strikes the right chord, claims War vets
WAR veterans yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is turning around the economy and the country is moving in the right direction.Addressing the media in Harare, the Zimbabwe National Li...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:47hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
War vets hail Mnangagwa
UNDER the leadership of President Mnangagwa Zimbabwe has been able to stabilise the economy and lay the foundation for inevitable success, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Children of ZAPU/ZPRA donate food hampers to war vets
COZZ representative Felix Silundika (in black suit) hands over the food parcels to Mafela Trust director Zephaniah Nkomo while Sithembile Ndlovu looks on.The newly formed Children of ZPRA/ZAPU...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 18:33hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
War vets snub Matemadanda
Defence and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemedanda was yesterday forced to cancel a scheduled address at a meeting of former liberation war fighters in Marondera after a rival group organised...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 5356 | by Staff reporter
War vets demand US$370,000, $78,000 in pension arrears
VETERANS of the liberation struggle have approached the High Court demanding US$364 000 and $78 000 each in pension arrears.The demand dates back to 2008 when they claimed to have been denied ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2211 | by Staff reporter
War vets see no change of bitter Zimbabwe-US relations
ZANU-PF secretary for war veterans, Douglas Mahiya expects no change of relations between US President elect Joe Biden's envisaged administration and the Zimbabwean government.His sentiments a...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
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