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ZANU never fought against the British - lets not distort history
When we distort the past, it ceases to be history and becomes propaganda.In Zimbabwean politics, the manipulation of history is as common as the empty promises made during election campaigns.&...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 22:46hrs | 1003 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The ZANU-PF–Britain alliance is a self-serving bond that never served the people
The political theatre designed to deceive Zimbabweans seems never-ending.A few days ago, senior Zimbabwean officials and British nationals gathered in Harare to celebrate King Charles III's bi...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 675 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa missed one fact: Unlike Mugabe, he has never been genuinely respected within ZANU-PF
Who can deny that ZANU-PF is teetering on the brink? As factional fighting within the ruling ZANU-PF intensifies - and even threatens to get ugly with the so-called "uprising" slated for 31st ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:52hrs | 984 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chatambudza's 'A lion eating its cubs?' is a disinformation campaign against ZPRA
I do not usually review scholarly material or critique academic work, but I must make an exception for Takawira Chatambudza's outrageously misleading article, "A Lion Eating Its Cubs? Assassinations, ...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:23hrs | 1772 | by Zenzele Ndebele
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 153 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Can we ever say what happened at Chimoio was a mere 'incident' - so why refer to Gukurahundi as simple 'disturbances'?
Insensitivity is as evil as witchcraft!At least, that is exactly how I feel.How else can anyone describe any indi...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:30hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Colonel Dennis Pahla dies
The Commander Zimbabwe National Army, General David Sigauke has mourned Colonel Dennis Pahla who died on Monday. Col Pahla, whose Chimurenga name was Kid Nyikandeyedu, died at Parirenyatwa Gro...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 18 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Zimbabwe is our only home
Gogo Chapo moved up and down the whole night checking on her sons Enock and John who were recuperating at their respective homes after a thorough beating by the settler forces. The cat had com...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Joshua Nkomo is remembered in diverse forms fairly and unfairly
In year 1980, Joshua Nkomo was the most hated persona in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland and some parts of Midlands. The first elections were so toxic, a tribal card was key to get most of the people vote for ...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 19:54hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Downing of Rhodesian Viscount plane revisited
September 3, 1978 is a date that should be permanently etched in the minds of Zimbabweans as it is an important reminder of the story of ZAPU's role in the liberation struggle. On this day, Zipra forc...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Sifelani Tsiko
'The path had to be set for Mugabe'
Last week, Farai Tafirenyika claimed there were Zipra cadres eliminated by Zanla combatants at the front during the ZIPA era. Levi Mukarati continues to seek answers on events surrounding the ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets cry foul
Former Zipra liberation war fighters have accused the government of discriminating against them when awarding the hero status.The war veterans told a public hearing conducted by the parliament...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF factions revealed
The Zimbabwe African Nationalists Union (Patriotic Front) ZANU PF is an interesting political and liberation movement which is currently the reigning and undisputed champion of Zimbabwean politics...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:10hrs | 4 | by Nicholas Ncube
Do elections work in Zimbabwe?
THIS article seeks to explore the efficacy of elections as a tool of democratic governance in Zimbabwe since 1980.It is by no means exhaustive, but in a brief and cursory manner looks at the m...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Dabengwa: Zimbabwe's intelligence Czar
On the night of August 15, 2011, I attended the launch of Wilfred Mhanda's (nom de guerre Dzinashe Machingura) memoir, Dzino: Memories of a Freedom Fighter in Harare. Mhanda was an important figure in...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Blessing Miles-Tendi
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 21 | by PUMA
ANC (South Africa) and Gukurahundi
Amhlophe to the African National Congress for resoundingly winning another term under President Cyril Ramaphosa. There is an obligation for South Africa to avoid the tribal and racist path of ot...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Sihle Ndlovu
Mnangagwa overruled politburo on Ncube hero status
Former Bulawayo provincial minister Angeline Masuku declared that she too must not be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare after the Zanu-PF politburo initially turned down a request to have M...Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:35hrs | 5 | by ZimLive
Motlanthe commission: Too little, too late
MDC Alliance leaders appeared before the Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings and the presentation by Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa left the commissioners in awe....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Wilton Machimbira
Mnangagwa's false start
AS undergraduates in our day, one of the most cynical commentaries on post-independent Africa was French writer, Rene Dumont's book False Start in Africa (1966).Those were the years of militar...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Dabengwa tackles Mnangagwa on Gukurahundi
FORMER president Robert Mugabe, in an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent a fortnight ago, laid the blame of the Gukurahundi atrocities on the Zapu leadership which was then led by the late vice-p...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa tackles Gukurahundi head on
FORMER president Robert Mugabe, in an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent a fortnight ago, laid the blame of the Gukurahundi atrocities on the former Zapu leadership which was then led by the late...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK
JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon E6 2WLUnited Kingdom7th June, 1983INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABEDear Robert,1. I write...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 11:00hrs | 5 | by Joshua M. Nkomo
Mnangagwa's relationship with war vets heads for stormy waters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's relationship with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) could be headed for stormy waters over what the latter believe is the Zanu PF leade...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Cde Chinx to be declared a National hero?
One of Zimbabwe's greatest music composers, Dickson Chingaira, aka Cde Chinx, passed away on Friday, plunging the arts and music industry into mourning.Cde Chinx died at West End Hospital in H...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 14:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra, Zanla war veterans puts more pressure on Mugabe
Pressure continues to mount on President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF to resolve the current economic and political crises bedevilling the country, as former Zipra and Zanla combatants seek to close ...Published: 02 Sep 2016 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube trashes 'baseless' claims on Zipra cadres snub
THE Government has dismissed as baseless claims that there is discrimination of former Zipra forces in Government.The Minister of Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, Former P...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zanu Day and supremacy of politics of the gun
Heroes Day is a day set aside by Government to commemorate and reflect upon the suffering and supreme sacrifice of patriotic sons and daughters who waged the arduous struggle against settler coloniali...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 06:30hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Gukurahundi - The torment of a people
The independence of Zimbabwe has always been a bitter experience for all well meaning citizens right from the 1980 elections which were stolen by the British and ZANU. Lord Soames, then Go...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Jacob J D Dube
Jonathan Moyo on fleeing the liberation struggle
INFORMATION Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has dismissed claims by late war veteran Wilfred Mhanda that the Zanu-PF Politburo member fled from the war of liberation ...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 06:57hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
VP Mphoko opens up on Gukurahundi - Height of Hypocrisy
Mr Phelekezela Mphoko's interview that appeared in the Sunday Mail of the 15th February is a very provocative and insensitive piece of untruths as far as the gukurahundi/fifth brigade crusade is c...Published: 19 Feb 2015 at 16:15hrs | 2 | by Jacob JD Dube
The demise of Robert Mugabe and all his legacy
An older friend of mine once told me how Mugabe proved his intelligence while in prison when he played games with his prison mates. He would be on his own while they would be on the other side helping...Published: 03 Nov 2014 at 20:24hrs | | by Tsolo Dube
Joshua Nkomo writes Mugabe from London (1983)
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO 2 Stevenage Road East Ham E6 2WL London E6 2WL United Kingdom 7th June, 1983 INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGAB...Published: 24 Dec 2013 at 18:53hrs | | by SW Radio Africa
War Vets not involved in Njelele saga - Jabulani Sibanda claims
War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has claimed that the liberation fighters from Zanla wing did not conduct controversial cleansing ceremonies at Njelele Shrine in Matopo and threatening to ex...Published: 08 May 2012 at 06:13hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
A story of armed mayhem
In the recently published novel, The Guns of Matabeleland, the author, Skid Masuku displays incredible imagination.This is an action packed scintillating tale of armed mayhem, ruthless betraya...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Corine Saunders
Joshua Nkomo (1983) Prophecy about MDC!!!
(Just Focus on Paragraph 94 if You Don't Have Reading Drive)INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABEDear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of ...Published: 23 Dec 2011 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Zipra to visit Freedom Camp and Nampundu near Lusaka
The Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans say they are planning to visit sites where many of their cadres died and were buried during the country’s ...Published: 13 Apr 2011 at 04:35hrs | 3 | by Mafu Sithabile
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