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Excerpts from 1968 and 1978 Sipolilo, Kachuta battles

In 1968 Comrades fought against Rhodesia Front soldiers in Sipolilo District. This was in Kachuta,  Bvochora Area specifically  Magama Village near Hunyani River. The battle was heavily fought between the Rhodesian Forces and ZIP…

Published: 03 May 2025 at 20:27hrs | | by Givestar Kamuzonde

The history of the liberation struggle is incomplete without mentioning Sipolilo (Guruve) Battles

Sipolilo was the entry point for freedom fighters in Rhodesia from Zambia and Mozambique during the liberation struggle. ZANLA and ZIPRA freedom fighters infiltrated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through the Northern and Eastern parts of Sipolilo…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:04hrs | | by Givestar Kamuzonde

Zanla story on Salisbury fuel tanks is utter fiction

THERE has been a lot of confusion on the role ZIPRA played during the liberation struggle and a lot of twisting of facts related to certain operations that are perceived to have changed the course of the war.Firstly, some heroes were creat…

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Barbatone Irvine Sibhona

Joshua Nkomo's Contribution to the struggle for freedom

When the iconic Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo died on the 1st of July 1999, the generality of Matabeleland felt demobilised, further isolated and wondering if it would ever achieve peace in Zimbabwe. Father Zimbabwe, as Dr Nkomo was affectionate…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 18:50hrs | | by Freedom Alliance

Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!

There are some behaviours,  which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my father thought we deserved some sort of punishme…

Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 7 | by Ken Mufuka

Zipra war history under-reported

THE Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra), the military wing of PF-Zapu, participated in the liberation struggle, but very little has been written about it.Its commander Alfred Nikita Mangena was killed by a landmine planted under h…

Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Alexio Rashirai

Snubbed Zipra man gets liberation hero status

MAFELA Trust director and liberation hero Zephaniah Nkomo was buried today morning at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane suburb.Nkomo (70) died on

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Defiance Campaign for Mthwakazi

The arrest and incarceration of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa Ndiweni presents all the people of Mthwakazi with a moment for serious reflection and a resolution for a liberation way forward. Once again we have been caught wanting and unpr…

Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Thulani Nkala

Sober approach to the problem

I take a bow to my lovely sister Nomazulu Thata who says she lives in Germany and stays in Berlin and Bremen interchangeably. This is in particular to her article entitled 'Israel Dube: First Things First', which was published in bulawayo2…

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 12:45hrs | | by Clemen Moyo

Dumiso Dabengwa: An epitome of courage, endurance and integrity

HE used to call me at random and odd times; almost always late at night. The last time he did was at 11pm several weeks ago. He wanted to tell me he was in South Africa and was not well. This was the third call he had made to say he was il…

Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 14:55hrs | | by Siphosami Malunga

The death of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - A fiting tribute to an enigma

1. Paying tribute to an enigma I was on a bus on Thursday morning, the 24th May 2019, travelling through Botswana from Kwa Bulawayo, Mthwakazi when news about the untimely death of Dr Dabengwa reached me via the social media.  That wa…

Published: 30 May 2019 at 14:45hrs | | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza

Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans mourn Dabengwa

It was with a deep sense of sadness and loss that the leadership and members of Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) received the devastating news that comrade Dumiso Dabengwa passed on at the age of 79 years, in Nairobi…

Published: 25 May 2019 at 18:34hrs | | by Issued on behalf of the President of MKMVA, comrade Kebby Maphatsoe, by Carl Niehaus

Russia double-crossed ZIPRA with ZANLA?

Regarding a joint Zimbabwe-Rhodesian and South African military strike in Mozambique against ZANLA / FRELIMO in September 1979 (Operation URIC - ZRSF / Operation Bootlace - SADF), queries have been asked about the 'Russian Front' - the sou…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 15:57hrs | | by John Frame

Give peace a chance

The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need to set up this Commission was necessit…

Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Of NPF, NPP, political legitimacy & 2018 elections

The liberation war waged by Zanla and Zipra forces against the settler Rhodesian regime in the 1970s shaped the new nation State of Zimbabwe and has, in fact, continued to guide the narratives that have characterised political discourse in…

Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 10:18hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

How Ndebeles 'got themselves killed' during Gukurahundi

In his first interview after he was subjected to a very humiliating coup by his close confidantes and fellow genocidists, the remorseless and unrepentant former President Mugabe has again blamed Matabeleland genocide (gukurahundi) on Mateb…

Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by Wilson Mahlafuna Sibanda Khohliso Maqhoba

Only if, he listens to Mutsvangwa and Matemadanda, will Mnangagwa succeed

The War Veterans from Zanla and Zipra who mobilised the people of Zimbabwe during the war, know what they promised. The Zanu hierarchy who were holed in Mozambique exhibit a very divergent view of what the people of Zimbabwe want. Mugabe a…

Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 20:08hrs | | by Multiverse Dungani

The first 100 days

It finally had to come to this. Kudos to the generals some are saying. I say not so fast wait until someone else who is not ZANU wins the next year elections, but in the short term open your eyes wide, focus and concentrate on the next 100…

Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 22:17hrs | | by Ste Mzanywa:

We celebrate Heroes day grieving

Heroes day is celebrated every year in Zimbabwe in August but the question is "Why are some of the heroes which are well known denied hero status?  People like Lookout Khalisabantu Masuku a well known hero and many more  were&nbs…

Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 18:00hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo

The army shoots at ZEC, Dabengwa is in defensive formation

The supreme commander of ZIPRA forces and president of ZAPU Dr Dumiso Dabengwa warns that Zimbabwe security services top aides to President Mugabe, the Joint Operations Command (JOC) have invaded and captured ZEC. Junior army officers and …

Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 22:06hrs | 1323 | by Themba Mthethwa

Ntuliki a fake national hero

We are very much disappointed to read about the deliberate false information about the former Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) western region director Zenzo Ntuliki Ncube that he helped Dr Nkomo escape death when he was persecuted b…

Published: 01 May 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Mtshali Hlabangani

Is Mphoko the right man to talk about returning of ZAPU and Zipra properties

In his last utterances on press,the vice President of Zimbabwe Phelekezela Mphoko showed confidence by saying that the ex Zipra cadres must mention and note down all ZAPU properties which were seized by ZANU.He further on said that "ZAPU d…

Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 13:35hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo

When Zimbabwe's freedom fighters returned from the front

After the 1979 ceasefire agreement between the belligerents, many Zimbabweans waited expectantly for their loved ones to troop back from the front.It was a time to enjoy the fruits of independence after a protracted war where the Africans …

Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 14:09hrs | | by Freedom Mutanda and Sifelani Tonje

Who bombed Salisbury fuel tanks: ZANLA Or ZIPRA?

BULAWAYO - THE story of who really bombed The Rhodesian fuel tanks in then Salisbury - now Harare - is one of the several liberation stories whose truism might remain a contested issue forever as the two main war forces ZIPRA and ZANLA tus…

Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Divine Dube

Ambush at Lesoma, 35 BDF soldiers, 3 Zipra combatants ambushed

In the evening of 27th February 1978, a detachment of 35 BDF soldiers, 2 teenagers from Lesoma village and 2 or 3 ZIPRA combatants were ambushed by Smith's Rhodesian Soldiers at Lesoma sand ridge. 15 BDF soldiers, 1 teenager from Lesoma an…

Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 10:44hrs | | by Boletilemang Gabokgatlhe

The Genocide of Midlands and Mathebeleland

Editor I seem to have finally got the correct spelling of Matebeleland as seen on this heading. I always read and listen to discussions about what is referred to as Gukurahundi in these two regions of Mathebeleland and the Midlands. What I…

Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 21:37hrs | | by Tsolo Dube

Churchill Guduza must be condemned for his attack on Zapu, Zipra and Joshua Nkomo

As a former ZIPRA cadre and a member of Mafela Trust, which is a group that does extensive research over ZAPU, its leadership as well as its forces ZIPRA, I think it is imperative that I correct my former Liberation struggle comrade over h…

Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 20:39hrs | | by Josiah Ndlovu

Mugabe might be a bad leader, but every Zimbabwean is culpable for allowing his misrule

It is a no contest that Robert Mugabe is a horrendous leader. He has overseen 36 years of utter misrule. But more than Mugabe, we must equally blame every Zimbabwean who has allowed him to do as he pleases says Khuluma Afrika analyst, Whit…

Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 05:30hrs | | by Whitlaw Mugwiji

#MthwakaziEXit is a Must

It is the time for Mthwakazi to act decisively against Colonisation by Zimbabwe. The selfish nature of Zimbabweans is not amiss, and so selfishness by uMthwakazi will not be amiss either. Self-preservation and self-perpetuation is an innat…

Published: 11 Oct 2016 at 05:11hrs | | by Zakwethu Mazibuko

The life of George Silundika

TOMORROW the country will commemorate the Heroes Day and all Zimbabweans across the political divide are expected to observe the sacrifices made for the liberation of the country from the yoke of oppression. The country's Independence was …

Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 09:37hrs | | by Vincent Gono

Zimbabwe War Veterans Owe The Nation An Exaplanation; Why They Went To Fight In The War Of Liberation

Reflecting on what happened during those dark days of the war of liberation, one wonders whether it was worth it or not. Young men and women, the older folk fondly referred to as "king killers", children and many others lost their lives un…

Published: 29 Jul 2016 at 15:10hrs | | by Tsolo Dube

Attempt on Nkomo's life at his Pelandaba Home

The Sunday News 3/7/2016 published a story from a book written by a â€œRhodesian soldierâ€ under the title 'Attempt on Nkomo's Life LEST WE FORGET'. Typical of the majority of the semi-literate racist Rhodesian soldiers the article gave i…

Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 15:01hrs | | by Mkhululi Zulu

Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo: His life, legacy

LAST Friday's celebrations of the 17th anniversary of the death of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo were one of the national occasions where many Zimbabweans looked at their country's past with deep admiration of what and how the country's bl…

Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

Nkomo's 'Revolutionary house' carries countless memories

OVER the protracted struggle to liberate the country from the shackles of white minority rule, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo went through thick and thin.At his house located in Pelandaba, Bulawayo, Dr Nkomo spent countless sleepl…

Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by Yoliswa Dube

Nkomo's emotional farewell

It's a Saturday morning in 1999, in July, and naturally  a bit chilly.A blanket of sadness, call it  melancholy, has enveloped the City of Kings.Most events have been cancelled and for the Sunday News newsroom like any other pape…

Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 07:29hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda

Joshua Nkomo's road to Uhuru

IN pursuit of Zimbabwe's independence, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo received a proposed parliamentary structure  which was a highly complex one with provisions for 50 'A' Roll and 'B' Roll seats, together with a cross-votin…

Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 07:25hrs | | by Yoliswa Dube

Dumiso Dabengwa give us arms of war and we should do the rest

As the youth of Matebeland we would like thank Cde Dumiso Dabengwa for his inspiring speech at Hilbrow Theatre on the 25th of June 2016 in Johannesburg SA.We thank you once again for taking your precious time and resources to travel all th…

Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 08:50hrs | | by Khohliso Maqhoba

A speech by Dabengwa to ZPRA Veterans

04 June 2016, Jotsholo, Matebeleland North, ZimbabweGreetings and slogan(s)Salutation - All protocol observedComrades and FriendsIt is a rare opportunity that we have a public meeting these days organized by veterans of the armed struggle …

Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 13:59hrs | | by Dr Dumiso Dabengwa

Zipra: The Sipolilo battles

The Wankie battles, which subsequently became known as the Western Front, lasted from 13 August to mid-September 1967. MK headquarters in Lusaka were able to follow events in Wankie, and when they heard of the ongoing clashes, decided to s…

Published: 16 May 2016 at 13:16hrs | | by facebook

Zipra / MK prisoners in Rhodesia

The Rhodesian government responded to the Wankie campaign by passing a legislation in September 1967, making it capital offence for anyone to be found in possession of 'arms of war'. Intended to strengthen the existing Law and Order( Maint…

Published: 16 May 2016 at 13:12hrs | | by facebook

Guerilla training was no picnic, says Zipra man

In our Lest We Forget column this week we continue with former Zipra deputy chief of operations Stanley Nleya whose pseudo name was Elish Gagisa. Nleya who befo

Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:30hrs | | by Mkhululi Sibanda

The Horizon and Beyond: The Future as I see it

When ZPRA and ZANLA fought the National Liberation Struggle, they fought the war guided by the principles of Marxism-Leninism ideology, more accurately known as scientific socialism. Father Zimbabwe, Comrade Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo said in 19…

Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 11:57hrs | | by Future Msebele

Is Zimbabwe's most wanted 'dissident' Gwesela dead or alive?

The summer heat has engulfed the whole of Zimbabwe's landscape but not as hot as it feels when you get to Zhombe in Kwekwe District of the Midlands province. In this sweltering heat, the people in the area have totally given up hope that t…

Published: 30 May 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Sydney Kawadza

Unsung hero of Zimbabwe's 'dissident era' speaks out

BULAWAYO - A village elder in Nkayi who shocked many in the district by confronting hardcore dissidents and persuading them to surrender to authorities in 1988 says the government must honour community heroes even those who are not members…

Published: 29 May 2015 at 17:54hrs | | by Thabo Kunene

How Rhodesians forced Zapu to abandon its 'Operation Zero Hour'

A top Zipra intelligence officer who turned Rhodesian spy after his capture by the Selous Scouts allegedly gave the enemy vital information that forced Zapu to abandon its plans to invade the country in 1978. This is revealed in intelligen…

Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 11:27hrs | | by Thabo Kunene

ZIPRA Cadres that had an Effect in my Life

To all those that operated under ZIPRA during the war of liberation alive today and those no longer with us your inspiration in my life was massive and life changing. I am proud and honoured to have known many of you and heard how those I …

Published: 31 Dec 2014 at 18:04hrs | | by Tsolo Dube

VP Mphoko not a sellout

No amount of lies or smear campaign can turn VP Mphoko into a sell out. No genuine former ZPRA commander or soldier can support those lies, except former Rhodesian Special Branch personnel who were doing their work amongst us.These are the…

Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 17:08hrs | | by John Songo

Of JZ Moyo, spies and the truth

This week I was attacked by some misguided Zimbabweans at home and in the diaspora who accused me of starting a smear campaign against their former leaders in Zapu and its combat wing during the war, Zipra.My article was entirely about the…

Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 15:59hrs | | by Thabo Kunene

Kindness Paradza must apologise for 'ZIPRA babies' statement

In the interest of tolerance and national unity, Kindness Paradza should have carefully considered his statement in Parliament when he said that women in his constituency of Makonde were left with fatherless children by ZIPRA forces from M…

Published: 04 Apr 2014 at 07:30hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo (Facebook update)

The case for the reburial of Gukurahundi Genocide victims

It is cause for much regret that most contributions to the Zimbabwean political debate are taken not in good humour but in ill will as attacks on the political establishment. In my previous article to this esteemed news portal I wrote to q…

Published: 19 Jan 2014 at 16:13hrs | | by Bantubenkosi Sithole

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