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Mohadi visits mass grave of 300 ZIPRA fighters in Angola

Vice President Colonel (Rtd) Kembo Mohadi has expressed Zimbabwe's gratitude to the people of Angola's Moxico Province for sheltering ZIPRA freedom fighters during the liberation struggle, pledging that government will construct a shrine a…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZIPRA commander raises alarm over mysterious deaths

As Zimbabwe prepares to mark Heroes Day on August 11, a former ZIPRA commander has raised the alarm over what he describes as a disturbing and unexplained pattern of deaths among veterans of the country's liberation war.Andrew Ndlovu, who …

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:16hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZIPRA veterans, widows, and children demand return of seized properties

Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) combatants, alongside widows and children of fallen fighters, have spent three cold nights camping on a piece of land in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West, protesting the government's failure to…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

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 21:27hrs | 885 | by Givestar Kamuzonde

Why compensate white farmers, not ZPRA?

Veteran freedom fighter and opposition politician Moses Mzila Ndlovu has strongly criticised the Zimbabwean government's recent payment of compensation to white former commercial farmers, calling it a glaring injustice that ignores the unr…

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 19:02hrs | 1622 | by Staff reporter

Zipra war vets back Geza's call for change

The ZIPRA Veterans Association has thrown its weight behind Zanla war veteran Blessed Geza's calls for good governance and leadership change, citing rampant corruption, economic hardship, and stagnation under the current administration.The…

Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

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, Mutinies, Renegades, and the Failure of…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:23hrs | | by Zenzele Ndebele

Ex-Zipra cadre laments neglect of war vets

A South Africa-based Zipra war veteran, Chandagwinyira Chose, has expressed disappointment over the government's alleged neglect of former liberation war fighters.Chose's remarks follow accusations by former Zanu-PF central committee membe…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:18hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter

Zipra war vets concerned over property release delays

ZIPRA war veterans have expressed frustration over the government's prolonged delay in returning their properties, which were confiscated during the Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s. The properties were seized after the government accuse…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:49hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter

Zipra war veterans condemn Zanu-PF's push for Mnangagwa term extension

The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) war veterans have strongly opposed a ruling Zanu-PF faction's proposal to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond the constitutional two-term limit, calling it "grossly unconstitut…

Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:29hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZIPRA Veteran Slams Zanu PF's Push for Mnangagwa to Stay in Power: Calls for National Referendum

An outspoken former ZIPRA member, Max Mkandla, has issued a stark warning to Zanu PF factions advocating for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his tenure beyond 2028, stating that such a move would be unconstitutional without a nation…

Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 13:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Ex-Zipra member declared national hero

General (Retired) Makhethi Ndebele, also known by his pseudonym Jack Mpofu, has been declared a national hero. Mpofu, a former member of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) High Command and a pioneer liberation fighter, p…

Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

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 | 77 | by Givestar Kamuzonde

7 000 ex-Zipra members, identifies 100 properties

EX-ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) combatants through their Nitram Properties will tomorrow submit a list of beneficiaries of buildings dotted across the country to Vice-President Kembo Mohadi to facilitate legal transfer.The …

Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Britain should be in Zimbabwe genocide dialogue'

WAR veterans from the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) have expressed concern over the exclusion of Britain in the Gukurahundi hearings arguing that the former coloniser had a hand in the perpetration of the atrocities.Zipra sp…

Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

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 08:41hrs | 10 | 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 19:50hrs | | by Freedom Alliance

MRP mourns ex-ZPRA fighter Sharp Shoot

The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says it is regrettable that liberation war heroes continue to struggle for survival as they are not recognised by the State, or if they are, it is late in their life.MRP President, Mqondisi Moyo, made the…

Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zipra's Sharpshoot denied National Hero Status

THE late liberation stalwart David Mongwa Moyo has been conferred a State-assisted funeral in honour of his contribution before and after independence and will be buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes' Acre in Nkulumane on Sunday.Moyo (…

Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sharpshoot, a gifted sniper

On April 14 in 2019, the Sunday News published the first instalment of a two-part interview with North Korea-trained war veteran and nationalist David Mongwa Moyo.Moyo, who was affectionately known as Sharpshoot during the armed struggle b…

Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF doesn't own war vets, says Zipra

ZIPRA war veterans have implored fellow former 1970s guerrilla war fighters not to be coerced by the ruling Zanu-PF party into committing acts of violence ahead of the 2023 elections."Zanu-PF does not own war veterans; these belong to Zanu…

Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's ruling elite has no conscience

As the sickening widespread looting of our national resources by the ruling elite in Zimbabwe continues unabated, even increasing at a maddening frequency, I cannot help wonder how far these people are prepared to go, and how low they are …

Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

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 | 14 | 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 07:13hrs | 1 | by Alexio Rashirai

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 08:18hrs | 4 | 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 13:45hrs | 1 | 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 15:55hrs | 4 | 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 15:45hrs | 7 | 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 19:34hrs | 4 | 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 16:57hrs | | by John Frame

Ex-Zipra cadre predicts civil unrest

WHITE former Zimbabwe Peoples' Revolutionary Army (Zipra) freedom fighter, Jeremy Brickhill has warned that Zimbabwe is heading for conflict and urged citizens to find each other and stop the blame game.Addressing a public lecture for the …

Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

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 | 1 | 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 11:18hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

Zipra operations in Mashonaland

This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly parts of Mashonaland Central and West provi…

Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

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 12:53hrs | 2 | by Wilson Mahlafuna Sibanda Khohliso Maqhoba

Zanu over-exaggerating its role in the struggle

Zanu/ Zanla is overemphasising and over exaggerating their role in the liberation struggle yet they know they were the less trained and less effective of the armies.Zipra got independence and they got the spoils on a silver platter (Zanu) …

Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 09:30hrs | 2 | by Trevor Moekie Kaitse

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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | by Ste Mzanywa:

How Zipra rose from the ashes

IN our previous instalments of our Column Lest We Forget we have been carrying out articles on former Zipra camp commander, instructor and a member of the High Command, Jack Mpofu. Mpofu, the late Roger Matshimini and now Retired Brigadier…

Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:31hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter

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 19:00hrs | 1 | 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 23:06hrs | 4 | 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 08:58hrs | 5 | 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 14:35hrs | 1 | 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 15:09hrs | 6 | 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 16:11hrs | 64 | 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 | 44 | 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 | 22 | 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 | 77 | 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 06:30hrs | | 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 06:11hrs | 2 | by Zakwethu Mazibuko

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Six Dead, 40 Injured in Harare–Mukumbura Road Bus Crash

No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity