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Nearly 10,000 submissions recorded in Zimbabwe genocide hearings

Nearly 10,000 submissions have been received since the commencement of Zimbabwe's ongoing Gukurahundi public hearings, as traditional leaders in Matabeleland North and South actively engage with affected communities.Launched officially by …

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:59hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter

How African dictators are groomed! Akot will be one!

When I saw Emmanuel Akot from Uganda talking to President Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe, I despaired. I could not help but said to myself: this is how dictators are born and nurtured in Africa. The young innocent boy soiled himself: the audience h…

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 14:04hrs | 322 | by Nomazulu Thata

Operation Dudula perpetrating genocide: Black on Black violence in SA

Operation Dudula is hunting down people and killing them by burning and stabbing them to death. Zimbabweans, together with other foreign nationals, all blacks are hunted down by criminals - Operation Dudula in South Africa; ruthlessly murd…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 17:12hrs | 876 | by Nomazulu Thata

Govt claims to have receives over 1 000 Gukurahundi submissions

The Government has received more than 1,000 submissions from survivors and families affected by the Gukurahundi atrocities across Matabeleland North and South provinces, marking a significant step in Zimbabwe's ongoing efforts towards nati…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe political parties demand Gukurahundi genocide transparency

Political parties, mainly from Matabeleland, have formed a united alliance to intensify calls for transparency and accountability in the ongoing Gukurahundi hearings, expressing deep concerns over what they describe as the government's lac…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise

As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and their families- ranging from cautious …

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter

Matabeleland still waiting for justice, says Sikhala

The launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's memoir, Footprints in the Chains, turned into a powerful platform for raw and impassioned calls for truth, justice, and national healing-particularly over the unresolved atrocities of Gukur…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:15hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter

D-Day for Gukurahundi hearings court challenge

The Bulawayo High Court is set to hear a case today brought by ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo, who is contesting the manner in which public hearings into the 1980s Matabeleland massacres, commonly known as Gukurahundi, are being conducted.…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter

Another false start to the Gukurahundi genocide hearings

Pressure is mounting on the Zimbabwean government following yet another postponement of the long-awaited Gukurahundi community hearings, which failed to commence as scheduled on Thursday, June 26.The hearings, to be led by traditional chie…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter

Genocide govt shifts gukurahundi probe to closed-door private testimonies

The government has abruptly altered the investigative framework and methodology for the upcoming state-sponsored probe into the Gukurahundi genocide, replacing an open public testimonial approach with a closed-door private witness testimon…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:43hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter

Lack of political will to resolve Gukurahundi genocide

As Zimbabwe joined the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Day, human rights watchdog Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has amplified calls for global reparations and justice for Africans and their descendants who suffered unde…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:35hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Nyarota aided and downplayed the Gukurahundi Genocide

When someone dies, their entire life is spotlighted..their greatest attributes as well as their awful weaknesses and terrible vices. Many speak glowingly of Geoff Nyarota's attributes as a journalist, especially for his role in the Willowg…

Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 13:30hrs | 837 | by Siphosami Malunga

Geoff Nyarota betrayed the people of Matabeleland and Midlands

The recent passing of Geoff Nyarota, an award-winning veteran journalist and writer, has reopened a painful chapter in Zimbabwe's history.While lauded by others as a doyen of journalism, both within the country and internationally, Nyarota…

Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi massacre survivors want museum in Tsholotsho

Villagers from Mkhonyeni Village in Matabeleland North's Tsholotsho district are demanding national recognition for the atrocities committed by the Fifth Brigade during the Gukurahundi era, and have proposed turning their village into a mu…

Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:28hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter

Biden, Blinken face ICC war crimes probe over Gaza genocide support

Human rights advocacy organisation DAWN has requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate former US officials, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, for their all…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:40hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa disregards Gukurahundi: now fights in cahoots with Genocide perpetrator Chiwenga

This visceral loathing of Ndebele people. We have been saying multiple times that Chamisa is connected to Chiwenga and Zanu PF at several levels. Chatufa TV channels confirmed our fears about Chamisa's connection to Chiwenga. Chamisa has b…

Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:42hrs | 1254 | by Nomazulu Thata

Gukurahundi deployed on this day in 1983

January 20, 2025 marks the somber 42nd anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in Zimbabwe's history - the Gukurahundi genocide. This atrocity, carried out by the North Korea-trained Five Brigade under the command of Perence Shiri, alon…

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 11:09hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter

South Africa submits main legal claim to the top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations' top court on Monday, the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.The document,…

Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 09:21hrs | 415 | by Associated Press

Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers

An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Salankomo in Tsholotsho district. Teachers were ki…

Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa blames Gukurahundi genocide on the nation's 'detractors'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday sought to wash blame for the massacre of thousands of civilians in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces four decades ago on the nation's "detractors" as he took pain to avoid government's culpability i…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:43hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa threatens 'detractors' undermining Gukurahundi outreach

President Emmerson Mnangagwa issued a stern warning to those fostering internal divisions and undermining Zimbabwe's efforts to address the sensitive Gukurahundi issue."Gukurahundi," a term meaning the rains that cleanse away dirt, refers …

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:31hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa warns against attempts to sow discord

President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated the nation's vigilance against attempts to sow discord by long-standing detractors, urging unity and resilience among Zimbabweans. As the country prepares to host the Sadc Summit next month amidst r…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:11hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter

'Chiefs not fit to lead Zimbabwe genocide consultations'

TRADITIONAL leaders tasked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to lead Gukurahundi consultations are ill qualified to deal with the emotive matter, an academic Samukele Hadebe has said.Hadebe made the remarks on Friday in Bulawayo while presen…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi genocide sanitisation hearings prep to resume

Matabeleland chiefs are preparing to resume preparations for public hearings on the Gukurahundi atrocities this weekend, pending government confirmation on the process. Led by chiefs from Matabeleland North and South, these meetings aim to…

Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

America blasted for imposing sanctions on ICC in bid to shield Israeli war crimes

In a shocking display of disregard for human life and international justice, the United States has sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its efforts to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza. The ICC Sanctions Bill,…

Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:31hrs | 20 | by Tonderai Ndoro

Zimbabwe genocide outreach to begin by July

Public hearings to document and address the violent disturbances of the 1980s are set to begin in July, marking the start of a significant national healing and reconciliation process.These hearings, part of the Matebeleland Peace-Building …

Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

ZMC threatens to muzzle the press on Gukurahundi genocide reporting

THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson, Professor Ruby Magosvongwe, says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique of journalists will not be allo…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe seeks to control Gukurahundi genocide coverage process

The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chair Professor Ruby Magosvongwe says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique of journalists' committee will not be a…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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, Bulawayo.One of the weapons the Gukurah…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 155 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange

Mnangagwa gets two-thirds majority

The ruling Zanu-PF party won all the six seats in by-elections held on Saturday last week as it attained a two-thirds majority amid fears there will be rounds of constitutional amendments.Zanu-PF has been craving for a super majority after…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe genocide victims must be protected during Mnangagwa hearings

CHURCHES and civic groups yesterday called on authorities to ensure the safety of Gukurahundi victims when they testify during the upcoming public hearings.Public hearings into the massacres are set to begin anytime this month in Matabelel…

Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 3 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter

ZAPU demands inclusion in Gukurahundi resolution process

ZAPU and its former military wing, ZIPRA, have declared that as the primary victims of the Gukurahundi genocide, they should be involved in finding a solution arguing that current efforts to resolve Gukurahundi without their participation …

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:34hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa warns critics

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his opponents that their attempts to disrupt his efforts to address Gukurahundi and attack the chiefs he has appointed, through disinformation and political maneuvering, will not succeed.The presiden…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa Gukurahundi genocide project illegal, futile without truth telling'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa maintains his government is leading and bankrolling the entire process of "bringing finality" to the Gukurahundi atrocities cognisant of potential external interference seeking to derail the process.But activis…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

UN court to rule Friday in South Africa's genocide case against Israel

The United Nations' top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa's request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed…

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Former MDC senator recounts Gukurahundi disappearances

ONE will not understand the pain of another's wound until he or she falls into the same predicament, goes an adage.This is the feeling that many Gukurahundi victims and survivors ponder daily since 1982 when the government-sponsored Gukura…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

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 20 January 1983, starting in Lupane, before …

Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi genocide workshop raises eyebrows over chief's role

An invitation to a sensitisation meeting in Bulawayo sent to media editors regarding the Gukurahundi outreach community programme has cast doubt on the National Chiefs Council's authority over the genocide resolution process.The invitation…

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 14:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Chinese tech to help Zimbabwe police crackdown on drug barons

POLICE have vowed to use newly received equipment from China to descend on all drug cartels with the same severity the impact of the drugs is having on societies as the fight against substance abuse intensifies.Speaking in Harare yesterday…

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt trying to create a certain narrative about Gukurahundi genocide

THE Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs will this month hold a Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme in Bulawayo targeting the media sector where editors from different publications and broadcasting houses will particip…

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe genocide survivors demand justice as hearings commence

It is now close to four decades since the end of Gukurahundi massacres in Matabeleland and Midlands, but survivors and their relatives are still to find closure as the government continues to dither on processes to atone for the atrocities…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wades into Gaza genocide

THE ruling Zanu-PF party has hailed the South African government for its application to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague seeking the declaration of Israel's military assault on Gaza an act of genocide.Israel has called t…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa told to resolve Gukurahundi genocide issue

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairperson Trevor Ncube this week said President Emmerson Mnangagwa should move swiftly and resolve the Gukurahundi issue as part of nation buildng.Gukurahundi is one of the oldest tiffs that has, over decades, …

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

'UK fomented Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe'

Former members of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) who served during the post-independence disturbances in Matebeleland claim that the British government, angered by the property acquisitions made by PF Zapu, indirectly tri…

Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police stop teachers' Palestine solidarity march

POLICE yesterday stopped the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz)'s plans to deliver a petition to the United Nations office in Harare to show solidarity with Palestinian workers in the wake of the current Israeli military …

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe genocide survivors struggle for closure

AS the 10-year term of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) in Zimbabwe, aimed at bringing peace and healing to survivors and families affected by past atrocities, approaches its end, a pervasive sense of disillusionment…

Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe sanctions similar to genocide

Political analysts have described the illegal sanctions as akin to a soft genocide and have refuted claims by the United States of America that the embargoes were targeted on few individuals.Political analyst, Terrence Chipwanya who spoke …

Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 07:21hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Gukurahundi genocide closure needs sincerity, maturity and solemnity

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is not conscionable for you to rope in tribal chiefs in the process of bringing closure to the Gukurahundi atrocities. Commonly, crimes of violence are beyond their jurisdi…

Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana

Mnangagwa pledges to make a public apology for his role in the Gukurahundi genocide

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa in a closed-door meeting with chiefs on Monday at Bulawayo State House pledged to make a public apology for his role in the 1980s Gukurahundi genocide if the traditional leaders feel it is important for him to …

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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