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'Chiwenga is not a superhero,' says Mliswa

Former Norton independent Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has criticized the portrayal of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as a political "superhero," warning that such exaggerations could undermine the VP's standing within Zanu-PF.Ml…

Published: 15 Oct 2025 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa pays tribute to late Brigadier General

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the late Brigadier General (Rtd) Mpandasekwa Mzheri as a revered and decorated patriot who dedicated his life to the service of Zimbabwe.Speaking during the burial of the late army general, recent…

Published: 14 Oct 2025 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Unknown Kuretu declared national hero

The late former Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Association (ZEPPDRA), Comrade Victor Kuretu, has been officially declared a National Hero.The announcement was made on Saturday at the Kuretu fa…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Families of newly declared heroes to receive flags

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will present national flags to the families of four posthumously declared National Heroes during this year's Heroes Day commemorations, set for Monday next week.The recipients will be the families of Benjamin B…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sydney Gata is no hero

When US president Abraham Lincoln said that one can fool some people sometime, but one cannot fool all the people all the time, he forgot to add that Zanu-PF, as a stalwart, disciplined and principled party has no problem trying to fool al…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:38hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka

Mnangagwa explains why Gata was declared national hero

As questions arise among Zimbabweans about why certain individuals who did not directly participate in the liberation struggle are accorded the status of national heroes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered clarity on the matter.Speak…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Dead in 1973, declared hero in 2018, grave still empty since 2023

An unfilled grave tucked just metres from a homestead in Hwedza has become a symbol of grief, broken promises, and fading hope for the Chadoka family. For years, they have waited for the remains of their late relative, Elias Chadoka - a li…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Njani Moyo only accorded liberation hero status

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred Liberation Hero Status on the late veteran of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, Elias Sikholiwe Njani Moyo, who passed away on April 26 at the age of 100.Moyo, a revered nationalist and long-time me…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 16:56hrs | 2684 | by Staff reporter

Daniel Chapo courts Zimbabwe investors at ZITF

Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo has emphasized the importance of expanding economic cooperation between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, calling for more robust trade relations and foreign direct investment (FDI) at the opening of the …

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:31hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to bury 2 colleagues on Wednesday

A double burial for two national heroes, Brigadier-General (Retired) Victor Rungani and former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director Walter Basopo, has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at the National Heroes Acre in Hara…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

National hero status for ex-CIO

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred national hero status on Retired Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director Walter Basopo, a decorated liberation war veteran and career intelligence officer who passed away rece…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:35hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter

National hero status for Rungani

President Mnangagwa has conferred national hero status on two veteran freedom fighters, Retired Brigadier-General Victor Rungani and Basopo, in honour of their significant contributions during and after Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.Brig-…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:34hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter

Phelekezela Mphoko aka Report Ndlovu: A pioneer freedom fighter

THE late former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko was one of the pioneer freedom fighters of our armed struggle. He joined the armed struggle soon after being released from prison and was immediately sent for military training in the then-…

Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:55hrs | 184 | by Brigadier-General (Rtd) Abel Mazinyane

Tshinga Dube dies

Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube, a prominent figure in Zimbabwe's liberation history and a decorated war veteran, passed away on October 3, 2024, at the age of 83. His son, Vusa Dube, confirmed the news, revealing that his father succumbed …

Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war heroes' graves in Zambia, Mozambique desecrated

Recent reports have revealed a distressing situation regarding the graveyards of liberation war heroes, particularly those located in Zambia and Mozambique, which have been desecrated as farming activities have encroached upon these sacred…

Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

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

Hero emerges after Falcon College tragic bus accident

IN the aftermath of a horrific bus accident on the Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway, a Falcon College learner emerged an unlikely hero.On that tragic afternoon of June 16, tragedy struck as the bus carrying the school's rugby team back from a match…

Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sibanda emerges as the hero for Highlanders

Highlanders 1-0 HwangeMarvin Sibanda emerged as the hero for Highlanders, scoring the decisive goal that secured a crucial 1-0 victory against Hwange in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium. The first half wa…

Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story

It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before he died of kidney failure last Saturday at Pari…

Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Ezekiel Guti snubs heroes acre burial

Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA Forward in Faith) founding leader and National Hero Archbishop Ezekiel Guti was yesterday buried at his old church started in 1960 under a eucalyptus tree on a mountain in Bindura.At this place, Arc…

Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's late unsung hero

DEATH has robbed Bulawayo of one of its finest sons Bulisani Ncube who passed away on June 3 afternoon at Mpilo Hospital.Chris Raymond posits that as much as good men may die, death cannot kill their names. This fits well with the situatio…

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 3 | by Edwin Ndlovu

Mnangangwa calls nation to honour legacy of liberation icons

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday invoked the spirit of the late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo as he called for the nation to rally behind Zanu-PF in the August 23 elections to honour the contributions of the country's forebears in liberating…

Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF remembers Joshua Nkomo with Bulilima rally?

THE Zanu-PF rally to be addressed by President Mnangagwa at Nyele Primary School in Bulilima District, Matebeleland South Province today is a celebration as it is the rolling out of the ruling party's massive campaign machinery ahead of th…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:01hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Liberation hero to be exhumed

The late liberation War Hero, Dr January Rachilumela Makakavhule-Moyo's family has requested for his remains to be exhumed and reburied.According to a notice by the Beitbridge Registrar, Dr Makakavhule-Moyo's family wants his body to be ex…

Published: 10 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sharpshoot MUST be declared a national hero

THE Presidium is dealing with a request for the late liberation stalwart and pioneer liberation fighter David Mongwa Moyo to be accorded national hero status.Moyo, whose war name was Sharpshoot, died at the age of 97 at Mpilo Central Hospi…

Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:42hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter

7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally

More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days.Most businesses in downtown Harare are breac…

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe army generals confront Mnangagwa

TOP army commanders confronted President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the weekend demanding the conferment of national hero status on the late former Zimbabwe National Army Major General Godfrey Chanakira, forcing him to make a dramatic U-turn on…

Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

No hero status for Zex Manatsa

Government has granted a State-assisted funeral for the late musician Zexie Manatsa despite calls for him to be declared liberation hero. The legendary musician succumbed to cancer on Thursday at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare.H…

Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwakuba Ndlovu family receives national hero conferment

THE family of the late nationalist and journalist, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, yesterday officially received the conferment of his posthumous national hero status.Ndlovu died of a heart ailment aged 87 at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on 16 July …

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously

THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. President Mnangagwa informed the Politbur…

Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Auxilia Mnangagwa more than a hero, she deserves the award

As Zimbabwe prepares to honour their living and non-living heroes in an annually occasion, the president in his wisdom has taken this opportunity to honour some people past and present heroes. True Zimbabweans have accepted with satisfacti…

Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 23:37hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Family 'hurt' by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu hero snub as late journalist buried

The family of the late journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu said it was disappointed he was not accorded national hero status as he was laid to rest on Thursday.Gwakuba died aged 87 from a heart ailment.He was buried at Lady Stan…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

National hero's widow arrested for school fees fraud

THE wife of the late national hero, Jacob Mapepete, was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission after she collected school fees from Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) for her son who had already bee…

Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Journalist Gwakuba Ndlovu burial set for today before Zanu-PF hero status

VETERAN journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu will be buried today at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, his family has said. Gwakuba Ndlovu died last Friday at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) from a heart ailment.  He wa…

Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off

A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-off. Nkiwane (93) succumbed to prostate c…

Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lookout Masuku: An exceptional, patriotic fighter

SOME of the greatest wars in history were not only won through the competency of soldiers on the battlefield, but through the astute leadership of the men and women engaged in the fighting. This is equally true for Zimbabwe's war of libera…

Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Walter Muchinguri

What's in a hero?

The woman at the veggie stall on the corner listlessly scrolls through her phone. The boredom has sat in as she waits for those brief moments of excitement when a punter comes along.Cars navigate potholes. A group of young men seek shade u…

Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | | by Mufaro Makubika

Soul Jah Love debacle exposes rot

A popular dancehall artiste, Soul Musaka, known to many as Soul Jah Love, passed on just under two weeks ago.What happened subsequently sparked the now fickle and feeble debate on the conferment of hero status in Zimbabwe.You will remember…

Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni

How does Zimbabwe define its heroes?

I WANT to thank President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his team for the conferment of provincial war hero status on Saul Musaka, Soul Jah Love. I would like to thank him again for the conferment of national hero status on the late former police …

Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:50hrs | 15 | by Kurauone Chihwayi

SB Moyo: Epitome of Zimbabwe revolution's finest cadre

Comrade Sibusiso Moyo, the General of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces who pronounced the demise of the four decade-old Mugabe dictatorship in November is no more. Comrade SB Moyo, what a journey we have travelled.As Zimbabwe National Liberatio…

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | 16 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa

From zero to hero without Nero

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known simply as Nero, was the fifth roman emperor and ruled from 54 to 68. For most people who have heard of him, though, all we know is that, in line with tradition, "Nero fiddled while rom…

Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Tim Middleton

Mugabe wise to refuse hero funeral

Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was recently reported to have told his family that he did not want to be buried at the national heroes shrine but instead wanted to be buried next to his mother's grave. He was reported t…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 16:11hrs | 3 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebel

'Every Zimbabwean is a hero in their own right'

As the ministry in charge of the Heroes Day commemorations, we are looking forward to this year's event with great excitement and anticipation.This year's theme for the celebrations is titled "Lest we Forget", which serves as a reminder to…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | 3 | by Ambassador Cain Mathema

The great hero dies almost unnoticed tribute to Timothy Gandire Mhuri

The only certainty in a hero's life is that it could end at any moment. As a hero, Comrade Timothy Gandire could not banish dangers, but could banish fears.But Cde Gandire the hero who was not recognised in his death will not be forgotten …

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 23:07hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo

IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation at the Midlands State University on Jun…

Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni

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 | | by Siphosami Malunga

Its a mistake by Dabengwa to shun National Heroes Acre

AS a people and an ethnic minority, Ndebele lives have been lives of pain, anguish and real and perceived marginalisation by the Zanu-PF government and a Shona majority. It doesn't help to hear that ours is the fate of minorities the world…

Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:48hrs | 2 | by ZimLive Admin

Dabengwa's body expected in Bulawayo today

LIBERATION war icon and former Cabinet Minister, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in Nairobi, Kenya, last Thursday has been declared a national hero. Dr Dabengwa was enroute to Zimbabwe from India where he had gone to seek medical treatment. H…

Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots

ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimbabwe.As happens …

Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla

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