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Plan to rebury war heroes in unmarked graves underway

The Government is drafting a landmark law to facilitate the exhumation, repatriation, and reburial of thousands of liberation war heroes who remain buried in unmarked mass graves across Zimbabwe and beyond its borders, 45 years after indep…

Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa calls for 'new breed of heroes'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to emulate national hero Dr Sydney Gata by becoming trailblazers, innovators and nation builders, saying the country is ready for a new generation of patriotic achievers who will impac…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 16:41hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZPRA commander urges govt to rebury forgotten heroes

A former regional commander of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) has made a passionate appeal to the government to prioritise the reburial of fallen liberation war fighters whose remains lie scattered and neglected across the…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:14hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Honoring Bishop Kazembe: a true Revolutionary who held on to ZANU PF in darkest times

Great Republic of Zimbabwe - The story of (Cde) Bishop Lawrence Jasi Kazembe popularly know as Vakuru Vekare is one that has often been kept in the shadows, yet it is a story that needs to be told, for it is woven into the very fabric of o…

Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 16:34hrs | 523 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai

Chiwenga pays tribute to Matebeleland heroes

VICE President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, yesterday paid tribute to the liberation struggle heroes from Matebeleland South Province and urged the electorate to vote in their numbers for the ruling party to honour their legacy.Speaking …

Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to lead Heroes, Defence Forces events

President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Heroes Day commemorations and Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrations in two weeks time where several activities have been lined up as preparations for the two national events gather momentu…

Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Heroes Day: Guns that silenced history's villains

Towards the end of the First Chimurenga in 1896, Cecil John Rhodes called for an indaba with Matabele chiefs, and among them was a young traditional leader, who asked a valid and pertinent question.As witnessed by Vere Stent, a journalist …

Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 21 | by Elliot Ziwira

National Heroes Acre expansion approved

The National Heroes Acre will be expanded with 104 graves to be added to take its carrying capacity to 299.Cabinet yesterday approved the proposed architectural designs for the Phase 2 of the extension works.Presenting the 29th post-Cabine…

Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Is this the Zimbabwe our Heroes and Heroines fought for?

From The 1964 Zidube farm battle in Kezi & The 1966 Senoia Battle in Chinhoyi, though others may beg to differ, the muzzle of a gun sounded its arrival on our motherland, our great grandparents, grandparents, fathers and mothers, broth…

Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 23:43hrs | 2 | by Nontokozo Malaba Ncube

Fallen heroes' spirits speak out

SPIRITS of freedom fighters, who died during Zimbabwe's 1970s war of liberation, have reportedly expressed their displeasure at how those in Zanu-PF have forgotten their promises to the fallen heroes.Last Thursday during a briefing of Zanu…

Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo, Kariba ignore Heroes Day

HEROES' Day celebrations were poorly attended in Bulawayo and Kariba yesterday, with residents saying the holiday was no longer of significance because government is failing to honour the "real liberators".In Kariba, the commemorations wer…

Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Lest we forget our heroes

This is the month which we remember and celebrate the illustrious fallen sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who sacrificed their fresh blood to liberate the country.Traditionally August is a month to celebrate the heroic sacrifices that were m…

Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:31hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni

Zapu honours own heroes

ZAPU, whose ZIPRA cadres have been denied national hero and heroine status by the Zanu-PF government on numerous occasions, has resolved to recognise  and honour some of its  departed cadres.The Bulawayo City council-owned Lady S…

Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans in UK celebrate Heroes Day in style

ZIMBABWEANS living in the United Kingdom were on Sunday united through music and sport as they gathered for the Zimbabwe Heroes Day United Kingdom celebrations held in Coventry.The event, which was meant to celebrate Zimbabwe's fallen hero…

Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Heroes, Defence Forces Days have lost sparkle

AS Zimbabwe commemorated the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays this week, sharp scrutiny was cast on whether the country has regressed or enhanced the founding ideals of the liberation struggle for which many heroic individuals sacrificed…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean heroes died for nothing, says SA white party experiment

SOUTH African opposition politician Mmusi Maimane yesterday said Zimbabwean heroes who sacrificed their lives during and after the liberation struggle, should be turning in their graves over the way the country was being destroyed by corru…

Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kazembe, Mavhunga not respecting departed heroes

MASHONALAND Central war veterans have accused ZANU PF provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe and Minister of State and provincial affairs for mash Central Monica Mavhunga of disrespecting their departed heroes.The association wrote a compl…

Published: 23 May 2021 at 15:17hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

'Build your own heroes' acre and bury your heroes there'

Zimbabweans were recently back to that time again when they lose sleep debating who is and who is not a national hero. This debate has been going on for as long as we have been a nation; that is, since we gained national Independence in 19…

Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Muckracker

Mnangagwa presides over the double funeral at Heroes Acre

President Mnangagwa has presided over the joint burial of the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba and the late Zanu PF Central Committee member Morton Dizzy Paul Malianga at the National Heroes' …

Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zapu celebrates own heroes

ZAPU and ex-combatants of its Zipra military wing during the liberation struggle, celebrated the just-ended Heroes' Day by honouring their fallen and unsung heroes interred at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo.Lady Stanley Cemetery has bec…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Heroes' Day eclipsed by new lows

It is sad that the relevance of Heroes' Day has been obliterated by the new levels of suffering going on in Zimbabwe.It seems incomprehensible that any other matter can overshadow the levels of suffering currently being experienced by the …

Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze

'Some fallen heroes, battle sites lie forgotten'

While war veterans across the country are fighting for gratuities and other benefits for their participation in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, some Zimbabweans believe they should be fighting for the recognition of fallen heroes.The protr…

Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lest we forget: Women of the struggle

Tomorrow, Zimbabwe celebrates National Heroes Day, an important day on the national calendar to honour the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who made extraordinary sacrifices to liberate the country from white minority rule.In line wi…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's Heroes Month message to the people of Zimbabwe

It is exactly twelve months since disputed and stolen election of 2018. The majority of Zimbabweans are still in shock at the brazen manner inwhich their vote was stolen. Disputed elections continue to pose a major blow and betrayal t…

Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 17:24hrs | 2 | by Nelson Chamisa

Of heroes betrayed, forgotten

When, in the fullness of time, the lies can hold no longer, when the frail bottom of deception falls off, when the foggy morning dew of orchestrated media smokescreens withers and gives way to the power the solar element and, as they say w…

Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Zifiso Masiye

Let's write our liberation war history

In actual essence time will never run out, time is always there but its our lives that run out of time. From the beginning of the Second Chimurenga up to its 'logical conclusion' in 1980, we have lost many cadres along the way but very lit…

Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Tondo Murisa

Mugabe's no-show at Heroes and Defence Forces Day

For the first time since independence, former president Robert Mugabe was a no-show at events marking the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays.The 94-year-old teetotaller used to preside over all the major events, including the Heroes and De…

Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans pay tribute to fallen heroes, heroines

THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans from all walks of life yesterday thronged various venues across the country to commemorate Heroes' Day.In Bulawayo, residents converged at the Provincial Heroes' Acre in Nkulumane suburb to pay tribute to the count…

Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

One Zimbabwe one people

Those who dedicated their lives,Who dedicated their lives for our Motherland,They took a thorny path to Independence,United they stood with will power to liberate us,They got it through thick and thin,Living a regreattable life of their ti…

Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 08:01hrs | 20 | by Edmore Kudakwashe Chaipa

Heroes never looked back

Heroes never looked back,In their desire to liberate Zimbabwe,They took it forward like preying lions,They took the struggle to the top,Stiring those who had turned on their fearful hearts. The love to marry guns wedded in many,Beginning a…

Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:59hrs | 19 | by Edmore Kudakwashe Chaipa

Kirsty to roll out HEROES project countrywide

SWIMMING icon Kirsty Coventry has hinted at rolling out her HEROES project to other parts of the country by the end of the year.HEROES is a Kirsty Coventry Academy community-based programme that was launched in 2017 to leverage the power o…

Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Heroes Acre double burial - LIVE

All is set for the burial of two of Zimbabwe's liberators today at the National Heroes Acre, George Rutanhire and Gogo Maud Muzenda, wife to the late Vice President Simon Muzenda who was affectionately known as the Soul of the Nation.Gogo …

Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 16:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bosso development side thrash Dembare

Dynamos 0-2 HighlandersBULAWAYO giants Highlanders chose the Heroes Day matches to showcase the strides they have been making with their junior football when their development side known as Bosso 90 outshone Dynamos at Rufaro yesterday.Bos…

Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lest we forget

Zimbabwe yesterday remembered its national heroes and heroines who selflessly contributed their lives, limbs or properties for the liberation of their fatherland, which is now in the hands of the African people like all other African count…

Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:33hrs | 4 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

Holidaymakers urged to ensure their home is secure

One of the country's leading security companies has appealed to those going away during the forthcoming school holidays and public holidays to ensure that their homes are secure in their absence."Crime has been increasing. Properties left …

Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 15:08hrs | 1 | by Chris Chinamhora

Saluting the Matabeleland Heroes today

Heroes Day is time when we take time to reflect and remember the heroes who sacrificed their rights, interests and welfare for the good of humanity.This year 2016, as Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights we join the nation in celebratin…

Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 16:07hrs | 2 | by The General Secretary

Heroes or herods Day ...political oxymoron of the day

The people of Zimbabwe celebrate Heroes day.  A day set aside to remember the lives of disciplined, dedicated and brave sons and daughters who immensely contributed to the well being of our country in different capacities. It is also …

Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira

Will cherish our heroes forever

Destroying a people's history is one way colonialists engaged to delay Africans from finding common ground to remove the yoke of political colonialism. Having decolonized the mind from such antics later day alarmists, the likes of John Rob…

Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 14:38hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba

Zimbabwe needs new heroes!

FOR me, the liberation struggle will forever stand as the defining era of the history of Zimbabwe.The liberation struggle will always be the foundation upon which the future of the country will be built. Every defining moment of a country'…

Published: 11 Dec 2014 at 09:48hrs | 1 | by Allen Hungwe

Our unsung Heroes

History usually is meant to convey the truth about our past to future generations, that's a norm world over.History is the narration of the past as it unfolded. Museums are meant to be warehouses of our past story. National monument are cr…

Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 07:30hrs | | by Somhambi Zilangwe

Heroes acre is strictly Zanu-PF

President Robert Mugabe finally admitted that the National Heroes Acre is a preserve for Zanu-PF cadres adding that only those whose history in the liberation struggle was unquestioned deserved to be buried at the shrine.Mugabe said those …

Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 11:34hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda

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