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'Heroes' widows struggling'
Thousands of people from Masvingo province gathered at Masvingo Provincial Acre on August 12, 2024 to pay tribute to the heroes who passed away and celebrate the legacy of those who are still alive....Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans to persuade Mnangagwa to stay
The War Veterans League, along with several Zanu-PF provinces and wings, has urged President Mnangagwa to reconsider his decision not to seek re-election in 2028. They believe the nation would benefit...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:34hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
War vets congress shelved
The much-anticipated elective congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), originally scheduled for June 14-16, has been postponed to foster unity among ex-combatant...Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to deepen ties with Iran
President Mnangagwa has affirmed that the fraternal relations between Zimbabwe and Iran will be deepened and consolidated for the mutual benefit of both nations.The President expressed his con...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets pledge loyalty to Zanu-PF
Douglas Mahiya, Secretary for the War Veterans League, emphasized the league's dedication to fostering the enduring growth of the ruling Zanu-PF party.Addressing the inaugural two-day War Vete...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former ZUD President endorses CCC's Chamisa
OUTSPOKEN liberation war heroin and former Zimbabwe Union of Democrats leader, Margaret Dongo, has publicly endorsed opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of next...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is an indomitable machine, says Mahiya
Zanu-PF is indomitable and will not be defeated in the upcoming general elections because of the revolutionary fundamentals that continue to drive and cause Zimbabweans to maintain that victory from 1...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'Vote in defence of independence'
Zimbabweans should vote in the defence of their independence in the forthcoming harmonised elections, to protect the legacy bequeathed to the country by national heroes, President Mnangagwa said yeste...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt charms war collaborators ahead of 2023 general elections
GOVERNMENT has been frantically charming war veterans, ex-political prisoners, detainees, restrictees, non-combatant cadres and war collaborators by increasing pensions ahead of polls later this year,...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets get 35 mines
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa allocated 35 mines to war veterans two years ago to empower the liberation war icons, but officials entrusted with the responsibility to handover the claims have not done so amid a...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt registers over 200 000 veterans of the liberation struggle
Following the launch of the first phase of vetting of the veterans of the liberation struggle by President Mnangagwa in 2021, a total of 207 103 applicants registered for vetting by the end of that ye...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'War vets hold Mnangagwa to ransom'
WAR veterans have cornered President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding that he approves "commensurate benefits", including loan guarantees and rebates for duty-free car imports before they could back his r...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks heroine status for Dupute
BULAWAYO Province has requested a national heroine status for Nellie Dupute who was laid to rest on Saturday at Lady Stanley Cemetery.A former death row inmate at Chikurubi Prison after she wa...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New league warns against reversing gains of struggle
WAR veterans yesterday warned the country's detractors and their willing tools in the form of puppet opposition parties that Zimbabwe's liberators will not sit and watch mischievous elements trying to...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets pledged to put Zanu-PF first and ensure that Mnangagwa wins by a landslide
VETERANS of the Liberations Struggle League (VLSL) in Mashonaland Central have pledged to put Zanu-PF first and ensure that President Mnangagwa, who has given them a special place in the ruling party,...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to hand over power to opposition?
A leaked audio of COZWA chairman Munyaradzi Shoko has made claims that President ED Mnangagwa wants to destroy ZANU PF and hand over power to the opposition. Shoko who was speaking to Norton l...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 10:28hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
IMF warns against Zimbabwe war veterans compensation
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the government's decision to compensate war veterans could have a major strain on the country's debt overhang.This comes after the governm...Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Number of war vets quadruples
THE number of war veterans has more than quadrupled from 34 000 in 1997 to over 142 000 this year following a government decision to compensate more ex-freedom fighters, with critics warning that the ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos mars war vets screening
THE vetting exercise of non-combatant cadres and war collaborators has been marred with controversy amid claims the process is flawed and exclusionary.Defence and War Veterans Affairs minister...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vetting of war vets extended
The second phase of vetting for war veterans by the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board (VLS) has been extended to April 10 to compensate for the days lost during the recent by-elections....Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Bulawayo war vets vetting exercise
CHAOS has rocked the war veterans vetting exercise in Bulawayo and Matabeleland provinces amid claims that some associations were being sidelined in the exercise.On March 14, Defence and War V...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vetting of war vets progressing well
The second phase of vetting for war veterans by chairperson of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board (VLS) is progressing well with a total of 205 753 having managed to register in order to be...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vet collapses, dies in vetting queue
A 66-YEAR-OLD war veteran collapsed and died while awaiting her turn to be vetted at Elangeni Training Institute in Bulawayo on Sunday.The vetting process is also targeting non-combatant cadre...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets' pensions to match uniformed forces salaries
PENSIONS for the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle are being reviewed upwards to match those of the uniformed forces and the rest of the civil service.Speaking at the launch of a vetting pro...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets children take aim at US Embassy
A-GROUP of children of war veterans affiliated to Zanu-PF has accused the United States (US) Embassy in Harare of using civic society organisations and opposition parties to spread its ‘neo-colonial...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mahiya accused of taking US$20k bribe to campaign for Kazembe Kazembe
Zanu-PF secretary for war veterans' affairs in the politburo, Douglas Mahiya, is in the eye of a raging storm after being accused of receiving US$20 000 from Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to h...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 15:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya defying Mnangagwa's order
War veterans Association chairperson for Mashonaland Central province Sam Parirenyatwa has accused war veterans secretary in ZANU PF Politiburo Doug...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 15:36hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robert Mugabe's teacher declared liberation hero
THE late founding member of Zanu, and former diplomat, Kennedy Manyika has been declared a liberation Hero.Manyika died at his Chegutu home last Friday at the age of 99.He was brother ...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 19:24hrs | 9 | by Staff writer
'The number of real war vets dwindling fast'
THE Zanu-PF congress slated for October this year has exposed the falling number of the heroes of the liberation war fought in the 1970s.The party has introduced a war veterans wing in its str...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt investigates abuse of war vets
THE Government has reportedly launched an investigation into the alleged ill-treatment of veterans of the liberation struggle employed by various local authorities in the country.The investiga...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supports war vets
Zanu-PF acting national Political Commissar Patrick Chinamasa yesterday convened an interactive meeting with four associations representing veterans of the liberations struggle and assured them of the...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF old guard skeptical of life after retirement'
Zanu-PF politburo member Tshinga Dube has described the situation in the country as abnormal as it could not sustain pensioners, hence the old guard's reluctance to go into retirement.The late...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has no other mission, says war vets
War veterans have hailed President Mnangagwa's commitment in reviving the economy for the betterment of people's livelihoods, saying this has brought unity of purpose among Zimbabweans. Speaki...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
War veterans recommend anti-sanctions holiday
War veterans have recommended the Government to pronounce the anti-sanctions day slated for October 25 a public holiday after Sadc countries declared the day a solidarity day against illegal sanctions...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'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 ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Ambassador Cain Mathema
ZAPU is everybody's home
To all Zimbabweans locally and abroad, Zapu, through the department of Mass Mobilisation and Organnisation advises former Zapu members, new members, the suffering masses, veterans of the struggle, the...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by ZAPU Department of Information and Publicity
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Former Zanu-PF spokesman dies
VETERAN nationalist and former Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial spokesman, Effort Mackenzie Nkomo, has died.Nkomo (73) died last week on Tuesday at Hillside Premier Hospital after a short illness. ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead in corruption fight
President Mnangagwa will lead the fight against corruption after he reserved to his office several laws meant to curb graft. The President also set out functions for Cabinet ministers in several Statu...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda reads riot act
DEFENCE and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda last week said ministry officials that did not want to assist former liberation war fighters risked being fired.Matemadanda, who is ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutasa happy to rejoin Zanu-PF
Long-serving Zanu-PF member Didymus Mutasa, who was expelled from the party at the height of factionalism, says he is happy to re-join the party after spending two years in the cold.Mutasa was...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
War collaborators await War Vets Bill alignment
WAR collaborators have to wait for the alignment of the War Veterans of the Liberation Struggle (Rights and Benefits) Bill to be eligible for monthly pensions and other related benefits for their role...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's inauguration speech
The First Lady, Amai A. Mnangagwa, Chairperson of the African Union, His Excellency President, Paul Kagame, Heads of State and Former Heads of State here present,Chairp...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 17:48hrs | 25 | by President Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa formalises Chiwenga's duties
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has formally designated Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to oversee the running of the Defence and War Veterans Affairs ministry.The formal appointment was made...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 15:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs push for improved welfare for war veterans
Legislators from across the political divide have blasted government for failing to improve the welfare of those who took part in the bush war of the 1970s which brought about independence in 1980....Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
100-year-old man ready to vote in Zim election
AT 100 years old, John Makanjera is still full of life. You could say he is young at heart.He is a registered voter, an avid newspaper reader, and does not shy away from expressing his thought...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:14hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe will rise again' - Mnangagwa's independence speech in full
Address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency Comrade E.D. Mnangagwa, on Zimbabwe's 38th Independence Celebrations, 18th Ap...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Matemadanda tells Chamisa to 'Keep to size'
Zanu-PF Secretary for War Veterans, Detainees and Restrictees Victor Matemadanda has scoffed at proposals by MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa to engage President Mnangagwa in a televised debate saying the ...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bring back sanity to Zanu-PF'
Zanu-PF national secretary for War Veterans, War Collaborators, ex-Detainees and Restrictees Victor Matemadanda has urged former freedom fighters to work tirelessly in bringing back sanity to the revo...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No one lives in the past,' says Mnangagwa - he is, by rigging elections and insist they are free
"We have some cases here of divisions, but that should come to an end because we want the best and make President Mnangagwa win a free, fair and credible election," Zanu-PF National Secretary for War ...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 23:37hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
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