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Zimbabwe pledges tech-driven traffic system

The Government says it is prioritising a technology-based traffic management system to curb road carnage, amid growing calls in Parliament for police to be equipped with breathalysers to tackle drunk driving.During a debate in the National…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:00hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter

Children of war veterans call for 'fallen heroes exhumation tax'

Children of liberation war veterans are appealing to the Government to introduce a "Fallen Heroes Exhumation Tax" aimed at supporting the welfare, exhumation, and reburial of departed freedom fighters.The call was made by Gloria Kaisa, cha…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:59hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter

ZPRA veterans challenge govt to fulfil liberation promises

The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Veterans Association has issued a sharp rebuke of the government's handling of liberation war veterans and the broader citizenry as the nation marks Heroes Day.In a strongly worded press stat…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:23hrs | 93 | 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 | 632 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to unveil housing scheme for war collaborators

A comprehensive housing scheme for war collaborators is set to be rolled out as part of a broader Government empowerment strategy aimed at fulfilling constitutional provisions pending the official gazetting of their benefits. This was anno…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:45hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

Mathibela faces vote of no confidence over Zanu-PF ties

Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) amid mounting calls for a vote of no confidence in its embattled chairperson, Andreas Ethan Mathibela, who stands accused of betrayi…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:52hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter

RBZ warns against price instability

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a cautionary note on the dangers posed by exchange rate volatility, stressing that fluctuations in the value of the local currency could severely undermine price stability and disrupt the broad…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter

War veterans faction denies Zanu PF bribe allegations

A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) led by Andreas Mathibela has dismissed claims that its leadership was bribed by Zanu PF, insisting it remains committed to demanding accountability from Presid…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa launches empowerment programme for war veterans

President Emmerson Mnangagwa today addressed veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle at a high-profile interface meeting held at the City Sports Centre in Harare, where he officially launched the Presidential War Veterans Empowerment Pr…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter

Police evict ZPRA veterans

Police have ordered former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants to vacate a piece of land they occupied in Chinhoyi last week during a protest demanding the return of properties seized by the government in the 1980s.The e…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa, Chiwenga battle intensifies

A press conference by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in Bulawayo, set to be addressed by chairman Andreas Ethan Mathibela, was disrupted by a group calling itself Youth Connect, escalating tensions withi…

Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 14:58hrs | 2920 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets start applying for loans

War veterans across Zimbabwe have begun applying for loans from the US$1.5 million revolving fund under the Presidential War Veterans Fund, which is now being disbursed across all 10 provinces.Each province is receiving at least US$150,000…

Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:57hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Thousands left out of the Presidential War Veterans Fund

Approximately 4,000 war veterans in Masvingo Province were recently awarded a mere US$150,000 from the US$1.5 million Presidential War Veterans Fund, a move that has been sharply criticized as insufficient and politically motivated.On Febr…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 13:46hrs | 2040 | by Staff reporter

ZIPRA veterans reflect on Soviet training

Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) fighters, who trained in the Soviet Union, gathered in Bulawayo on Thursday for a poignant exhibition that celebrated their contributions to the armed struggle for independence. The event…

Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter

Pro-Mnangagwa war veterans faction to host congress

A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is scheduled to hold an elective congress in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands province on Sunday, with plans to endorse the controversial 2030 agenda. T…

Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:15hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter

War veterans company in turmoil

Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (ZEVIC), a firm established and wholly owned by veterans of the liberation struggle, is embroiled in turmoil following revelations that its bank account has been frozen due to alleged unlawful activi…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:30hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF bigwigs under fire

Zanu-PF-linked politicians are reportedly shielding errant miners in Matabeleland North's Bubi district from environmental laws, which is undermining the Environmental Management Agency's (EMA) ability to enforce regulations. This situatio…

Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe War veterans denounce Zanu-PF interference

The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) war veterans association has urged Zanu-PF and government officials to refrain from interfering with the preparations for the upcoming Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (Z…

Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter

Reprieve for 39 war vets accused of public violence

The High Court has granted an application for review filed by 39 war veterans who were previously arrested for participating in an illegal gathering intended to promote public violence. Initially, the Harare magistrate Barbara Mateko …

Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:07hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter

War Veterans Congress dates set

The much-anticipated congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is set to take place from June 14 to 16, with preparations well underway.The previous congress was held in 2013 in Masvingo, where Christop…

Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets blame govt as life gets tough

VETERANS of the liberation struggle have decried neglect by the government at a time they are are earning US$120 in monthly pensions despite a deepening socio-economic crisis which has left them vulnerable and bitter.The war vets, who have…

Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:46hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets bay for minister's blood

WAR veterans are demanding the axing of Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo over a basket of charges that include disrespecting the Zanu-PF leadership.Moyo, who is also the Zanu-PF Matebeleland North provincial chai…

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:35hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

'War vets not a tool for Zanu-PF'

OUTSPOKEN Zipra War Veterans Association spokesperson Buster Magwizi has castigated the ruling Zanu-PF party for putting the former freedom fighters under its structures.The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) h…

Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans explode

WOES are continuing to mount for veterans of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle, who say their welfare is continually being neglected, with tertiary learning institutions refusing to enrol their children over the government's failure to …

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:38hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

'War vets are not Zanu-PF bootlickers'

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), long perceived as a pawn of Zanu-PF, asserts that it is not a bootlicker of the ruling party and operates independently.According to ZNLWVA chairperson, Andreas Ethan Math…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mutsvangwa failed war veterans

FIRED War Veterans and Liberation Struggle Affairs minister Chris Mutsvangwa was at loggerheads with war veterans, who believe he did little to improve their welfare and incorporation into the development matrix.President Emerson Mnangagwa…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

War vets, Zanu-PF youths' land dispute rages on

The Kusile Rural District Council says it cannot intervene in a land dispute pitting war veterans against Zanu-PF youths because the allocation of plots at a farm in Gwayi was done by central government.War veterans want the allocation of …

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans association splits

Zanu-PF affiliate Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has split following the birth of a splinter group which has portrayed the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs minister Christopher Mutsvangwa as an il…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans fume over delayed compensation

Veterans of the liberation struggle from the 1970s, who successfully completed a recent vetting process, are expressing frustration over the government's delay in compensating them for their wartime contributions.An anonymous war veteran i…

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Dabengwa snub irks war veterans

Zapu ex-combatants have expressed frustration after the state failed to recognise Zodwa Dabengwa nee-Khumalo, the widow to the late liberation war stalwart, Dumiso Dabengwa, as a national heroine.Her husband, the former Zipra intelligence …

Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:36hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans fire warning shots

WAR veterans say they are tired of empty government promises, and being used as 'graders' to campaign for the ruling Zanu-PF towards elections. The x-combatants have been a vital cog for Zanu-PF during elections, spearheading the ruli…

Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

War vets should be vanguards of Zimbabwe's independence

Our war veterans should be at the forefront of condemning the institutionalised plunder of our vast national resources by a small ruling eliteONE of the greatest tragedies to befall post-colonial Zimbabwe is that there has never been anyon…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Govt should prioritise war veterans' welfare

ZIMBABWEANS will, in a few weeks' time, be celebrating 42 years of independence attained through the sacrifices of fellow countrymen in a protracted war of liberation where thousands died on the battlefront while others were maimed.But as …

Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zapu to establish welfare fund for its vetarans

OPPOSITION party, Zapu, is set to establish a social welfare fund to meet the needs of its members and wartime comrades who are wallowing in poverty, the party's social affairs department has said.Thousands of Zapu cadres, who participated…

Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Human Beings can never be recycled

---simply because we are not material.I do agree that we have sell-outs who are betraying the masses and such includes the war veterans.     I read with interest Comrade Tendiee's (Stephane Ndlovu Makusha) comments and am ve…

Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 11:39hrs | 2210 | by Justice Maphosa

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