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'Cars bribes' for war vets scandal deepens

Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) as reports emerge of a planned vote of no confidence against the association's leader, Andreas Ethan Mathibela. The move comes amid …

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa, Chiwenga clash over war veterans as succession battle intensifies

The war veterans' constituency has emerged as a crucial battleground in the escalating political succession struggle between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, as the fight for control of Zimbabwe's post-…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

War veterans battle Mnangagwa in court

The escalating succession battle within the ruling Zanu PF party has now taken a legal twist, as a group of war veterans has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court over his controversial land tenure policy. The ex-combatants argue t…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:38hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter

War vet cries foul over Nkomo memorial

A former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) ex-combatant has accused the Matobo Rural District Council (RDC) of blocking his efforts to construct a memorial site in honour of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo.Linganiso Mdabuko …

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 11:09hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter

'ZANU-PF War Vets League is superior to ZNLWVA,' says Mahiya

The ZANU-PF War Vets League is superior to the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), as the League is a bona fide organ of the party, which holds supremacy, Douglas Mahiya has said.Under the stewardship of Preside…

Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1565 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa set to pacify war veterans

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to hold a crucial meeting with Zimbabwe's war veterans in the coming weeks, amid increasing dissent within their ranks, with some calling for his resignation. The meeting, confirmed by Zanu-PF War Vetera…

Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:59hrs | 3439 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt allocates urban stands to war veterans

The Government has commenced the allocation of urban stands to war veterans as part of its broader strategy to promote social justice and address historical imbalances. This initiative, spanning the country's ten provinces, aims to provide…

Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 08:50hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter

Tungwarara's world crumbles, war vets bribes face backlash

Controversial Presidential advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara's temptation to bribe veterans of the liberation struggle has faced criticism when he recently paraded the poverty-stricken rural combatants around tuckshop-sized (or fowl-run-sha…

Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 22:11hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Will SA become the next Zimbabwe with Expropriation Act?

The signing of the Expropriation Act into law has been one of the most topical subjects of 2025 so far, with the recently elected US President Donald Trump taking aim at the law on Monday, sending the rand into a tailspin.The main question…

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:08hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter

Ex-councillor duped of US$11k in fake NGO donation

A former councillor for Beatrice Ward 16 and war veteran, Claudious Nyashanhu, has reportedly lost US$11,000 to a suspected fraudster who promised to secure him US$2 million in funding from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for communi…

Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Time Bank offers war vets US$3,5bn

TIME Bank has offered a US$3.5 billion compensation package to Zimbabwe's liberation war veterans as part of its broader US$38 billion loan proposal to the government. This development follows significant pressure from war veterans, who we…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

War veteran faces eviction amid corruption scandal

Bernard Masendeke, a war veteran popularly known as "Shumba," is facing eviction from a farm he has occupied for nearly 20 years following a court order linked to a corruption scandal involving senior officials from the Lands ministry. Mas…

Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 17:24hrs | 1395 | 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 Veterans League National Assembly meeting in Harare…

Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

War vets, minister lock horns

WAR veterans who were allocated conservancies in the wildlife-rich Gwayi area Matabeleland North, have expressed fears of a foot and mouth disease outbreak after Zanu-PF youths were settled on their grazing lands recently.The Zanu-PF youth…

Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Did war vets collapse Zimdollar?

I HEAR many Zimbabweans suggesting that Zimbabwe was driven to bankruptcy and the crash of the dollar by paying war veterans in 1997.However, this perception is wrong because Zimbabwe printed and paid $50 000 in local currency, to around 3…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:19hrs | 3 | by Rutendo Matinyarare

Zanu-PF doesn't own war vets, says Zipra

ZIPRA war veterans have implored fellow former 1970s guerrilla war fighters not to be coerced by the ruling Zanu-PF party into committing acts of violence ahead of the 2023 elections."Zanu-PF does not own war veterans; these belong to Zanu…

Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gift Mabhaudhi dies

FOR years, Gift "The Praying Mantis" Mabhaudhi's voice captivated radio audiences, especially Christians who followed former Radio 2, now Radio Zimbabwe's gospel programmes until 2004 when an unfortunate incident silenced his voice.But tha…

Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA acts on Beitbridge congestion

South African authorities have come up with a host of measures to address challenges that have seen commercial truck drivers spending at least 11 days at Beitbridge Border Post.Sadc's busiest port of entry handles at least 1 200 haulage tr…

Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Meet Zimbabwe's female rand millionaires

WHAT initially started as a social networking group to keep Zimbabwean women in touch while in foreign lands, has since blossomed into a huge multi-million dollar investment.The women involved in the huge investment are the faces behind Qo…

Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council to pipe pre-paid gas to homes

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will now install pre-paid gas meters in new residential areas under a piped gas reticulation system, as the local authority seeks alternative revenue streams as demand for liquefied petroleum (LP) gas surges in …

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

CFI in deal to expand farmers' markets

CFI Holdings Limited has signed an agreement with the Federation of Young Farmers Clubs Zimbabwe (FYFCZ) to provide farmers with a market for their produce.The agreement is meant to reduce post-harvest losses and boost agricultural product…

Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Healthcare decay a sign of govt failure

NOTHING exhibits failure by a government more than the neglect of public health institutions and watching  helplessly as people succumb to curable diseases.Even more sickening is that those condemning citizens to die in those death-tr…

Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Govt making a mockery of democracy

TEACHERS employed by church- run schools do not subscribe to trade unionism. They don't take part in industrial action to press the employer for better conditions of service and salaries that are commensurate with the ever-changing socio-e…

Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Martin Stobart

ZEC spot on in excluding MDC Alliance

Recently Zimbabweans woke up to a NewsDay story entitled "ZEC bias exposed." The article informed that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had not invited the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance (MDC-A) faction for its provisional consulta…

Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:50hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga

War vets expose Zanu-PF terror campaign

DISGRUNTLED veterans of the 1970s liberation war yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government of neglecting them, in a development signalling deepening ructions in Zanu-PF.They also accused the ruling party of abusing …

Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Harare war vets suspend chair

THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Harare province yesterday resolved to recall its acting chairman Hoyini Samuel Bhila over a litany of allegations, among them sowing seeds of division within its ranks and …

Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

War veterans blast MDC Alliance hypocrites

TOP leaders in the opposition who were always opposed to the Land Reform Programme have no moral ground to lecture the Zanu-PF Government on how to handle an issue that they have always opposed, veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle h…

Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:30hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

War vets rant is the last thing Zimbabwe needs

FOR nearly two decades, Zimbabwe has been in the wilderness, isolated by the entire world â€“ save for a few â€“ simply because of one critical issue: Gross human rights abuses. While in that socio-economic and political Siberia, the count…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Editorial - Newsday

War vets, stop milking an already dying cow

In a predicament such as this, where government's effort is all channeled toward reducing the ballooning expenditure its shocking and hard to believe that real citizens especially those who masquerade as war vets would toy toy demanding to…

Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 11:05hrs | 1 | by Isaac Nkomah

Perence Shiri to replace Mutsvangwa as war vets leader?

A citizen journalist from Mashonaland Central who got in touch with Bulawayo24 has reported that War Veterans in four administrative provinces of Zimbabwe have allegedly informally resolved to push for the ouster of embattled  Ambassa…

Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 19:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

'Zanu-PF hoodwinked us'

Seven months after helping President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrestle power from his mentor Robert Mugabe, war veterans are crying foul claiming there is a plot to sideline them in Zanu-PF.The war veterans say the recent ruling party primary ele…

Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:41hrs | 6 | by Staffr eporter

Mnangagwa meets war vets - LIVE

President Mnangagwa is today meeting war veterans, war collaborators and ex-detainees in Harare to discuss welfare issues and ways of strengthening Zanu-PF ahead of harmonised elections this year.The polls are expected by the end of July.Z…

Published: 11 May 2018 at 11:18hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

War veterans' love-hate affair with Mugabe and his endgame

Last Friday's resign or else ultimatum to President Robert Mugabe - who eventually resigned on Tuesday - by the battle-hardened veterans of Zimbabwe's protracted, widespread and bitter struggle for liberation was a turning point in their l…

Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 08:41hrs | 12 | by Gwinyai A Dzinesa, Political analyst

Grace Mugabe -linked war vets targets ZNLWVA offices

A RIVAL war veterans' group with links to the First Family has threatened to take over offices used by the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in Entumbane, Bulawayo, c…

Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Chipanga can go hang'

THE Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans (ZNLWVA) yesterday scoffed at Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga's threats to bar them from attending President Robert Mugabe's youth interface r…

Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war vets faction warns of civil unrest

A REBEL war veterans' group led by Patrick Nyaruwata has warned of civil unrest and declared war against the rival camp sympathetic to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Team Lacoste faction, as the Zanu-PF succession fights escalate ahea…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Joshua Nkomo foundation to host war veterans

THE Joshua Nkomo Foundation (JNF) is expected to host veterans of the liberation struggle tomorrow, as part of the initiative to commemorate the late vice president Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo.The event is set to be held at the nationalist's resi…

Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

War vets rally behind Mutsvangwa

WAR veterans from Matabeleland region have thrown their weight behind the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) executive and challenged non-members to stop meddling in the association's…

Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 06:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Nyaruwata takes over war vets leadership

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) which was selected on 16th of November 2014 has announced to the media that it is taking over the leadership of the association as a committee that will lead the former fig…

Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 13:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

War veterans elect new executive

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has elected a new national executive committee that will lead the organisation to elections in December.The change of guard was announced at a Press conference in Harare ye…

Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe humbles Tshinga Dube

War Veterans minister, Tshinga Dube, had a one-on-one meeting with President Robert Mugabe after yesterday's Cabinet meeting, the first such encounter since a furore broke out over the retired colonel's controversial remarks over the weeke…

Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 07:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

South Africa will never be a Zimbabwe

TO listen to some of our recent headlines is to hear all sorts of resonances with Zimbabwe.We have young men who claim, impossibly, to be military veterans of the liberation struggle guarding the ANC HQ, amid more claims that our politics …

Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Grootes

Mugabe was at his best in the 1980s and somehow lost his way

A COUPLE of weeks ago, war veterans' leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa said President Robert Mugabe was at his astute best in the 1980s and made the best decisions any country could ask for.Closely linked to this, MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangi…

Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:01hrs | 6 | by Nqaba Matshazi

General Chiwenga threatens war vets

The majority of war veterans have nothing to do with this nonsense that we are now getting daily in our media.The ones who are now championing themselves as the war veterans are members of an association which emanates from way back in the…

Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:40hrs | 15 | by Gen Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga

Tsvangirai has to be wary of war vets

IN the past week, the buzzword was "coalition", as MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai signed memoranda of understanding with his MDC and National People's Party (NPP) counterparts, Welshman Ncube and Joice Mujuru, respectively.Tsvangirai has …

Published: 29 Apr 2017 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Nqaba Matshazi

An appeal to Zimbabwe's war veterans

If there is any time that requires that same spirit that drove you into to the bush it is now. This is not time to claim monies or material benefits from those who do not respect your sacrifices and have taken advantage of your suffering. …

Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Vince Musewe

'No war veteran has a home outside Zanu-PF'

"We want the association to be led by people of credibility. People who will restore a responsible and constructive relationship between the war veterans and the party that created themAT: I asked to give an exclusive interview to The Hera…

Published: 10 Sep 2016 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Brig General (Rtd) Tapfumaneyi

War vets application thrown out

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association's (ZNLWVA) bid to stop the election of new leadership took a new twist on Wednesday after the High Court threw out the application for procedural deficiency. Only two weeks ago, th…

Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Fidelis Munyoro

War vets bid to stop leadership election takes new twist

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association's (ZNLWVA) bid to stop the election of new leadership took a new twist yesterday after the High Court threw out the application for procedural deficiency.Only two weeks ago, the ZN…

Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

War veterans miss golden opportunities to demonstrate remorse

It takes a real man to say sorry and accept responsibility for the wrong you have done, especially wrong done to your very own people. This is more than I can say for Douglas Mahiya after reading his interview with The Standard of 7 August…

Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 14:42hrs | 1 | by Justice Benjamin Paradza

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