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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 | 40 | 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 | | by Staff reporter

War vets company in turmoil

The Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic) is embroiled in a deepening dispute, with allegations that local police officers are shielding a faction led by Michael Changadzo from court orders, enabling fraud and illegal interferenc…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF factional war erupt in Matebeleland

Political tensions have flared in Matebeleland North, with ZANU-PF Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Simelisizwe Sibanda, coming under intense pressure from senior party figur…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:43hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter

'Gold war' in Filabusi

Residents of Filabusi in Matabeleland South are calling on the Ministry of Mines and other authorities to urgently address deep-rooted problems driving violence in the gold mining sector.They want stricter documentation processes, tighter …

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:51hrs | 1162 | 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 | 627 | 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 | 112 | 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 | 584 | by Staff reporter

The Tide is Turning - Israel's War on Gaza Under Global Moral Siege

A profound shift is underway. For nearly two years, Israel's relentless military offensive in Gaza has unfolded under a fog of impunity, shielded by the language of self-defense, the memory of historical trauma, and the political muscle of…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:42hrs | 194 | by Fikile wa Motsamai

Ugly fight over war vets windfall

A US$650,000 government empowerment fund intended for children of Zimbabwe's liberation war veterans has ignited a fierce dispute between rival associations claiming to represent this constituency.The seed capital was disbursed to the Chil…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:51hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter

Madam Boss, Mai TT feud reignites in explosive war of words

The long-standing feud between Zimbabwean comedy heavyweights Madam Boss and Mai TT has reignited, with Madam Boss lashing out in a no-holds-barred interview, accusing her rival of being "obsessed" with her and calling for her to seek prof…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:12hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter

Maglas turned into a war zone

What began as a regional football match quickly descended into chaos on Sunday, as violent scenes erupted during the Central Region Soccer League encounter between Shabanie Mine and Gwanda Pirates at Maglas Stadium. The match, attended by …

Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:55hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

The war in Sudan is still happening and the world has moved on

Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metaphorically. Not in the abstract. Real bo…

Published: 14 May 2025 at 23:00hrs | 362 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

Ex-Zipra cadre laments neglect of war vets

A South Africa-based Zipra war veteran, Chandagwinyira Chose, has expressed disappointment over the government's alleged neglect of former liberation war fighters.Chose's remarks follow accusations by former Zanu-PF central committee membe…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:18hrs | 491 | 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

Kagame's chilling warning to Ramaphosa

In an unprecedented escalation of tensions between South Africa and Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa, with Kagame accusing his Pretoria counterpart of distorting facts.However, what was chilling abou…

Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

More South Africa soldiers die as SANDF surrenders to MK23 liberators

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has reported the deaths of four additional soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total fatalities to 13 in the past week amid escalating clashes with the M23 rebel…

Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:00hrs | 3198 | by Staff reporter

War veterans demand Mnangagwa's resignation

A faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans has called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down, accusing him of constitutional violations, failing to address corruption, and pursuing self-serving political agendas. The demand, made at a pre…

Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 07:47hrs | 2051 | by Staff reporter

State withdraws charges against 39 war vets

The State has withdrawn charges against 39 members of the War Veterans Welfare Pressure Group, who were arrested in October 2021 for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering in Harare.The former freedom fighters, who appeared befor…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:57hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans demand halt on land sales

A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has strongly opposed the government's recent decision to allow beneficiaries of the land reform program to sell or transfer their farms, warning that such acti…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | 1870 | by Staff reporter

Mathibela's war vets reject rival congress as invalid

A faction leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), Andreas Ethan Mathibela, has denounced the recent congress held by Christopher Mutsvangwa's faction in Gweru on October 12 calling it a "nullity" and d…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah

Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat with Hezbollah in south Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement on Wednesday. Three of those killed are commanders, and seven other soldiers are critically wounded. Hezbollah clas…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 16:40hrs | 1204 | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe resumes war victims' compensation after 26 years

The Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, has announced the resumption of compensation payments for war victims, marking a major step in supporting Zimbabwe's liberation heroes and heroines. This announc…

Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | | 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 | 270 | 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 | 63 | by Staff reporter

Exclusion of ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence deplorable

The deplorable and unjustifiable exclusion of Joshua Nkomo and ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence was apparent shortly after April 1980. This exclusion was backed by Shona-speaking artists. The narrative of Zimbabwe's liberati…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka

Court suspends Mutsvangwa ZNLWVA congress

High Court Judge Justice Philda Muzofa has issued an interim order to halt the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) faction, led by former leader Christopher Mutsvangwa, from holding its elective congress next mon…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:32hrs | 26 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter

Land war rages as bigwigs clash

A FIGHT for vast tracts of land pitting former Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, a private developer and former minister Didymus Mutasa has spilled into the public domain with Mliswa accusing his partners of land heist.Mliswa claimed that t…

Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:20hrs | 2 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter

War vets celebrate Mutsvangwa's sacking

MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sack Christopher Mutsvangwa as Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs minister, describing him as a n…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:44hrs | 2 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean living in Israel says situation scary as defense forces, Hamas skirmishes intensify

A Zimbabwean resident in Tel Aviv described the tense situation in Israel as the country faces ongoing skirmishes with Hamas militants. The conflict has resulted in over 1,000 casualties, with 700 Israelis and at least 370 Palestinians rep…

Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter

War vet who quit Bosso for struggle

RALITALI Ngwenya Qondani decided to quit Highlanders FC to join the struggle in 1976 because he could not stand oppression.Qondani said his father Elias Qondani was in detention for political activism. Their family home used to house Zapu …

Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF turns Mash West into war zone

SANYATI, in Mashonaland West province, reportedly turned into a war zone this week as rival aspiring Zanu-PF candidates bludgeoned each other ahead of the party's primary elections set for tomorrow.The violence in Sanyati follows more terr…

Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Betrayal of former freedom fighters and the nation by the Zanu-PF government

I chronicle my political analysis in my capacity as a former Zpra freedom fighter, Northern Front 2, Regional Zone Commander who during the Liberation struggle had made many false promises to the peasants in the operation areas that when Z…

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Andrew Ndlovu (war name Volunteer Mkhwananzi NF2 Regional Zone Commander)

Mnangagwa must call war veterans to order

WHILE it is a public secret that Zimbabwe is a democracy where freedom of expression and freedom of thought are enshrined in the Constitution, it defies logic that a person who left the comfort of his home to wage the war of liberation exp…

Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 3 | by Mambo Dari

Zimbabwe securocrats asked to account for proceeds of DRC war

INDEPENDENT Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has challenged securocrats to account for "proceeds" from Zimbabwe's participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) war of the late 1990's.Late Laurent Kabila, the then DRC president, so…

Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

42 years on - veterans of the liberation struggle have nothing to cheer

As Zimbabwe celebrates forty-two years of independence on Monday the 18th of April 2022 it is a tale of unrelenting suffering for the  majority of the nation's liberation heroes and heroines except for the privileged few who were able…

Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

We must prepare for the coming 'war'

From tomorrow until Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be mourning Patrice Lumumba - the country's first democratically elected prime minister - who was slain 61 years ago in the goriest way imaginable at the behest of …

Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | | by Bishop Lazi

'Killer' was not Moreblessing Ali's lover

THE late Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Moreblessing Ali's alleged killer Pius Mukandi alias Jamba wanted to flee the country after committing the heinous crime, a Harare magistrate's court heard yesterday.Jamba (31) appeared i…

Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chitungwiza turned into war zone as residents mourn slain activist

Six men sat in a tuckshop at a shopping centre in the Nyatsime where residents were roaming around waiting for the police to bring Pius Jamba to indicate how he allegedly killed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Moreblessing Ali…

Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

War collaborators played significant role during liberation war

IT is totally hogwash to say war collaborators did not help during the war of liberation.This is said by armchair critics who were in towns during the war.The war collaborators would do reconnaissance and spy on how well armed Rhodesian fo…

Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:48hrs | 8 | by Alexio Rashirai

Villagers, cattle rustlers in bloody clashes

MASHABA area in Matabeleland South province was the scene of bloody clashes at the weekend after Botswana cattle farmers teamed up with Gwanda villagers to attack suspected cattle rustlers.The cattle rustlers were reportedly caught red-han…

Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

War in Ukraine is wrong so is sanctioning Russia

The war in Ukraine continues to rage causing civilian casualties and massive population displacement. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) and the European Union remain on the sidelines fearing their intervention may plunge the wo…

Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Tapiwa Gomo

Ukraine war hits global wheat supply

Zimbabweans should brace for higher bread and flour prices triggered by growing global demand for wheat following the closure of ports in Ukraine and disruption to supplies from Russia, the two countries which account for a third of global…

Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ukraine war: Zimbabwean students relive horror

It has been six days since she left Ukraine, but 19-year-old Blessing Mushipe is still terrified.The medical student at Karazin National University in Kharkov, Ukraine's second largest city, still gets flashbacks of the time she and her fr…

Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

World War III might already be underway

IN life, it is absolutely critical to learn to pick your battles.While celebrated English playwright William Shakespeare once noted that "cowards die many times before their deaths", Nigerian novelist, poet and critic Chinua Achebe rather …

Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi

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

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