War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa

Moyo ’s Family wants to exhume his father, a Zapu councillor, forced to dig his own grave and butchered in 1982 gukurahundi

Posted on October 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The family wants to be allowed to exhume the remains of Moyo’s father, Melusi Job Mlevu, so he can be accorded a decent burial at the family shrine in Tsholotsho. The process is being led by Moyo’s close family members, with the reburial tentatively set for this weekend in his Tsholotsho North constituency. Mlevu, who was a PF-Zapu councillor, was reportedly abducted by the Fifth Brigade in 1982 and ordered to dig his own…

3 Of Embattled, Mnangagwa Allies Arrested For ‘Inciting Public Violence ,Attacking Mugabe, & Grace’

Posted on March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Three of embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s most vociferous supporters have been arrested on allegations of inciting public violence and attacking President Robert Mugabe, his powerful wife Grace, and other senior government officials. The trio – Godfrey Tsenengamu, 33; Godwin Gomwe, 37; and Vengai Musengi, 36 – are part of a tight 14-member youth group that was summarily expelled from the warring Zanu-PF last Thursday, as the ruling party’s factional and succession wars continue to…

Fears Of A Civil Strife Outbreak Due To Zanu PF Factional Battles

Posted on February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Zimbabweans living in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province, have expressed mixed feelings over the security situation in the country following heightened internal conflicts in the ruling Zanu-PF with factions clashing over the succession of 92 year-old President Robert Mugabe. Some say they are now scared that Zimbabwe may plunge into a political crisis if the situation is not put under control by the party leaders. Although the situation is calm in Chinhoyi and surrounding towns following…

War Veterans Reduced To Street Kids After Assaults By Police And Spending Night In The Open’

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Hundreds of war veterans aligned to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa were on Thursday reduced to “street kids” after spending the night in the open, as they were left stranded when police thwarted their demonstration to push President Robert Mugabe to reinstate the suspended Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA)’s executive. When the Daily News visited the war veterans’ offices along Robert Mugabe Road, a number of freedom fighters were seen milling around the premises,…

Mugabe Apologises To War Veterans Over Police Assault , Blaming Mutsvanga For Clandestine Motives

Posted on February 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

President Mugabe yesterday apologised to war veterans who were harassed by the police on Thursday in Harare, but said their chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa was to be blame for organising a meeting without seeking clearance from the authorities. The President said he was not aware of the meeting and other ministers in the security sector – Ministers Sydney Sekeramayi (Defence), Kembo Mohadi (Security) and Ignatius Chombo (Home Affairs) – were also not briefed about the war…

Honey Bird Kop Farm, A Top Zapu Member’s Farm Has Been Invaded By Zanu Supporters

Posted on November 12, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A top Zipra ex-combatant, John Gazi has had his farm invaded by Zanu PF supporters on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The invaders claimed the farm is too large for Gazi. The Zanu PF supporters began allocating each other portions of the 1 000-hectare Honey Bird Kop Farm, about 40km along the Bulawayo-Plumtree road, on Tuesday and continued with the exercise yesterday. A Mangena, who was leading the pegging exercise, said Gazi was lucky to have…