Mugabe’s Promises Are Cheap Politicking To Silence Disillusioned War Vets

Mugabe’s Promises Are Cheap Politicking To Silence Disillusioned War Vets

  President Robert Mugabe’s critics have dismissed as cheap politicking his claims that he would relinquish power anytime if his party or the people of Zimbabwe told him to. The long-ruling leader condemned colleagues fighting for his position, saying he was still firmly in charge. Mugabe said, “I am there at the mercy of the people. If the people say go, I go; the party, I go. But if the people say we still want…

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Zimbabwe Govt Releases US$6m For Children Of War Vets School fees

Zimbabwe Govt Releases US$6m For Children Of War Vets  School fees

While its obvious that the broke, Mugabe’s Zanu PF regime is broke and the people are suffering, Zimbabwe’s Government is releasing  US$6,4 million for Children Of War Vets school fees which will be available to beneficiaries with effect  from Monday. In a meeting earlier this week on Thursday ,  President Robert Mugabe promised the liberation struggle war veterans that Treasury will now be paying school fees for the first term of 2016 arrears and hopefully settle arrears dating back as far as 2013 third…

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‘Mugabe Promises Land To War Vets, Telling Them, Open Mining Companies, Warning, Zimbabwe Is Under ‘ Sanctions’

‘Mugabe Promises  Land  To War Vets, Telling Them, Open Mining Companies, Warning, Zimbabwe Is Under ‘ Sanctions’

President Robert Mugabe who seems to be playing an old record has promised the war veterans land a rhetoric that has been sang since independence in 1980. He how ever seemed to be accusing the war veterans of becoming undisciplined when he said, “If you were disciplined during the war, you should continue to do that after the war. You should respect your elders…” “Our party used to have a strong ideology…war vets did not…

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‘Exhume And Repatriate Bad Memories Of Racist Cecil John Rhodes Remains To UK’-War Vets Demand

‘Exhume  And Repatriate Bad Memories Of Racist Cecil John Rhodes Remains To UK’-War Vets Demand

  Cecil John Rhodes remains should be exhumed and repatriated to Britain immediately, war veterans have demanded. The war vetetans said Rhodes remains at Matopos evokes bad memories. “As war veterans we demand the exhumation of Cecil John Rhodes remains in Matopos Rhodes National Park. They should be repatriated”. They also demanded change of names of all police stations named after white colonisers. The veterans made the demands to President Robert Mugabe in Harare today….

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Mugabe Warns Of Severe Repercussions For Defiant Zanu PF War Veterans

Mugabe Warns Of Severe Repercussions For Defiant Zanu PF War Veterans

  There will be severe repercussions for members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association who are inciting instability in Zanu-PF, President Mugabe has warned. The President said Zanu-PF did not take orders from affiliate organisations and was prepared to disengage with associations whose members were unwilling to abide by the ruling party rules and procedures. Addressing scores of party supporters at Harare International Airport who had come to welcome him home yesterday after…

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‘War Vet Felled With A Flurry Of Punches By War Vets (SG), For Supporting Grace Mugabe’

‘War Vet Felled With A Flurry Of Punches By War Vets (SG), For Supporting Grace Mugabe’

Victor Matemadanda, the secretary general of the war veterans’ association, is facing arrest after allegedly assaulting a fellow war veteran from Gokwe. Matemadanda beat up Stephen Moyo whom he accused of supporting the First Lady Grace Mugabe and opposing the association’s embattled leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa. Both Matemadanda and Moyo confirmed the altercation which they said occurred on Friday at Sasame 1 Suburb in Gokwe town, at around 10PM. Moyo reported the assault at Gokwe Police…

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‘G40 Or Lacoste, Shut Up, Stop Dividing Zanu PF,’ Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe has issued a stern warning to the war veterans leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa for misleading war veterans and the nation at large by calling for an unsanctioned meeting which, however, flopped on Thursday after police intervention. In a State of the Nation Address at State House in Harare today, Mugabe castigated Mutsvangwa for organising an illegal demonstration without informing the party leadership and government. “Mutsvangwa did not inform me, the VPs or security…

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‘Mugabe doesn’t care about war vets’ says former war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda

‘Mugabe doesn’t care about war vets’ says  former war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda

Firebrand former war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda has lashed President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party for allegedly failing to look after the welfare of former liberation war fighters. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Sibanda said the failure by the government to pay school fees for the children of war veterans was clear testimony that the nonagenarian and the ruling party did not care about the welfare of ex-combatants and…

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