1. From the Standard
Hunzvi seizes Zexcom lorries
WAR
veterans chairman, Chenjerai Hunzvi, has impounded vehicles belonging to the
war vets company, Zexcom, and stationed them at his home in Belvedere, Harare.
Magazine: What's On Air...—He “had to”go...
IT’S
a great shame when your internal upheavals, orchestrated by a few misguided
geriatrics and their younger sidekicks, are the cause of boisterous and
animated debate in a neighbouring country’s parlia- ment.
Hunzvi in critical condition
THE
ailing Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association leader, Che-njerai Hunzvi,
has been readmitted into hospital, The Standard has learnt.
What's On Air...What is a ‘former war vet’?
A
GENTLEMAN called me last week and accused me of making comedians out of our
politicians and, to a lesser extent, ZBC reporters. When I say ‘accused’, I do
not mean the man was threatening or that he promised to show me my insides. Far
from it, he was pleasant enough. He just pointed out that the way I depicted
politicians we see daily on ZTV, made them come across as modern day Charlie
Chaplins.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Comment & Letters to the Editor
What's On Air...Tale of two VPs, ministers and
capacity crowds
WHAT
do you come up with when you bring two geriatric vice presidents, a kombi-load
of ministers, a bus-load of war veteran leaders, and an eccentric provincial
governor, to the town of Masvingo?
News Focus—Can sanctions tame a government gone mad?
WITH
the isolation of Zimbabwe by the international community through economic
sanctions fast becoming a reality, one cannot help wondering what effect the
measures will have on the government and the country at large.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Chenjerai Hove Original—Students in politics
WHEN
we were young, we used to be told that a hen which eats its own eggs will soon
have no chicks following it as it rummaged for something to eat. That hen
became the next in the queue to join the cooking pot. If the elders burnt its
beak and it continued to eat its own eggs, then we did not have to wait for a
visitor to have the hen killed for our next meal.
What's On Air...Saturday night yawn
“BUSES
will ferry people from the usual pick-up points,” the announcer usually informs
us. Fine, but can someone please tell me where exactly these pick-up points
are. We always get that statement from announcers on both TV and radio whenever
there is someone to be interred at the Heroes Acre, or people are to be bused
to Zanu PF or ‘national’ events. I am sure some of you have often wondered
where exactly these ‘mysterious places’ are.
Former MPs’ houses to be used as campaign bases
HOMES
and properties belonging to former Zanu PF members of parliament in the urban
constituencies are going to be used as campaign bases by war veterans in the
run up to next year’s presidential election, The Standard has learnt.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
What's On Air...‘I will go if the Queen goes!’
SO
the guv’nor has at last confirmed that his party faces the real possibility of
losing next year’s presidential poll. At least, in that regard, the guv’nor has
differed slightly from someone I think the guv’nor has done his level best to
emulate in the few years—that other old chap, the Rhodie named Ian. Of course,
the two share some similar traits, more than they would care to admit, not
least their penchant for the word— ‘never’; in fact make that, ‘never, never,
never...’
Comment & Letters to the Editor
War vets thoroughly beaten in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO—Three
war veterans were severely assaulted with clenched fists and boots by a crowd
of more than 100 youths when they tried to interrupt proceedings at a Bulawayo
Dialogue meeting held at the Small City Hall on Friday evening.
Villagers forced to pay $100 tax by war vets
WAR
veterans in Mtoko, a hotbed of political violence during the run up to last
year’s general election, have intensified their lawlessness by demanding
monthly taxes from villagers and forcing them to pledge their loyalty to Zanu
PF as they prepare for the 2002 presidential election.
What's On Air—Murderous morons!
“PERHAPS
he was overexcited. You know there are some people fond of playing games with
danger. After things had returned to normal and he had not experienced enough
excite- ment he decided to venture into the campus to see what it was like.”
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Partisan voting stifles progress on real issues
THE
sailing through of two controversial bills in parliament this week was yet
another example of the determination of Zimbabwe’s lawmakers to vote on
partisan lines to the detriment of issues at stake, analysts have said.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Chenjerai Hove Original— Focus debate on serious
national issues
WEST
Africans have a story of a man who, when his house caught fire, was seen
running after the rats emerging from the burning house. He had such an appetite
for worthless things that his genuine neighbours watched the whole scene in
disbelief. They did not bother to assist him to put out the fire in the burning
house.
Fireworks today at Zanu PF elections
WAR
veterans are set to dominate the race for executive posts at the Harare
provincial elections to be held at the Zanu PF headquarters, today.
Stakes high in Masvingo mayoral polls
MASVINGO—A
battle with far reaching implications for the country’s political landscape
looms in Masvingo as Zimbabwe’s two leading parties—Zanu PF and the opposition
Movement for Democratic Change—square up for a bruising contest over the vacant
mayoral post.
Lighter World—Don’t make a nurse angry!
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Comment & Letters to the Editor
WAR VETS DISMISS CHINAMASA’S TRUCE
BARELY
24 hours after government reached an understanding with the judiciary, war
veterans have vowed to force the judges off the bench.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Hunzvi abandons surgery
WAR
veteran leader, Chenjerai Hunzvi, has abandoned his surgery in Harare’s
Budiriro high density suburb following attacks on the premises by suspected MDC
supporters.
Garwe tipped for Judge President
JUSTICE
Paddington Garwe is tipped to become the new Judge President to replace Justice
Godfrey Chidyausiku who is expected to be appointed chief justice next month,
The Standard has been informed.
Chido Makunike On Sunday—War veterans should be
ashamed!
CHENJERAI
Hunzvi claims to be a liberation war veteran, although many of my war veteran
friends and relatives are dubious of this claim. It now turns out that he may
have ‘liberated’ millions of dollars from the bank accounts of the war veterans
association.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Tribal rift among war veterans
BULAWAYO—A
serious tribal rift has emerged among war veterans, with the ex-freedom
fighters’ Bulawayo province calling for the withdrawal of Andrew Ndlovu from
the national executive committee in Harare on allegations that he authorised
last week’s assault of Collen Ndlovu, the secretary-general of the Bulawayo
province.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Signs of our times
President
Robert Mugabe, in power since independence in 1980, is now the subject of
embarrassing insults from members of the public who feel the septuagenarian has
outgrown his usefulness.
Chenjerai Hove Original—The fear of ideas
THESE
days it is hard to wake up. Hard because what you see as you wake up makes you
think this is never a country which you have always believed in and lived in.
There is thuggery and lawlessness parading as governance in our
once-upon-a-time, good country. The flowers of the land, the good music of the
birds of our land, the winding rivers which give us fresh imagination. They
have all been taken over by those without any appreciation the beauty of the
contours of our natural imagination!
Sitting On the Fence—Terror comes to town
CHENJERAI
Hunzvi and his war veteran posse are slowly translating their iron grip on the
rural constituency to the CBDs of major urban centres. From provincial offices
in Masvingo to the Daily News premises, it’s no longer just the “poor peasants”
in outlying areas and white farmers enjoying the fruits of political
re-education.
What's On Air—What ‘Breaking News’?
IT
was a veritable comedy of errors that viewers witnessed when DRC leader,
Laurent Kabila was shot dead, presumably on a late Tuesday afternoon, but had
Zimbabwean government officials and the ZBC literally falling over each other
in the ensuing days, trying to convince all and sundry that Kabila was still
alive and had been flown to Harare where doctors were battling to save his
life.
Masvingo ready for war vets
MASVINGO—Supporters
of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Masvingo say they are prepared
for confrontation with war veterans, amid reports that the ex-freedom fighters
want to besiege the town ahead of pending mayoral elections.
Villagers beaten into voting Zanu PF
BIKITA
WEST—Nineteen-year-old John Makura was coming out of church at Nerumedzo school
when he noticed a cloud of dust swirling over the roof of a form one classroom
block near the institution’s eastern entrance. It did not take long for him to
satisfy his curiosity.
The Standard’s newsmakers of 2000
AS
we brace ourselves for different challenges in 2001, The Standard takes a look
at some of the characters that made the year 2000 an unforgettable one. These
were some of the personalities that featured prominently in the news for
various reasons—some good, some bad.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
‘I will not be bullied’—Chimwanda
THE
police officer commanding Masvingo pro- vince, senior assistant commissioner
Emmanuel Chimwa- nda, has vowed to remain impartial despite pressure from
politicians.
Bikita violence mars poll
BIKITA—As
the electorate in Bikita West continues to vote in a crucial by-election, it is
evident that the outcome may not reflect the people’s wishes.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Sitting On The Fence—Can the kid go the distance?
IT’S
round four of the heavyweight title fight between reigning champion, Bob
‘Bonecrusher’ Mugabe, and Morgan ‘The Kid’ Tsvangirai.
Chinotimba thoroughly beaten in Bikita
JOSEPH
Chinotimba, the self-styled commander of farm invasions, got a taste of his own
medicine when he was attacked by a group of youths in Bikita West constituency last
Monday leaving him with several leg injuries.
War vets stick to bonus demands
LIBERATION
war veterans have vowed to continue pressing for an annual bonus, despite
defence minister Moven Mahachi’s pronouncement that as pensioners, they were
not entitled to any.
Chinamasa defends judges from war vets’ attacks
THREATS
by liberation war veterans to forcibly remove all white judges from the bench
if they do not vacate office by next Sunday have been dismissed by the
government.
Hunzvi in fresh $45m scam
A
FINAL audit report by a firm of chartered accountants hired to look into the
financial affairs of Zexcom, a company owned by the Zimbabwe National
Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), has implicated the association’s
chairman, Chenjerai Hunzvi, and his secretary-general, Andy Mhlanga, in a $45
million scam.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Chido Makunike On Sunday
Stay
tired till after 2002, Mr Hunzvi! WHAT have the powerful and the famous been up
to lately? It’s time to catch up on the activities of some of the personalities
who make people-watching so fascinating.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
‘Pardon me Sir, but what’s that you’re wearing?’
LAST
week, The Standard took to the streets of Harare to find out what members of
the public thought of their public figures’ dress styles and codes, if any.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Personality Profile—‘Zanu PF and MDC have failed’
MOSES
Mvenge, the former Zanu PF member of parliament for Mutare Central together
with about 19 other politicians who stood as independents in the June
parliamentary elections but lost, are ready to set up their own political party
if the idea meets with public approval.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
MDC WARNS ZANU PF
With
the mounting presence of police and intelligence officers at Harare
International Airport, the leadership of Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party
yesterday warned government that the intended arrest of MDC president, Morgan
Tsvangirai, could be “unwise and dangerous”.
Invaders pay dearly for trusting Zanu PF
AS
police continued with the eviction of squatters at occupied farms last week,
evicted families began to feel the pinch of playing to the tune of politicians.
Harassment of journalists condemned
THE
Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has written to Professor Jonathan
Moyo, the minister of information and publicity, protesting against the
harassment of journalists by war veterans.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Fireworks expected at CFU Congress
THE
executive of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) is expected to come under heavy
grilling from farmers at the association’s congress to be held early next month.
HUNZVI BOOTED OUT
THE
controversial chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans
Association (ZNLWVA), Dr Chenjerai ‘Hitler’ Hunzvi, who is also the legislator
for Chikomba constituency, was booted out as the association’s boss at a heated
extraordinary meeting held yesterday.
Lilly-livered CFU stuns nation
ZIMBABWE’s
commercial farmers have for a long time been viewed, with awe, as a hardy lot.
This reputation stems back from the days of the liberations struggle when, by virtue
of their isolation from state security forces, they were viewed as soft targets
by liberation war fighters.
Watching the Rocks Grow with the Voyager—A reply to
Sally
VOYAGER
is being assailed by rumours. While rumour mongering is about all we have left
in Zimbabwe that is not taxed, rumours can, of course, be quite expensive
items.
JUDGE RAPS STATE OVER LOOTERS INQUIRY
A
HIGH Court judge has questioned why the trouble was taken to set up the
Chidyausiku Commission in 1997 as, three years later, its recommendations have
not yet been implemented.
Liberation war veterans—heroes or villains?
WHEN
war veterans besieged President Mugabe at the national shrine on Heroes Day
back in 1997 and demanded gratuities for services rendered during the
liberation war, many people sympathised with their cause.
Swearing in ceremony exposes Zanu PF’s intolerance
IT
was clear from the consternation among Zanu PF parliamentarians when the MDC
opposed the nomination of fallen giant, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for the speaker’s
chair, that the ruling party was yet to come to terms with the new state of
affairs—the presence of a real opposition in parliament.
Todds—living legends in black Zimbabwe
TO
all intents and purposes, the 50 000-acre Hokonui Ranch, 184km from Bulawayo
and owned by Sir Garfield Todd, former prime minister of Southern Rhodesia (now
Zimbabwe) is big enough to be targeted by the rampaging war veterans led by
Hitler Hunzvi who have been on the prowl since January this year, in search of
the six million hectares needed for the resettlement of landless peasants.
Zanu PF now unhappy with farm invasions
SEVERAL
members of the ruling Zanu PF central committee on Friday roundly condemned the
ongoing invasion of commercial farms, arguing that it was hurting the economy,
The Standard has been informed.
NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED • 17 ministers booted out •
Chen, Zvobgo, Kangai
PRESIDENT
Robert Mugabe last night announced the long-awaited cabinet, which saw a number
of his trusted liberation war colleagues dropped in the 19-member team.
War vets attack Standard reporter
WHAT
was initially a simple assignment to cover the launch of the government’s land
acquisition programme at Zanu PF headquarters yesterday, turned nasty for The
Standard reporter, Chengetai Zvauya, when he was abducted and detained by war
veterans who claimed this paper was “unpatriotic”.
Watching the Rocks Grow—What this result means
THERE
appears to be some variation in perspective regarding the election results.
Voyager has run into a number of people who seem to feel that nothing short of
winning 76 seats would define a successful campaign by the MDC. It may be that
some people need to step back a little and consider the larger picture
regarding what has happened.
Watching the Rocks Grow—Truth, lies and video tape
FIRST
there was the lobotomised loony from Lesotho, who happily and enthusiastically
danced the fandango to the rhythm of the Ringmaster’s whip, now we have had the
pleasure of enjoying entertainment from the sycophantic sothead from Swaziland.
War vets exorting money from farmers?
A
GROUP of war veterans are, last week, alleged to have tried to extort $ 1,5 million
from three commercial farmers in Mashonaland East province, to guarantee their
farms against the invasions currently besetting the commercial farms.
Comment and Letters to the Editor
NATIONAL
DISGRACE WHAT is happening to our national cricket team? What has happened to
the lads who proudly carried the national flag aloft and triggered national
interest in a sport that was previously reserved for the elite minority? A
cursory glance at the performance of our national cricket team brings shame to
any worthy Zimbabwean. What is even more mindboggling is how such a once
gallant team has crumbled like a paper tiger.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
POLICE AND WAR VETS ATTACK NCA—‘Zanu PF is determined
to crush public
THE
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) was yesterday forced to prematurely end
its peace rally when the police and two truckloads of war veterans brandishing
weapons, dispersed its members from the City Sports Centre where the rally was
being held.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
‘You are Zanu PF or you shut up,’ villagers told
WAR
Veterans and suspected Zanu PF supporters, are believed to be threatening some
villagers in resettlement schemes with forfeiture of their stands if the ruling
party is voted out of power in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Magic needed to stop violence—Zvobgo
ZANU
PF will need supernatural powers to stop the current political violence rocking
the country, said the party’s secretary for legal affairs, Dr Edison Zvobgo.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Watching the Rocks Grow—Message to Hitler
THERE
have been those who have felt that Hitler Hunzvi is no more than a
simple-minded tool, prepared to sacrifice the name of the war vets, as well as
the future and economy of this land, for the sake of a few pieces of silver and
immunity from prosecution on the numerous criminal charges against him. Indeed,
there may be those out there who think that, in terms of disgusting hypocrisy
and shameful personal self-degradation, Hunzvi has only one possible equal, and
that is Jonathan Moyo. Well, Hunzvi has stunned Voyager by publicly proclaiming
the truth to the media and world at large. In so doing, he has proved wrong all
those who thought he was somewhat challenged in the grey cell area. There are
at least two synapsial pathways functioning in this man’s brain.
Hunzvi, Zanu PF, demand redress
THE
war veteran community and the Zanu PF party have said they are seeking
compensation for properties they allege were destroyed by supporters of the
Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) during the on-going political violence
which has rocked the country.
RURAL VOTERS NEXT • Second phase of terror launched
THE
RULING Zanu PF party has decided to unleash liberation war veterans on the
rural electorate in the second phase of its campaign to counter progress made
by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the race to win voters.
Watching the Rocks Grow—Where are the true war vets?
THE
government’s decision to ban the issue of any new firearms permits constitutes
a clear and serious indicator of what future we, the people, may be facing. As
eyewitness reports confirm that Hitler Hunzvi’s band of murderers, thieves and thugs,
on hire to Mugabe for a deposit of $20 million, are being supplied with AK47s,
the government’s contention that the issue of permits has been stopped because
the guns may be used to arm elements of the MDC is one of the most blatantly
hypocritical and murderous statements to come from a government that has
literally redefined to a unique degree, shallow hypocrisy and vicious
treachery.
No cause for independence celebrations indeed
THERE
will be no national independence day celebrations this year. They have been
cancelled. Thus this society defines the achievements of twenty years of
independence. There is nothing to celebrate, because what had been achieved,
whether by Zanu PF or any other component of our society, has been flushed down
the toilet.
CFU want Hunzvi jailed
THE
Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) has made a chamber application seeking the
courts to imprison the controversial chairman of the Zimbabwe National
Liberation War Veterans Association, Dr Chenjerai Hunzvi, for his alleged
contempt of court in terms of the order made by Justice Paddington Garwe on 17
March 2000.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Mystery letter at Misa-Zimbabwe
MYSTERY
surrounds the author of a letter which claimed to be articulating the concerns
of the governing council of the Media Institute Southern Africa-Zimbabwe, over
the outcome of the interviews for the post of project coordinator for the Media
Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ), The Standard learnt yesterday.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
War vets exorting money from farmers?
A
GROUP of war veterans are, last week, alleged to have tried to extort $ 1,5
million from three commercial farmers in Mashonaland East province, to
guarantee their farms against the invasions currently besetting the commercial
farms
War vets exorting money from farmers?
A
GROUP of war veterans are, last week, alleged to have tried to extort $ 1,5
million from three commercial farmers in Mashonaland East province, to
guarantee their farms against the invasions currently besetting the commercial
farms.
Comment & letters—NATIONAL DISGRACE
WHAT
is happening to our national cricket team? What has happened to the lads who
proudly carried the national flag aloft and triggered national interest in a
sport that was previously reserved for the elite minority? A cursory glance at
the performance of our national cricket team brings shame to any worthy
Zimbabwean. What is even more mindboggling is how such a once gallant team has
crumbled like a paper tiger.
Watching the Rocks Grow—An apology to Jonathan Moyo
In
this most exciting millennial year (Well, actually, pre-millennial year—
Nostradamus still holds a fighting chance of being able to say, “Hey! I told
you so!”, particularly in Zimbabwe) Voyager, inspired by the Pope’s decision to
come clean and apologise, more or less, for some of errors of his church, has been
presented with an opportunity to do, on a smaller but no less important scale,
much the same thing. First item on the agenda is a public apology to Jonathan
Moyo.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Hunzvi’s court appeal foiled
THE
High Court has refused to issue an order in favour of Chenjerai Hunzvi, citing
as its reason for doing so, his defiance of the rule of law.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Watching the Rocks Grow, with the Voyager
Burning
the village. . . OF all the haunting and horrifying images of war that came out
of Vietnam, one, right now, seems to stand clearly and vividly, above all
others.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
"I did not order invasions," says Hunzvi
THE
chairman of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLW-VA),
Chenjerai Hitler Hunzvi, and the governor for Mashonaland Central, Border Gezi,
on Friday dissociated themselves from farm invasions by ex-combatants.
MDC youths dismiss coup threats
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Watching the Rocks Grow—Smoke and mirrors, rape and
lies
To
say that when elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled may be, in
terms of the present debacle, to accord this country’s leadership unwarranted
respect, and to insult elephants in general.
Dabengwa, Chihuri face lawsuit
A
LOCAL pressure group will this week sue the minister of home affairs and the
commissioner of police for failing to stop the current farm invasions by
ex-combatants.
Hunzvi not yet arrested
MYSTERY
surrounds the inaction by the ZRP to arrest war veteran chairman Chenjerai
Hunzvi after a docket was opened last week at Harare Central police station
alleging that he defrauded Zexcom, a company owned by the war veterans, of over
$3 million.
Watching The Rocks Grow—Into the arena, trumpets to
the left, alarms t
AS
the social adrenaline rush of the constitutional referendum fades away,
Zimbabwe now braces for the election. One of the problems with our political
system, it may be argued, is the “football fan” syndrome. One is expected to be
either for or against one team or the other, and from that perspective one is
expected to automatically reject or support anything and everything that is
presented politically.
COPS AFTER HUNZVI
WHILE
some ex-combatants were busy invading farms yesterday, the police net was
closing in on their boss, Chenjerai Hunzvi, who is now facing fraud charges
involving over $3 million.
Farm invaders defy government
ZIMBABWE’s
war veterans yesterday defied government orders to vacate white-owned farms
they invaded to press their demand for land reform.
Zanu PF congress: no surprises
JOHN
Nkomo rose to the highest pinnacle of his political career yesterday when he
was elected as the new Zanu PF chairman, thwarting Thenjiwe Lesabe’s bid to
become the first chairwoman of the ruling party.
Dongo raps Chidyausiku
INDEPENDENT
legislator for Harare South constituency, Margaret Dongo, last week dismissed
the chairman of the Constitutional Commission, Godfrey Chidyausiku, as a
failure and dictator who should not be trusted with chairing the rewriting of
the constitution.
War vets seek audience with Mugabe
‘Disregard us at your peril,’ Hunzvi warns parliamentarians
THE
controversial chairman of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association,
Chenjerai Hunzvi, has criticised the House of Parliament for failing to pass
the War Veterans’ Amendment Bill which would have regularised their monthly
gratuity payments, The Standard has learnt.
Ringmaster and his clowns
PHILOSOPHY
is largely a matter of perspective. As sentient creatures we struggle to find
absolutes that can guide us through all situations, but this may be a futile
task, because it’s all about perspectives.
‘Pay us if you want us as a reserve force’—War Vets
THE
controversial chairman of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans’ Association,
Chenjerai Hunzvi has demanded that the government pay the war veterans a normal
salary before they agree to be part of the Reserve Force of the Zimbabwe
Defence Forces, The Standard has learnt.
The Voyager
Personality profile—‘Ambitious people are dangerous’
DOCTOR
Chenjerai Hunzvi (50), was born on 23 October 1949 at Chiminya Village in the
Chikomba communal area of Mashonaland East province. He joined the liberation
movement at the age of 16, and remained a committed member of the movement
right up to the inception of independence in 1980. After independence, he
studied for and obtained a degree in medicine at the University of Warsaw in
Poland.
Hunzvi wants to be vice president
The
controversial chairman of the War Veterans Association, Chenjerai Hitler
Hunzvi, has expressed his wish to be considered for the post of
co-vice-president left by the late Dr Joshua Nkomo.
War vets petition politburo
MEMBERS
of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association have appealed to the ruling
Zanu PF party’s supreme body, the politburo, to intervene in their dispute with
some senior members of the party, The Standard has established.
’Msika wants to destroy me’
THE
beleaguered chairman of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association, Dr
Chenjerai Hunzvi, has accused the national chairman of the ruling Zanu PF
party, Joseph Msika, of spearheading a politically motivated campaign aimed at
eliminating him.
Comrades eye politburo
YET
another showdown is looming between the Zimbabwe National Liberation War
Veterans Association and the ruling Zanu PF party, following a demand by the
war vets chairman, Chenjerai Hunzvi, that the party should co-opt at least five
members from his association onto its Politburo.
2. From the Zimbabwe Independent
Candid Comment
Kunonga
needs to distinguish God from Caesar
Muckraker
Beware
links to Cde Jinx
Letters to the Editor
Controversy over Hunzvi’s hero status - "Turning
Heroes Acre into Zanu PF graveyard"
AS
PRESIDENT Mugabe and Zanu PF functionaries continue to eulogise the late war
veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi, senior ex-combatants are divided over his
hero’s status.
Comment
Hunzvi’s
departure marks political watershed
Scramble for Hunzvi’s post
A
DOGFIGHT is looming among war veterans as jockeying for positions has started
ahead of a congress to choose a successor to the late leader of the
ex-combatants, Chenjerai Hunzvi, who died this week.
Confusion over cause of death
CONFUSION
reigns over the cause of war veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi’s death as
government officials and medical experts give different explanations, it
emerged yesterday.
Trudy's Diary
In
a democracy, Mujuru would have resigned
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Face to Face
Govt
in reverse gear on company raids - Invasion strategy backfires
Arrest Hunzvi says Moyo
LEADING
war veterans Chenjerai Hunzvi and Joseph Chinotimba benefited from the rampant
extortion perpetrated during illegal company invasions and should be arrested,
militant ex-combatant Mike Moyo said yesterday.
News Analysis
Police
transfers undermine professionalism
Candid Comment
A
party that knows no shame
Letters to the Editor
War vets blame govt for chaos
SENIOR
Zanu PF officials say the government itself is as much to blame as they are for
the current industrial chaos because it sanctioned a kangaroo court to usurp
the functions of the Labour ministry in the settlement of disputes.
Letters to the Editor
Lastword
He
was never one of us
Trudy's Diary
How
did you celebrate your freedom this year?
Letters to the Editor
Bloch resigns Merspin consultancy
ERIC
Bloch, who brokered a $250 million take- over deal of Merspin Ltd, now under
provision-al liquidation, yesterday resigned as consultant citing the breakdown
in company rescue talks after former workers invaded the textile premises this
week.
Police, Zanu PF members assault lawyer
THE
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) joined Zanu PF members in assaulting the
chairman of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), Tawanda Hondora, last
Saturday at a police station in Chikomba, accusing him of being a Movement for
Democratic Change (MDC) supporter.
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MDC to protest against Madzongwe’s conduct
OPPOSITION
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MPs will next week hold a meeting with
Speaker of parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa to protest against deputy speaker Edna
Madzongwe’s conduct. In particular they will cite the way she has managed
debates in the House, the Zimbabwe Independent has been told.
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War veterans cry foul over Telecel shareholder funds
WAR
veterans who are shareholders in Zexcom have expressed concern over the fate of
their shares in Telecel Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Telecel International, and
have accused war veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi and his allies of defrauding
the fund of millions of dollars, it has been established.
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Army intervenes to rein - in errant war veterans
THE
army has moved to exercise greater control over war veterans in the wake of
international concerns about growing lawlessness in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe
Independent has established.
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Mugabe
says ‘Oui’ to French lessons
Cutting Edge
Independent
press stuck in advocacy journalism
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Comment
Is
this the country we really want?
Candid Comment
Sense
of déja vu as resistance grows
Hunzvi under siege
WAR
veterans’ leader Chenjerai Hunzvi is once again under siege from his comrades
and this time he will need all his survival instincts to remain at the helm of
the ex-combatants’ body.
Chinamasa denies intimidating judges
REPORTS
that some judges in Zimbabwe had been intimidated and feared for their lives
were pure media fabrication, Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa has said.
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Hunzvi
enigma: 117% disability and still smiling!
Letters to the Editor
Eric Bloch Column
Sage
ministerial advice falls on deaf ears
Comment
What
has the government got to hide?
War vets spurn Hunzvi
WAR
veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi last Saturday suffered a major setback in his
bid to control Bulawayo province when more than one thousand war veterans
blocked his move to dissolve the Bulawayo provincial executive at a meeting
which exposed widening rifts among former freedom fighters.
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Hussein’s
walk-out that never was
Cutting Edge
Real
war vets should stand up and be counted
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Chief Justice choice to cause headaches
PRESIDENT
Robert Mu-gabe will face a hard choice in appointing the next Chief Justice
following the apparently un- constitutional removal of Anthony Gubbay in what
has been described as a “judicial coup”.
Vets itch to oust Hunzvi
WAR
veterans from the country’s 10 provinces are bracing to oust their leader,
Chenjerai Hunzvi, from his position at a crucial national congress to be held
next month — a move that is likely to alarm Zanu PF politicians, the Zimbabwe
Independent has gathered.
Candid Comment
Daily
News bombing work of a desperate state
Editor's Memo & Feedback
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Zanu PF cracks whip on war vets
ZANU
PF leaders are working on a code of conduct to rein in errant war veterans who
have precipitated the country’s descent into lawlessness, the Zimbabwe
Independent heard yesterday.
Viewpoint
Rule
of comrades isn’t rule of law
Face to Face
‘I
have always wanted to work with the people’ — Makova
War vets, ZRP mobilise against MDC mass action
WAR
veterans who have been spoiling for a fight with the opposition are limbering
up to reinforce the Zimbabwe Republic Police in crushing the proposed mass
protest being mooted by the Movement for Democratic Change.
Muckraker
Bandits
and ballots in Bikita
Viewpoint
Mushayakarara’s
article an attempt to subvert struggle
Comment
Kabila’s
legacy to Zimbabwe lies in Bikita
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Who’s
whacky: the BBC or Jonathan?
Editor's Memo & Feedback
Letters to the Editor
Chidyausiku could face tribunal
JUDGE
President Godfrey Chidyausiku could be brought before a legal tribunal for a
misconduct hearing after his remarks about Chief Justice Antony Gubbay which
lawyers said are unfair and untrue, the Zimbabwe Independent has been told.
Comment
Why
should Zanu PF benefit from its abuses?
Letters to the Editor
Eric Bloch Column
What
they should get for Christmas
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Makoni
pays dearly at Zanu PF's Pearly gate
Comment
It’s
‘Bleak House’ in Zimbabwe this Christmas
Letters to the Editor
Candid Comment
The
ugly side of government’s ethnic hegemony
Viewpoint 2
Makoni’s
budget targets hard to achieve
Editor's Memo & Feedback
Plans to oust Hunzvi, Mhlanga resisted
DESPITE
concerted efforts to push Chenjerai Hunzvi and Endy Mhlanga from managing the
war veterans holding company, Zexcom, by the taskforce appointed to revamp the
ailing establishment, it appears the two have recei- ved another mandate, the
Zimbabwe Independent established this week.
Muckraker
Mawere
and the science of secrecy
War vets given offices
THE
government has allocated offices to war veterans on the 18th floor of Mukwati
building, to help the former militants co-ordinate their farm invasions within
the Ministry of Local Government offices, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
Candid comment
‘How
should I rule them baas?’ asked Mugabe
Cutting Edge
Zim’s
problems pale compared to SA
Comment
Let
Moyo put his views to the test
Letters to the Editor
Cutting Edge
Whites
and racism not major issues in Zimbabwe today
Last Word
Déjà
vu on a trip through bigotry’s heartland
In the House
Theatrics
in parliament
Hunzvi, Mhlanga named in $45m Zexcom scam
INVESTORS
funds worth $45 million have disappeared from the war veterans’ Zexcom company
and the taskforce overseeing the operations of the investment vehicle blames
veterans association chairman Chenjerai Hunzvi and managing director Endy
Mhlanga for the loss.
Muckraker
Tell
us now George, is it Bob or pennies?
Cutting Edge
The
MDC needs to shape up fast
Letters to the Editor
Comment
Chinamasa
must not excuse the inexcusable
Zanu PF negotiates truce among feuding war vets
ZANU
PF has cobbled together a truce among the feuding war veterans’ leaders ahead
of what is deemed a more important battle — the party’s campaign for the 2002
presidential election, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.
Muckraker
Tsvangirai’s
foolish choice of words
Candid Comment
Tsvangirai
gives Zanu PF welcome electoral pitch
Cutting Edge
Where
was the CIO when fuel depots ran dry?
Viewpoint
Mwenezi
MP has an unenviable mission
War vets to be paid again
THE
Ministry of Defence is planning to re-train war veterans and pay them
allowances as members of the regular reserve force, the Zimbabwe Independent
established last week.
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Zim’s
Harlem Globe Trotter returns in triumph!
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Hunzvi’s comeback bid for top job foiled
Dr
Chenjerai Hunzvi’s comeback bid for the chairmanship of the war veterans
association seems to have suffered a knock as his efforts to solicit the
support of Zexcom shareholders to boot out his arch- rival Endy Mhlanga were
snubbed last weekend.
Parliament
There’s
a lot that Zvobgo doesn’t support
The Last Word
Mixed
signals from New York City
Muckraker
Zanu
PF starts dishing out its bitter pills
Cutting Edge
Govt’s
land programme shrouded in public suspicion
War vets leadership lost its way -- former chair
FORMER
chairman of the War Veterans Association Charles Hungwe says the problems
afflicting the organisation are a result of a lack of credible leadership and
its affiliation to a political party.
War vets power struggle deepens
ANOTHER
power struggle is set to plunge the War Veterans Association into further chaos
as the top brass of the group braces for a battle over control of the
association’s company, Zexcom, it emerged yesterday.
Doctors give govt ultimatum
SPECIALISTS
manning the country’s biggest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa, have given the
government a one-week ultimatum to release $30 million desperately needed to
prop up the ailing institution or they will stop admitting patients.
Hunzvi threatens Standard journalist
THE
ousted chairman of the war veterans association, Dr Chenjerai Hunzvi, has made
threats against Standard journalist Chengetai Zvauya telling him he faced more
harm and harassment if the reporter continued to write critically about him.
Muckraker
Nairobi
casts its shadow over the Sunshine City
Letters to the Editor
Hunzvi, Mhlanga in public row
A
POWER struggle for the control of war veterans’ assets is set to intensify as
the association’s leadership engages in open feuding.
Muckraker
Time
to end deceptive pollyanna politics
Candid Comment
Journalists
should stand up to Mugabe’s bullying
News Analysis
CFU
seen as part of problem in land saga
Letters to the Editor
Editor's Memo & Feedback
What
is Mugabe up to?
Candid Comment
War
veterans used and discarded by Zanu PF
Letters to the Editor
Candid Comment
MDC
must fight to restore rule of law
Comment
Who
is really holding the country to ransom?
Work stoppage spreads
A
FULL-SCALE work stoppage is looming next week in protest over the
government-sanctioned lawlessness on farms and the attacks on people by the
military in many urban centres, the Zimbabwe Independent established yes-
terday.
Editor's Memo & Feedback
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Muckraker
Bob’s
alchemy: mixing new blood with deadwood
Muckraker
Police
run riot over MDC’s Chinja sign
Letters to the Editor
War vets meet to press demands
WAR
veterans will tomorrow meet at the Zanu PF headquarters to review their terror
campaign on commercial farms as violence this week continued unabated.
Letters to the Editor
Mugabe
has problems dealing with ethnic ‘madness’
Face to Face
Mugabe
continues struggle to stay in power
Letters to the Editor
Muckracker
Mudede’s
stuttering statistics and delayed results
The Last Word
A
summary of the big race
Minister beaten by man in hiding
ZIMBABWE’S
general election, fought under the Westminster first-past-the-post system,
produced thrills and spills that would have done a British general election
night proud. No less than seven government ministers lost their seats,
including one widely tipped as the successor to President Robert Mugabe.
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War veterans will reject observers’ findings — Hunzvi
VETERANS
of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, who this week gave international election
observers a conditional entry to the more than 1 500 farms they have invaded,
said they will not accept the observers’ findings if the election is not
declared free and fair.
Comment
Are
people able to make a choice?
Police suspend probe into MDC torture claim at
Hunzvi’s surgery
POLITICAL
interference has forced police investigating the torture of six Movement for
Democratic Change (MDC) supporters at Chenjerai Hunzvi’s surgery in Budiriro to
postpone arresting the embattled chairman of the war veterans until after the
election, the Zimbabwe Independent has gathered.
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A
Zanu PF T-shirt is all that a criminal needs
$20m Zanu PF channelled to land siezure remains
unaccounted for
THERE
is concern that the $20 million the ruling Zanu PF party channelled to the war
veterans from its depleted coffers in February to bolster its now
three-month-old land seizure campaign was abused, the Zimbabwe Independent has
learnt.
Teachers appeal for early closure of schools
THE
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has made recommendations to the
government to close schools a week before and after the general election in
anticipation of an escalation of violence against teachers and pupils during
the period.
Veterans solicit funds for farm occupations
THE
war veterans’ leadership has written to embassies of countries that supported
Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle asking for money to sponsor farm occupations, it
emerged this week.
Muckraker
Let
war veterans, wildlife occupy Gonarezhou
Editor’s Memo and Feedback
Former fighters plan regional body to speed up land
reform
FORMER
freedom fighters in southern Africa are making efforts to form a regional body
to push Sadc governments to accelerate land redistribution. This comes as it
emerged this week that the United States and the United Nations are taking
great interest in developments in Zimbabwe where former fighters of the
country’s liberation war have invaded over 1 000 white-owned commercial farms
across the country in a reign of terror that has left four white farmers and
many farm labourers dead.
Mugabe under siege from veterans
PRESIDENT
Robert Mugabe has come under growing pressure from ex-combatants to deliver on
land redistribution pledges before the election.
War veterans attack Bulawayo Zanu PF provincial
chairman
A
HORDE of disenchanted war veterans swooped on the Bulawayo Zanu PF head offices
on Wednesday afternoon and beat up provincial party chairman Edison Ncube and
secretary for administration Sipho Ncube whom they accused of holding on to
party funds and imposing candidates in the province.
Letters to the Editor
Cutting Edge
What
is the church doing to stop violence?
Face to Face
A
messiah or eccentric Zanu PF hatchet man?
Letters to the Editor
Editor’s Memo & Feedback
Hunzvi takes over Chikomba
EMBATTLED
war veterans chairman Chenjerai Hunzvi has declared he will stand for the Zanu
PF ticket in Chikomba in the primaries that are due to be re-run there and that
he will be the only candidate. He claims he has chased General Solomon Mujuru
out of the constituency.
Comment
Zimbabwe’s
quest for electoral justice
Muckraker
The
Great Dictator and Gandhi’s reminder
News Analysis
Terror
is the order of the day in Zim
Editor’s Momo & Feedback
Muckraker
Moyo
abandons family for the Sheraton
Letters to the Editor
Comment
Road
to the polls littered with corpses
Zanu PF takes terror campaign to towns
GOVERNMENT
militias comprising war veterans and Zanu PF supporters who have invaded about
1 000 commercial farms have run out of resources and are now forcing farmers to
provide them with basic supplies to enable them to remain on farms, the
Zimbabwe Independent established yesterday.
Eric Bloch Column
Mugabe,
Hunzvi and their thugs destroying economy
Muckraker
Daily
News bombing and conspiracy theories
News Analysis
Despite
promises of peace War veterans’ reign of terror on farms
Cutting Edge
Clear
parallels between Zanu PF and Nazi party
Letters to the Editor
Granite company invaded - Political violence,
intimidation escalate
GOVERNMENT-sponsored
ex-combatants and Zanu PF supporters invaded and looted Ruenya Granite Company
in Mutoko north-east of Harare on Wednesday as the ruling party’s campaign of
violence against farm workers and other suspected opposition adherents spread
across the country.
Anglo-Zimbabwe talks on farm invasions hit brick wall
TALKS
between Britain and Zimbabwe on invasions of white-owned farms were stuck
yesterday over the key issue of whether London should pay compensation before
violence ended, Reuters reports.
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Muckraker
Msika’s
wisdom earns him boos in Byo
Government deploys army to direct farm invasions
ZIMBABWE
National Army (ZNA) officers have been deployed to direct farm invasions by
Zanu PF supporters and war veterans, the Zimbabwe Independent learnt this week.
The Last Word
Of
April fools and oxymorons
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Tsvangirai accuses Mugabe of stirring racism for electoral
gain
AS
Chenjerai Hunzvi and his war veterans swooped on Goulaws farm in Nkayi on
Wednesday to purge supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the
labour-backed party began its campaign in Bulawayo with a strong stand against
racism.
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Muckraker
Who
is fanning the flames of anarchy?
Letters to the Editor
Eric Bloch Column
Farm
invasions devastate weakened economy
Comment
Charge
war-mongers with treason
Editor’s Memo and Feedback
Muckraker
Cyclone
Robert wreaks havoc
Letters to the Editor
The Last Word
Real
estate the new wave — but first, cricket!
Letters to the Editor
Govt directs farm invasions
THE
hidden hand of government’s covert forces has played a leading role in the farm
invasions by war veterans that has plunged the country into a new crisis this
week, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.
Muckraker
Somersaulting
prof in bad case of amnesia
Muckraker
Moyo
buried under the landslide
Viewpoint
Another
view of the Girls High School meeting
Muckraker
Gang
of two now hanging itself
AG submits list of war fund looters
SENIOR
government officials are conspicuous by their absence from the list of people
forwarded by Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa for prosecution for allegedly
looting the War Victims Compensation Fund amid reports that police dockets on
prominent individuals have gone missing, the Zimbabwe Independent has
established.
Muckraker
Groping
in the dark for president’s speech
Candid Comment
Muckraker
Editor’s Memo & Feedback
War vets saga deepens
THE
Chenjerai Hunzvi-led faction of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans
Association has accused the police of trumping up charges and using the state
apparatus to raid and destroy ex-combatants‚ investment projects.
Politics of tribal balancing should end ˜ Dabengwa
WHILE
the succession debate is gathering momentum in Zanu PF, party luminaries find
their names bandied about daily as possible contenders to succeed their
75-year-old leader who nevertheless shows a marked reluctance to go.
Zexcom funds looted
War
veterans lose millions
Projects financed by the Zimbabwe Ex-Combatants Investment Fund (Zexcom)
have been looted of millions of dollars prejudicing thousands of liberation war
veterans, a report by an internal investigations committee has revealed.
Independent
Comment
Chinamasa
refuses to prosecute Hunzvi
THE Attorney-General, Patrick Chinamasa, has declined to
prosecute the ousted chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans,
Chenjerai Hunzvi, over threats to attack senior government officials who
appeared on a “hit list” that he allegedly compiled,
Chinamasa has told the Zimbabwe Independent.
Amnesty
for war fund looters?
POLICE have intensified their investigations into the War
Victims Compensation Fund scandal amid reports that a number of top government,
army, police and ruling party officials who pillaged the fund of millions of
dollars are lined up for a presidential amnesty, the Zimbabwe Independent has
learnt.
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Cutting
Edge
Eric
Bloch column
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