High Court dismisses ZAPU bid to halt Gukurahundi hearings
The case for declaring July 1 a national holiday: Honouring Joshua Nkomo’s enduring legacy
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High Court dismisses ZAPU bid to halt Gukurahundi hearings
The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an urgent application by the opposition party ZAPU seeking to stop the government-initiated Gukurahundi Outreach Programme in Matabeleland, ruling that the matter was not urgent.
The case for declaring July 1 a national holiday: Honouring Joshua Nkomo’s enduring legacy
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth ( Ecclesiastes 7:1). This seems to be the case with the Late former Vice President of Zimbabwe, Dr Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, who died twenty-six years ago on July 1, 1999.
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ZPRA Liberation Archives
In this episode of the ZPRA Liberation Archives, freedom fighter Ezekiel Zwedu Tshuma shares his remarkable story of joining the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) at the tender age of 12. From his first steps into the liberation movement to the intense military training and frontline battles, this interview offers a rare, personal glimpse into Zimbabwe’s liberation history.
