By Staff Reporter | Nehanda Politcs |
Former veterans of the liberation struggle have told the ruling Zanu PF party that most of them are dying due to abject poverty that they are living under.
Ex-freedom fighters led by Zanu PF secretary for war veterans, Douglas Mahiya prepared and released the report to the Zanu PF central committee last week during the party’s annual conference in Bindura.
The war veterans said their pensions had deteriorated and were failing to cater for their health. They added that they were finding it difficult to pay their children’s school fees, while also bemoaning the lack of funding for funeral assistance to the departed freedom fighters.
“The current monthly pension payout to the veterans of the liberation struggle has been eroded by the current inflation rates. As such, most veterans are wallowing in abject poverty. The issue of increasing the pension was brought to the fore for over 10 years and nothing has materialised.
“Veterans are dying each day due to challenges arising from economic hardships,” read the report.
“The welfare of the liberation struggle (veterans) continues to be undermined by inflation regardless of many efforts that have been made to cater for their wellbeing.
“Many of them are now living the last 20 years of their lives. The monthly pension payout for veterans has been eroded by the current economic conditions. The majority of the veterans of the liberation struggle are advanced in age and most of them suffer from chronic illnesses that need regular medical attention.
“Many of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and war psychosomatic stress, while some were injured during the liberation struggle and lost limbs.
“All these conditions require a specialised medical service, however, continuous efforts to at least have medical aid specifically for veterans have been fruitless and our comrades are dying each day due to neglect and deteriorating health.”
Their report came soon after 39 war veterans were arrested in Harare last week and charged with gathering to promote public violence as they demanded a review of their monthly pensions.
They were later released on ZWL 5 000 bail each. Nehanda Radio
It’s sad& unfortunate but until sanctions are removed, war veterans will continue dying like flies! https://t.co/RPIF03UBVb
Makabaya dura nechigunwe nzara haisati yatanga muchiri kwekutanga kwacho.
So are other people…
Muchamama maida kufe ani
Zivai kut mairwira nyika yese kwete party ye zanu
Haaaà , vatibvigwe apo , they were supposed to squander $50 000 in a sustainable manner.
Hongu , vakabata basa rakakura uye rakakosha.
The same economic quagmire they are experiencing is same what the majority are complaining about and running away from.
Yu destroyed our country for nothing. Yu thot farms will make yu rich, yu thot 50k will make yu rich. All it made is Poverty to every Zimbo
Ngavaende kwa Tongombeya vanopihwa doro ravakajaira kushandiswa naro vachiita hwumhondi
They will live to suffer and regret why supported Zanu pf ichiporonga vakatarisa
Enemies of progress.They should be quiet.They don’t want change.
Hanzi naChiwenga Shumba murambwi havana kwavari kuenda saka kana varipo muchafa nenzara
Zororai murugare maCdes makarwa kurwa kwakanaka
They must die kuti ndovanhu vega varimuzimbabwe here.vainorerwa too much
Let them die after all they fought for nothing . Real heroes are those who never went to war. Vairwira idzo mbavha idzi
Every citizen is dying
Let them die cuz they are the ones whom they don’t want to remove Zanu
U were given money n u mismanaged t u were given land n u r not utilising t u have e power to vote n bring about change use t
Ngavapere titange zvitsva unless people
What r they waiting for, they should die already, how many innocent ppl dd they kill directly and indirectly
Makarwira hondo mahara you should be the ones fighting for the values and the Zimbabwe you fought for, sold your souls to ZANU PF, dai mukanyatsorohwawnenhamo.
Everyone is dying due to poverty. Even kids and young women. Our graduated have no jobs and no hope of getting jobs. Our middle aged do not have life savings.
Matofo to the last. You thought you always win the Jackpot by killing ,torturing the oppositions who were and are telling you kuti chinhu ichi chaora. Even this day you still saying vote for it. You are told the truth that they remember of you only towards elections and after that mave zvikorobho. Wage another Hondo so have the same benefits you got before. Slogan takagwa Hondo munofa muchingochema.
Yaaaa neah
Makarwira hondo Mahara vana vakafundira mahara.
Thus wat Dissidents where complaining about b4 it comes to this. those guys where clever leaders like Lobhengula who knew we needed economy not land that he gave to the whites for them to have trust on him.
The government had implement that digger udye so they can sustain a living ,some of us didn’t get a single cent for the compensation fund which they were blowing like mannah
Everybody else is dying except for zanu thugs
Ngavafe nenhamo no problem
It only matters if they are dying with hunger what about ordinary poor citizens who doesn’t get any handouts from this selfish government. They must shut up because all citizens are struggling and they are the ones who’s blocking the change
we also dying in povarty
Most Zimbabweans are suffering even worse
Mai mhanyira mapurazi muchiuraya vanhu vaishanda mumapurazi nekuuraya varungu vacho maiti munosvikakupi? Ndimi makauraya economy yenyika imi muchishandiswa ne chi Zanu pf chenyu ichochi nyatsotambura zvakanyanya
Natural selection
Vasara vngani most of them are bogus
They should address to the government, not the party
Unfortunately we have failed to distinguish between a part and government
Mentally sick these war vets
Taurai neMukomana, hapa chinoramba
Inga vakapiwa ma demobe e 50000 minda mapurazi pamwe ne penjeni yavari kupiwa 50% yacho ari ma US Saka vave kuda chii futi
Tibvigwe zvedu,ngavadye hondo nyika ndeyeropa as they said.
They are enemies of progress,vakati nyika haitongwe nepwere.ngavadye izvozvo
And also old age
possibly the economy might have been better off under Smith if they hadn’t gone kuhondo kwacho
Utilize the farms guys