‘New war veterans payments will make the economy scream’

Zimbabwe has discovered 160 000 plus more war veterans who are set to get gratuities and monthly pensions.

Just like in 1997 this was not budgeted expenditure. Without a magic increase in productivity and the tax base this will be financed by printing money.

On 14 November 1997 a day now commonly known as Black Friday local currency lost 75% value in a day. Then the war vets numbering about 50 000, led by Dr Chenjerai Hunzvi, armtwisted Robert Mugabe to pay lump sum gratuities even dancing kongonya at Heroes Acre and marching to Munhumutapa.

Prior to that war vets were claiming war time inflicted disabilities of as much as 80 per cent. Later, unofficially led by Chinotimba, they became the largest strata of population to get land after orchestrating audacious attacks on farmers and judges incensed by the MDC formation and Mugabe’s referendum defeat.

The debt created for land reform is US$3.5 billion payable to white farmers and US$200million awarded last week by an SA Court.

That Black Friday pensions, savings, insurance and assurance policies and long term investments from as far back as the 70s just died a death. Regardless of age everyone then started his/her working life at zero saving.

The economy will scream. This time expect complete death of the currency, accelerated inflation and exchange rate in thousands because 160k war vets is such a big leap in numbers compared to 50k of 1997.

Pensions, long term investments, savings, insurance and medical aid will die a bigger death and do so fast.

The economy will self dollarize and sovereign debt will multiply beyond the US$19 billion curtailing future growths. The little jobs in manufacturing will die, with erosion of income expect massive job actions and increase in protest vote.

We now have a total of about 200 000 war veterans which translates to a staggering 30% or so of all people above the age of 60 being war veterans. 60+ age group is estimated at 680k.

The economy will scream as this money supply added to this building of infrastructure ” nyika inowakwa newene wayo” using short term money is a disaster.

Should these war veterans be paid, I am not sure as the number is so staggering to be true.

The real challenge is that Zimbabwe is printing far too much money as compared to size of the economy and its growth.

Inflation is induced by using short term money for long term infrastructure projects, soon we have to import 400 000 metric tonnes of maize, pay 160 000 war veterans, budget a whooping us$3.5 billion to compensate ex-Rhodesian farmers and as late as last week US$200 million to compensate some farmers whose case could not proceed after Zimbabwe arbitrarily withdrew from the SADC tribunal court.

The economy will scream and with it political goodwill for a clean contest.

Brian Sedze
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  • Goddy Joel

    Nyange mukada kuba Sei mini kuvara this time fokof

  • Nelson Gombakomba

    Zanu PF logic: At my local clinic, a woman has just given birth to a war veteran.

    • Jorina Fourie

      Nelson Gombakomba hahahaha Congratulations

    • Roy Fullwood

      Nelson Gombakomba What a brave but good sense of humour you have . 😂👍

  • Milton Dube

    with the zanu that we know, thats not gonna happen

  • Bonnie Ndlovu

    Its only that our economy is dead but war veterans must be paid those guys worked very hard, it was not their problem that Zanu failed to run the country but them they played their role, even the next gorvement must pay them.

    • Frank Patana

      Bonnie Ndlovu : Which war did these 160000 new war veterans fight in, seeing that Zimbabwe was never @ war since 1980 isn’t the number supposed to be dropping instead of growing ❔😂🤣🙄🤔

    • Sterias Chisvoro

      Bonnie Ndlovu the issue here is the number is keeping increasing???? Where are they coming from????

    • Bonnie Ndlovu

      Sterias Chisvoro the issue of increasing is a problem plus this number is too much.

    • Tendayi Muchineripi

      Bonnie Ndlovu they’re registering their children and relatives as war veterans just to milk the govt, real veterans are now very few

    • Bonnie Ndlovu

      Tendayi Muchineripi this gorvement is useless let them milk it, which presedent in his rightfull mind can hire a plane which cost $30k an hour?

    • Edwell Mhike Nyandoro

      Sterias Chisvoro ikuwedzereswa nana muchembere vekumamisha vakambobikira magandanga kkkkkk kutsvaga havo mavotes kunana mhamha vedu not kuti vane basa navo stereki

    • Grace Kasio

      Bonnie Ndlovu but since 1980 how many years passed for zanupf to tell the people that they discovered more warvets

    • Nozipho Ndlovu

      Bonnie Ndlovu everyone who was there during the liberation struggle worked hard and deserve something as well. The same war vets were eating food from the villagers who also deserve a thank you. It was a collective effort from them and those on the ground to win the war

    • Bonnie Ndlovu

      Nozipho Ndlovu eish but those guys were in the forefront, they sacrificed their lives, you cant compesate everyone

    • Nozipho Ndlovu

      Bonnie Ndlovu true, many also died especially ema khaya and some were abused by the same guys

    • Senzo Mthunzi

      Bonnie Ndlovu I think you are one of war vet skeleton judging from your comments

    • Bonnie Ndlovu

      Senzo Mthunzi eish mfo vele ngikhatshana kubi leminyaka yami ikhatshana

    • SaLisa Tshona Moyo

      Nozipho NdlovuNozipho Ndlovu your thinking is spot on. Our non combatant parents also got bullet wounds from that war.
      Everyone contributed to the liberation of the country.

    • Ethie Mtezo

      Frank PatanaFrank Patana those accept being bribed will regret after election

    • Prince Chambwinja

      Bonnie Ndlovu they must play the role also now country is in dire situation we can’t play even soccer because of corruption ,stop colonizing your own citizens by this time

    • Tinmann Mutxzie

      Bonnie Ndlovu What r u really saying Here ,r u saying u dnt Understand that since Independence up to now those War Veterans are the Ones Running and Destroying Zimbabwe.

      Before Zimbabwe Starts choosing between Zanu or Chamisa ,they must get rid of War Veterans from running Zimbabwe first,they can get their Payments for shoo bt they are simply Not Fit to Run Zimbabwe.

    • Bonnie Ndlovu

      Tinmann Mutxzie war Veterans are not running the country, those guys who are running the country are politicians who are claiming to be War vets otherwise really War vats are just suffering like us, you want to act as if you dont know the politics of Zanu they just used the War vets after they were compaseted with those 50k Zanu claiming that the money is from them whilst is for the country, War vets are victim of Zanu pf.

    • Tinmann Mutxzie

      Bonnie NdlovuBonnie Ndlovu U sophisticate things and end up lying to yrself and those around you,,, Robert Mugabe was a War Veteran, Now Emmerson Mnangagwa is a War Veteran,, the other Boss Chiwenga is another War Veteran Soooo What exactly do you mean when u deny that from 1980 up to right now Zimbabwe has been Ruled by War Veterans,,,,, One of the Most Significant Milestones or Landmarks that made a Downfall of our Zim Economy was the 1998 Unplanned Payouts to War Veterans and also Our unplanned Interferences in the DRC Wars and also the Shamefull,Regretable and Chaotic Land Reform Programs all these Events were Masterminded by War Veterans,,,,,

      I m sensing that your understanding of a War Veteran is what’s letting u Down,,,, u think a War Veteran is simply some Old man sitting in the Rural Area ,,,,which is a very Shallow understanding,,,, as I said b4 the People who Really Lead Zimbabwe up to now the ones u like calling Politicians are in Reality War Veterans as I explained earlier and that’s the Disaster that Zimbabwe has,,,,, if anything has to Improve in Zim we simply have to get Rid of all War Veterans from Politics, it’s just as simple as that.

      Fr as long as we have War Veterans as our Politicians and Leaders then we screwed Forever.

      They fought the War bla bla and we Appreciate that but Leading a Nation they are Simply a Disaster.

  • Mukundu Ronald

    War veterans! 1997 was enough. Mass sufferation is the normal in our case

    • Farisisai Zhou

      Shingai Muchesa Mapuwei matebeleland north kuno kwandiri vakanyoresa vakawanda

  • Livingstone Maumbe

    Mugarbage made such a knee jerk decision in 1997 on the 10th of November and our economy has never recovered. I shudder to think what will happen to this comatose economy. Zpf never cease to amaze.

  • Rayla Moyos

    Tirikutungamirwa nemapenzi chaiwo. Instead of focusing with the economy mukutsvaka zvinhu zvinoitisa loss munyika kkkkkkk makadzungaira.

  • Gift Gumiro

    Statistically how can we have the number ballooning rather than dwindling,some of us don’t know the inside or outside of a classroom but we did corrections,this is corruption to it’s highest level

  • Charity Mudhovozi

    War veterans iyoh vakawanda kudai I smell a rat a dead rat

  • Thoko Mjapane Lephuthing

    Governments will promise heaven and earth while knowing very well all the good things are for cadres, comrades, friends,their girlfriends and children.

  • Abigail Madanhi

    Kana nesuwo tirima war vets , kugara muzimbabwe ayisinyore , tarwa Hondo zvinji since takaberekwa ,, kurwisana nenhamo everyday ayisi nyore

    • Ephraim Makara

      Abigail Madanhi iwe ndiwe wanyatsopa definition ye war vet chaiyo

  • Dan Sibanda

    Before every elections more war veterans are born 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • Clever Mambo

      Dan Sibanda ikokk lol that’s the game

    • Dan Sibanda

      Clever Mambo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
      42 years after war kkkkkk
      The youngest true war vet l think mustbe 60yrs old 🤭

    • Clever Mambo

      Dan SibandaDan SibandaSibanda lol very true n most are dead …

    • Roy Fullwood

      Dan Sibanda Unfortunately it is actually an insult to real veterans 😔

  • Mucha Maku

    Another catastrophe in this already crippled economy? Hayaaas……..tave bhooo ndati 😭😭😭

  • Pauden Ncube

    How old are those war veteran maybe I am also included without my knowledge

  • Edmos Khumalo

    Because certain people want to remain in Power, they don’t care about the future

  • Janet Chitengu

    These war veterans are from which era maybe I also qualify since the number is increasing instead of decreasing

    • Janet Chitengu

      Portia Magaya Katsiga I don’t buy that cc it’s just a way yekuitisana mari. Ko isu ana baba vedu vakatofa vasina kudziwana

    • Edwin Gamunorwa

      Janet Chitengu its a way yekuda kumamisa vanhu 2023

  • Ambuya Makoni

    Another 5th brigade which is going to butcher people towards 2023 Elections,,, these are not warveterans but Zanupf Militias mmmm basa ravo richange riri rekuponda 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • Tinashe Mbofana

    Wilberforce Nyamutsika where did you get them sir? Lol

    • Dziva Machido

      Tinashe Mbofana chimurenga 3 😂😂😂

  • Thandy Sibanda

    I’m also a warvet you got money to pay we are here ipayi vanhu varikutambura Mari iyoyo

  • Gideon Gidds

    We are going nowhere fast, these clowns are taking us for a ride around the circus.

  • Eliah Jembere

    This process will die natural death afta elections, kushandiswa

  • Ngoni Dzashe

    Dei hondo yacho isina kumborwiwa hayo. Hapana zvayakabetsera

  • Dube Nyamazana

    There are no war veterans here, these are people being bribed by the ruling party. They will be used to mobilize people to vote for the ruling party.

    • John Trombas

      Dube Nyamazana
      Exactly….its all about Elections….

    • Edward Ndhlovu

      Dube Nyamazana this time it’s not gonna work. At the rate the slide is going vanenge varumana ivo Pachavo. Watch the space and mark these words

  • Takesure Chinhara

    This is nonsense and they know who is going to benefit.This is going to stretch the already tattered economy.

  • iQuant

    As if it’s not at the moment, but let the thing implode

  • Tinoda Joel

    Kkkkkkkkkk panodiwa chii kuti tiendewo ku hondo kwacho

  • Herb James

    So Hondo yakarwiwa ne 300 000 maWar Vet tisati taisa ana Mujibha nema Collaborators…

  • Norman Khumz

    Where were they since 1980?Some corrupt bastard has put his cronies in the money!what s mess,clean up corruption for the country to progress

  • Elliot Velempini

    Zimbabwe is the only country in southern africa that does not pay elderly people and yet u always digging for fake war vets.

  • Ras Bee WekwaTongo

    Then you expect miracles from Zanu Pf shame they cant buy votes Ngaapinde Nero ambokoniwa asi tachinja

  • Sapos Maposa

    And the exchange rate will prove the idiocy of finance ministry!!

    • Charles Mashingaidze

      Sapos Maposa Not exactly, economic history proves there are exceptions. Banking on the effects of sanctions as a regime change strategy has been blunted by China’s emergence as an alternative source of FDI. In any case, if reserves permit, that will start the economic cycle. I don’t believe government will repeat past mistakes. Musa campaigner pa fb, posts are not votes.

  • Denis Rwafaa

    Be factual Sir,are you referring to those war vets from the November’s coup or what eish we are arguing here clear up the air Sir,

  • Thomas Kachere

    Kutsvaga mavotes…nekusaziva anambuya nanasekuru vachangovhota iwe zvinosiririsa Mwari batsirai Zimbabwe izvi zvose zvishaye basa mugore ririkutevera

  • Peter Nepfumbira

    Just imagine they don’t increase money for government employees but they want to give zano pf youths and their relatives

  • Gift Machemedze

    Kkkkkkkkkk kuitawekutsva mawarvets acho pasina vanhu wacho after 42yrs ozowanika 2023

  • NRichard Randinyu

    Wasting of taxpayer money for useless things. Our roads are not accessible and that money should have been channelled towards roads rehabilitation.

    • Graham Birch

      NRichard Randinyu
      Its a scam to siphon money from the tax payer and then buy USD. The names are fictitious but the ultimate destination of this corruption will be the chefs. Or this is another “promise” to get a vote.
      Promise everything. Deliver nothing. Blame everyone else. Then Lootalot.
      The billions used to pay these “pseudo” vets will trigger inflation to rival 2008/09 not make the economy scream. When have the existing, never mind the previous government, got anything right about our economy.

    • Jorina Fourie

      NRichard Randinyu why does politicians think we are so stupid?

  • Bigman Wellington

    Haaa ma zanu Dai makamaiswa zvenyu na Smith pahondo yacho titriparinani, zanu matuzvi chaiwo

  • Patrick Ncube

    Where is the money coming from. The government is broke.

  • Muvimi Moddkay

    War veterans the world over are a dwindling resource but must be taken care of.

  • Patience Rusere

    Why not?

    We ALLOW this

    While We sit here on FB and complain and “LIKE” useless rallies

  • Nanette Allmark

    Vote buying: zpf are the worst thing to ever happen to Zimbabwe

  • Charlie J Snyman

    This is nothing more than vote buying by a totaly useless but corupt government…

  • Donwell Tlou

    Pay in USD and abate depreciation of ZW$

  • Ian Zulu

    All war veterans are dead stop looting with a false alarm u fish n chips

    • Alexander Kabudura

      Wayne Chaminuka they are telling us that they have 160 000 votes not war votes before we even cast our votes

    • Roy Fullwood

      Wayne Chaminuka Where have they been all this time .mmmm. 😀🙏

  • Admire Makombe

    And these war veterans are less than 50 yrs old

  • Tawanda Dhuvai Mpofu

    Vaimbovepi to be discovered now , kungoda kuvhoterwa uku kusgandisa madhara, apa mari haipo

  • Martin Ndabambi

    It really bogles the mind. We are expecting the number to be going down since they are old and dying

  • Marx Machiti

    2030 ma warvet yedu yanenge yasvika 500000

  • Michael Duku Derembwe Michael

    The really war vets are dead and 55% of them failed to get the 50_000 dollars in 1993 . .and now according to the statistics may be the number is 1 000 really war vets alive . This is fake logic to lure people to cause commotion . ..after 42 plus 3 years were was this number .

    • Prince Kokodo

      Michael Duku Derembwe Michael 1998 ma war vets ndipo paakapihwa 50 0000 1999 tikaenda kuDRC of which that war yaive isiri mubudget 2000 tikatora Minda what followed was mess

  • Simone Manyuchi

    No it’s just a method of trying to rig elections 2023 .They want to pay them 4 that. Where were these war veterans 42 yrs after independence?Don’t try to fool us pliz..

    • Sammy Gosh

      Simone Manyuchi Even me i deserve it didn’t get last time

  • Simba Georgeson

    Discovering people like a mineral,tell us how you are going to conduct the exploration

  • Moses Muvingi

    Elliot Velempini Well said my brother all of these 16 000 so called war Vet are below 40yrs

  • Jackson Kantosa

    War vets from the Russian special operation I presume

  • Donemore Majonga

    It depends , Hondo yeminda is one of those kkkkk 2 to be in zim all these years u are a war vet coz makwikwi

  • Tapiwa Chapotoka

    Eyewazve pakapiwa mawar vets vakabva vahwinisa Zanu saka vakuona futi kuti takurohwa vakuda kuvapa futi manje zvese izvo hazvishande

  • Perpias Masigale

    Once you beat a ccc member you qualify to be a war vet

  • Irene Appeal Brits

    Money will go straight into this Guy’s bank, no such thing as more veterans. It he thick or ehat

  • Tshepo Ngwenya

    Discovered after 42 years they were not? Honestly most our brothers who fought in the tranches for you to sit there and lie are already late died from poverty some of them killed by you now you want bring young people who were not yet born during the war and call them war veterans how desperate are you

  • Joy Moyo

    😂😂😂Gegegege they are mutilating

  • Moyo Osama

    Its just a lie we know the work if Zanu pf, they now kniw that the curent war vets are disgruntled and do not want to hear anything about zanu pf as they are wallowing in exreeme poverty, so they come up with a strategy to give war veteran status to the boarder Gezi green bombers and lie to the public that they discovered bew war vets.Do you honestly think in Zimbabwe there is anyone ket aline a war vet who will stay for years and years quietly knowing that there are bennefits he may get .Can these donkeys of Zanu Pf stop taking us for fools nxxx

  • James Rawstorne

    What all 26 yrs old. I am 49 grew up in the Chimurenga, do I class as vet. Surely, they are all over 62yrs old now?

  • Cheryl Van Der Walt

    Oh for Gods sake, what next… This is a …….. joke, we are not idiots

  • Tamner Hananda

    Number of war vets always increasing ,how come??????.?.

  • Jah Bothazzy Yesiah

    ma WAR veteran varikuda Mari yekurwira nyika yakafa mutinyarewo kunyarara hakusi kupusa.Makarwira kuti tizoita nhamo mapedza moda Mari pamusoro penhamo.

  • Silungile Maoryx Mpofu

    Old people being lured to vote and convince youths to vote for zanu.War vets died due war stop 🛑 telling us trash

  • Samzie Samzie

    Let the economy scream, war vets n zanupf youths like the screaming vele 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

  • Marina Blignaut Re

    I’m sure half those war vets were never even born during the hondo 🙄🤔💔

    • Donald Bredenkamp

      Marina Blignaut Re Yes ,anyone comes out of the woodwork claiming to be a war vet or to be correct a terrorist to get a free handout!!

    • Donald Bredenkamp

      Evelyn Tsitsi Satumba Have not heard chokwadi since i left Africa in 1977!! Memories!!

  • Jimson Musami Mukasvi Makura

    Kkkkk at first Zimbabwe yakange ine less than 50k war vets kungopinda mu Second Republic tave ne more than 130k war vets kkkkk

  • Precious Ndlovu

    The war veterans that are set up to beat and kill opposition

  • Chemadania Phiri

    we have qualified archeologists , hehehehahaha naseka zwangu

  • Godknows Juwao

    this country income cannot be hindered by these petty issues…..tsvagai dzimwe nyaya dzekutandarisa mungaswero kutaura vanhu vashomanana vava SA has been paying fatherless children who are being born every minutes never heard economists complaining ……there’s is a huge conspiracy behind printing money …..kwete zvekutihumanira vaBrian musazungairaa papa

    • Prince Kokodo

      Godknows Juwao S.A has got a huge tax revenue plus stable economy Zim who are you taxing cz kwangosara macivil servants and government institutes very few companies to tax saka mari yacho inobvepi

    • Godknows Juwao

      Prince Kokodo taxes are just lyk 20 percent of its revenues my friend…don’t be fooled …we have a lot of parastatals in this country infact most companies which are left are government owned…be it diamonds , gold ,most essential services are government owned …..where are those revenuez going …..ma15 billion dollars aishaikwa…ma10 million aiwanikwa mudzimba dzemaministers unoti imari dzematax here …we have plenty of resources in this country baba zvekuti if used correctly we don’t need to be paying anymore taxes lest we hve to be receiving grunts ,free education and some services ….

  • Elias Maradzika

    Nemafiro akaita vanhu mireza ichiita vhiki yakadzika, kozoti wasingadzikisirwi mireza. Imwiii

  • Christopher Durani Ndarade Mhande

    After 40+ years Revolutionaries don’t leave their cadres or forget them that long.?????????????????? I smell 👀 a rat.

  • John Williams

    No wonder Zimbabwe is in trouble, you seem to accumulate war veterans

  • Tendayi Moyo

    These madhara’s never learn all they know is killing the country

  • Priviledge Chirigo

    Kupuwa ma bond ere??ma war vet aaneti kupusiswa US$ ndera president povo bond

  • Abigail Mhofu

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣vanga vakasara kunondo ndokuzotevera zvavo

  • Alan Cartmell

    More bs to plunge the country into more debt and decline

  • Pk Hair Extensions

    That picture says a lot about author nesource yake! Ndapunyaira hangu!🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️

  • Collen Makuvatsine

    Buying votes I wonder what are these mp doing paramende kusapota corruption

    • Prince Chambwinja

      Collen Makuvatsine they must not talk about war veterans in parliament

    • Collen Makuvatsine

      Prince Chambwinja they should one way or the other those people are a pain to our nation 42yrs down the line you start talking about new war veterans shame

    • Prince Chambwinja

      Collen Makuvatsine this are fools war veterans ,taking land from whites farmers and destroy everything now the country suffering because of them and you can hear this politicians still talking about war veterans in the parliament ,it shows we are still doom on life

  • Lloh Lloyd

    Haa Mnangagwa has to start new tactics coz izvi hazvishandi

  • Reeds Craft

    The Hondo Yeminda war vets I guess.

  • Igwe M Janhi

    Most war veterans died during the liberation struggle and after. These new ZANU PF made warveterans are just thugs and dangerous parasites to our economy that it already in the graveyard! Vote CCC

  • Gift Gumiro

    What a surprise from Masvingo Urban war veterans, yesterday barricaded the city chanting” ED toda kudzokera kukamba kwedu wakoniwa,ED wakoniwa” However from these disgruntled war vets not all who looked like true vanamukoma . Masvingo has triggered what looks very much warning shots that he must go.I can for see all provinces doing the same. How dare stupid have they been fooled by the top brass by saying at 60-70 torwards elections make some project proposals will give you money.Thats mockery at this age you can’t do anything.They should have done it some few yrs after Independence. You can win gambling or feja feja game but not always.Njuga inosvika pakurema ,this time yaremera ‘Nyika inovakwa nevenene vayo,Paaasi nemhanduuuuuu”

  • Eric Dafi

    This is an election strategy by ZANU PF.

  • King Ziro

    Besides ma2000 everyone is a war vet yehondo yeminda, pihwa mari,woidya wovhotera shanduko, easy that.

  • Elgive Mutiwaringa

    saka ma war vets havasi kufa here zvavanenge varikutowedzera kupfuura zvavanga vari panguva yavaMugabe chii chiri kuitika or zvave zve inharitance kuti baba vakafa vari mu war vet ini mwana ndotosarawo ndave mu war vet

  • Zondayi Muchokoti

    With combined Zanla/Zipra combatants estimated at 28 thousand and the Rhodesian army claimed to have wiped out more than 20 thousand that time, then today 160 thousand former combatants are discovered. Surely that makes arithmetic extinct overnight.

  • Patrick Fury

    I think I may put in for this I was too young and live in another country but who cares

  • Eric Bivins

    Damn how many terrorists were the Rhodesians fighting anyway???

  • King Murozvi

    Saka ma War Vet akuramba a chizvarwa here

  • Chipo Gavaya

    Zanu PF why are ur war Veterans increasing are u now counting their grandchildren 🙏🇿🇼

  • Rob Wilson

    Amazing. 42 years on and there are suddenly MORE veterans?

  • Aladdin East

    Hakuna war vet rine 55 yrs and below bcz tumwe tuvanhu twakungonz war vet unotoona kt hapana kwakaendwa

  • Phillip Davies

    The only veterans are the brave Zimbabweans that stayed and survived Mugabes 37 year rule as the world’s most corrupt leader….pay them!

  • Raymond Quinn

    That’s how corruption works…. according to reality it’s not even 5000 war veterans who are still alive….but 160.000 is a bogus figure…or else they’ve arisen from their graves..eg 1979 l was in Dukwe as a refugee… today l am 58 and its only a few of us who are still surviving😄😘😁😚😄

  • Edwin Ndlovu

    Zanu always promise when comes to election,please take that money dont vote for them .

  • Prince Chambwinja

    If these are real war veterans we never been in this dire situation of economy

  • Ethie Mtezo

    ZANU PF is the only firm employing large number of pple in the Continent

  • Bartie Mulderij

    In normal society like in European contries where the goverments dont loot their , tax payers and government funds the veterans do get pensions , but in africa 🤔 all the countries money has been stolen .

  • Peter Roy Logan

    And so the wheels turn with no lessons learnt….mugabe steals farms and chases farmers away taking zim from the breadbasket of Africa to begging bowls of the world…..now going to import wheat and maize from Zambia who welcomed the farmers from zim and who now grow and export wheat and maize back to zim and around the world!

  • Prince Chambwinja

    Zanu pf stop wasting money ,you are there to save people of Zimbabwe ,everyone knows about the war / chimurenga change your mind set as your movement because your time is going to an end .

  • Msendo Luphahla

    These are war collaborators not All Vest ,,, anyway ZANU does what they want ,, a corrupt person in Zimbabwe is the one Who is not of their cycle… Thank you Zambia you remove the old donkey not because u hate the old donkey but it’s strength is gone ,, Zimbabwe our time is now …

  • Joshua Goredema

    They’re increasing the number so they can pocket more money

  • Sibonokuhle Nkomo Ngwenya

    Instead of war veterans decreasing they are increasing? Was thinking that by 2030 they will be less than a 100 war veterans or none

  • Ronald Malunga

    Discovered…?? In twenty century, u a still discovering 😭 the possibility and probability of foolishness is 100% to all the regime of so called zanu pf and its new discovered war veterans…. Don’t fool us, vaivepi all along vanhu ivava….

  • Juwett Katyora

    Kkikik which economy are you talking about nxaaaaaa! Nonsense

  • Dzoro Baba Linda

    Let them print more valueless RTGS for them toda kuona kuti inotengei

  • Sirr Van Rooi

    You people don’t understand,they are ghost war veterans registered to loot money,but in actual fact there is nothing,Mozambique was paying soldiers that never existed,welcome to Zimbabwe,

  • Freedom Tshuma

    My father former Zipra and thousands of Zipra are still waiting since 97 Zimbabwe has an deep institutionalised tribalism no country is sick like this one vuka Mthwakazi

  • Musa Majola

    Fuseki that war finished long back now we facing an econimic war we all need compensation

  • Brian Rugwevera

    vakarwa hondo havasisipo kwangove kudyisana mari ukatotarisa some of those who pretend to be war vet dont even know how to use an AK47 sies

  • Cliff Sadoz

    Zanu Pf don’t care for the majority of Zimbabweans, they just want to stay in power as long they are eating with their families. But you see other fools who receives a t-shirt and bag of ferlizer one after 5 years still voting for these thugs.

  • Stewart Mativenga

    Someone from the top is demanding that I must be a war veteran 😄😄😄

  • Caren Burnton

    Printing what money? Can they even buy the paper? Oh maybe they can use toilet roll paper!!

  • Jacob Mawarire

    Just say eeveryone is a war veteran ,hakuna hondo inodarika kumira4monhts uri muline pabank wozonzi waamberi currency yachinja ,cash yako yaperera kuoperation fee ,wasara nedololo

  • Gift Tolani Moyo

    You know Zimbabwe will never be alright because of the tomuch educated people who think there are very Claver whilst most stupid educated people in the world

  • Wilson Muchenje

    We are doomed.. we are in a serious problem as a Nation. A circle of problems created in the name votes.

    • Gerrie Johan Gerber

      Wilson Muchenje Welcome in Africa…
      North or South of the equator,
      ‘we are in serious problem.
      A problem We create with Our voting’…

  • Tinmann Mutxzie

    Kids of War Veterans are our Future War Veterans,,,,, Zimbabwe never Runs out of Magic Tricks.

  • Nyasha Ngondo

    Vana veZimbabwe kwaedza mukai titambure zveee.War vets???? Ndidzo nyambo dzinokodza/kuzvimbisa moyo neBP.Dirai henyu rizare.

  • Tinmann Mutxzie

    One Big Lesson I have learnt from Zimbabwe and my personal life in General is Vanhu vakarwa Hondo will always be Problematic up to their Death and will always Drag everybody else with them down the Drain,,,, they Don’t really Care about Consequences in whatever they do.

    Weather it’s Zimbabwean war veterans ,or Russians or Americans or whatever War Veterans ,,,those pple are Problematic and Never expect anything Good from them.

  • Gerrie Johan Gerber

    Newest Zimbabwe discovery!!!!
    With the help of ANC Zimbabwe discovered 100 000 more veterans of the age group 16 and younger…

  • Blessmore Mahonde

    Kkkkkkkk kusvika mati sory. Next year you wil get 200 000 more again

  • Izi Weni

    160k they will vote automatically…

  • Charles Goredema

    Problem is hatisi kuziva kuti ihondo yipi. Pamwe they are referencing ya 2018 😂😂😂Makanganwa mawar vets a2018? Hanti vanhu vakamacha and those soldiers who arrested RGM have been now been given war vets status.

  • Justice Sanya

    Fake they just want to use pple to vote for them,once after elections dololo

  • Peter Worman

    I think ZANU PF needs a name change to ZANI DP because that’s some serious shit they’re smoking

  • Caleb Chauke

    I like the word “discovered”. Were they still in hiding somewhere in the masango?

  • Loveness Makwindi Ndlovu

    Where is the money coming from. Strange things keep on happening in our country and we are always left wondering what’s next. All hope is gone, and how will we ever recover honestly 😔😔?

  • Caleb Chauke

    Wwishi all those who massacred in Chimoyo , Nyadzonya be compensated so that their soul would rest in peace maybe we would see a better Zimbabwe

  • Mai Malachi

    I wish every one could leave the country and let the War vets stay in their country that they fought for by themselves.

  • Henry Govo

    We died for this country 🤣🤣🤣

  • Savanah Mabiza

    There ar not even war veterans they ar gunning fo presidential support cme voting time

  • Eben De Klerk

    As if already being classified as a failed state is not enough.

  • Anton Britz

    i dont know why we as the tax payers need to support these so called veterans. they did not work nor fight for SA. they were soldiers for the anc.

  • Carl Gilbert

    There were less than 50,000 fighters at ceasefire, where did the 110000 more ‘comrades” come from? Zanu PF is preparing for war, or bankrupt the country, what could be worse?

  • Patrick Mutete

    Those new war vets i hope they are all above 70years. If not, this os corruption

  • Patrick Mutete

    even war corabraters will not reach that number. Corruption

  • Solomon Stephen Banda

    Very soon they will be paying all those who fought the Matsanga and DRC war this warvet thing won’t end now

  • Blessings Muyambo

    Pliz may you pay our parents chimbwido mujibha those veterians vadya pakwana

  • Les Holte-Smith

    After all these years. What a drain on government which has no money 💰

  • Patrick Joseph

    Zimbabwes fall started with that, Zanu Pf is so disparate to hang on to power, when when we change things for the better , everyone will benefit everyone, the country wil be united

  • Njabulo Ndebele

    It goes on to show that this country is run by heartless individuals whose aim is to remain in power at all cost.

  • Ruzvidzo WekwaSandauke

    Amazing how a mere payment to War Veterans makes the economy scream but the billions in US dollars being paid to former white farmers don’t even make the economy vibrate.

    Sensational.

    • Mark Button

      Ruzvidzo WekwaSandauke Billions of US$ being paid to former white farmers? Please elaborate who’s paying who billion.

    • Carl Gilbert

      Ruzvidzo Farmers are not ghosts like our so called “comrades” but the backbone of any economy look at Zambia today.

    • Ruzvidzo WekwaSandauke

      Carl Gilbert No farmers are the backbone of anything. 90% of maize grown in Zambia is by subsistence farmers. Google that fact.

  • Edwin Gwavava

    Brain Sedze just google him and you will know a lot about this dude

  • Fungai Dombo

    It is a shame to discover war veterans 42 years after independence. The discovered war veterans will be used to unleash violence to any opposition in exchange for money

  • Nqobizitha Z. Masuku

    Bakithi 🙄 this cowntry…..just when you think you have seen it all

  • Ishmael Mudare

    42years after the war, we had not identified all the people who fought, or some are being born🤔

  • Joanie Jensen

    Why not give the whole country a war vet grant.

  • Evans Mataruse

    Varikuda kushandisa budget surplus ya Prof Mthuli kkkkkk

  • Passmore Mhlanga

    Asi kwakazvarwa mamwe ma war vets after independence?

  • Raylo Britiel Musaniwa

    Iti ziiii umbotongwa. Mu vhote imi kwete kungohumana….. kuita mbiri yekucommenta hazvichinje chinhu… kutaura zvinemuso hakuchinje chinhu asi kuita zvinemusora mhani

  • Bobbie Rudman

    They are learning fast from our goverment,140,000 will be ghost veterance

  • Sibuels Lucky

    It’s about elections we know their strategies

  • Stellah Hollington

    Ko vari kungonyuka sei kkkkkkk where were they all along you see that all of them were not even born during the war but now they’re just allowed to call themselves ‘war veterans ‘ that money should be given to teachers and nurses