Dzinashe Machingura

It is with great sadness to hear of the hero of Zimbabwe, Wilfred Dzino Mhanda’s death. It is also very challenging to differentiate my own intricate emotions and the great work he did in the struggle for the liberation of Zimbabwe. Dzino,…
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Yes, we are all meant to die one day. The only uncertainly is when, how and where. This is a reality none of us can run away from nor deny. Nevertheless, whenever we lose a beloved one, we mourn and wonder why it happened. At times we are…
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Former guerrilla commander Wilfred Mhanda, known by his liberation war name Dzinashe Machingura, has died, his close friend said on Thursday. Happyson Nenji, a Zimbabwe Liberation Platform board member confirmed to SW Radio Africa that…
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During a Heroes Day special programme SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma spoke to former guerrilla commander Wilfred Mhanda (Dzinashe Machingura) and political analyst Pedzisai Ruhanya. The two share their views on national hero status…
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Former guerrilla commander Wilfred Mhanda has told SW Radio Africa he does not believe in the concept of granting national hero status, arguing that ordinary people also played key roles in the liberation struggle.
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What I am going to write here is not new. It is common knowledge. It claimed the life of Hebert Chitepo and Josiah Tongogara. Rugare Gumbo, Henry Hamadziripi and Dzinashe Machingura spent close to 3 years in a dugout prison in Mozambique…
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The second most senior liberation war army commander, after Solomon Mujuru, has called for a commission of enquiry into his suspicious death in a farm house fire last week Tuesday. Wilfred Mhanda, known in the war as Dzinashe Machingura,…
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Wilfred Mhanda, a former guerrilla commander, has released his war-time memoirs exposing how President Robert Mugabe ruthlessly suppressed him and other commanders in the late 70s on his way to becoming the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
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The spontaneous and nationwide reaction as news of his death spread last Tuesday was an acknowledgement that here, indeed, was not only a national hero in the true sense of the term, but also a national leader writes Ibbo Mandaza.
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It is appropriate to put the blind support for Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF by some commanders of the security forces in perspective. The struggle for the liberation of Zimbabwe began way back in 1890, as soon as the invading settler forces,…
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