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HARARE – The deadly fights within President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF took an ominous turn yesterday after Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs minister Martin Dinha, received an AK47 bullet and a threatening message telling him to step down.
Zimbabwe today (12 August) celebrates thousands of gallant fighters who fought bravely to defeat the colonial regime of Ian Smith, culminating in independence in 1980.
Almost all those buried at the national Heroes Acre are former Zanu PF members. While being conferred hero status comes with honorary prestige and possibly benefits for the remaining families, some of those declared national heroes died mysteriously.
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.
MP’s across the political divide suspect foul play in the mysterious death of Retired General Solomon Mujuru and have demanded a thorough investigation. Mujuru died in mysterious circumstances at his Beatrice farm in August, and it is not yet known whether he died before an inferno at his house or was killed by the fire.
It is very disturbing how ZANU-PF cowers victims of its violence and political intransigence. Since independence, I have noticed spouses of fallen heroes getting on with their lives without any idea of how their husbands or wives died writes Tanonoka Joseph Whande.