Zimbabwe Defence Forces

Pressure from the top echelons of Zanu PF and the military is mounting on defence chiefs to halt sensitive investigations into the conduct of two senior army commanders who sniped at their boss, General Constantine Chiwenga, in secret…
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The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) is investigating the two senior army commanders who strongly criticised their boss General Constantine Chiwenga, describing him as a “political general” with “little practical military experience or…
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Two people were hospitalised, while another one is unaccounted for, after a group of 15 soldiers besieged a Mbare family and assaulted residents to revenge the attack of their colleague on Sunday. Two soldiers believed to be part of the…
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The issue of whether or not the generals salute Tsvangirai was raised first not by Tsvangirai but by the generals themselves when they, without any prompting from anyone went public on the eve of the 2002 presidential elections saying that…
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The army is becoming increasingly involved in politics amid new information showing that retired soldiers are demanding significant representation in parliament, a proposal which top Zanu PF officials said would never be approved by the…
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In a new twist to President Robert Mugabe’s unpredictable succession battle, a group of generals in the army disgruntled by Zanu PF’s failure to resolve the issue are reportedly pushing for Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander Constantine…
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Top Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Brigadier-General Douglas Nyikayaramba says President Robert Mugabe must remain in office for life and elections must be held this year to ensure “political stability” in the country. Nyikayaramba…
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General Constantine Chiwenga the man behind a murderous campaign that saw over 500 MDC supporters killed because Mugabe lost the elections in 2008 is not well and has been airlifted to China for treatment.
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