Staff Reporter
Villagers from Matobo area have told liberation war veterans to “go to hell” over the remains of Cecil John Rhodes buried at the famous World’s View mountain at the Matopos National Park.
In a presentation of their grievances to President Robert Mugabe yesterday, the War Veterans culture and heritage thematic committee said that they had resolved to force government to remove Rhodes’ remains “and send them back to the United Kingdom.”
In a fact gathering episode with Zimeye.com the villagers said that the war veterans must find pertinent issues to have the president address than waste time and resources focusing on issues that have nothing to do with the failures by government.
The majority of the villagers interviewed said that there is no way the community of Matobo will sit back and allow Rhodes’ remains to be removed from the area.
According to the villagers, Rhodes’ remains have become a part of their heritage and culture.
To the villagers the Rhodes tomb is their livelihood as they receive thousands of tourists every year who mingle with the villagers and buy artifacts and local produces giving them a means of survival.
“If they want to see a different kind of war, let these war veterans come try to temper with Rhodes’ grave,” said one villager Bongani Nyathi from the area.
“They have allowed Mugabe to fail to run the country and now want to turn their efforts to issues that have nothing to do with them,” said Mpumelelo Nkomo.
The issue over the removal of Rhodes’ remains from Matopos has been on going for a number of years. Every time it is brought up, the residents of the area resist the proposal.
Matobo villagers are famous for defending a white commercial farmer who was on the verge of losing a farm to ZANU PF CIO agent Jonathan Mashingaidze until the farm was given back to the commercial farmer.
The villagers have warned the War Veterans to brace themselves for a tough battle ahead if they harbour thoughts of removing Rhodes without their consent.
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Its in the DNA. As usual, Mthwakazi par excellence!!!!!
Its in the DNA. As usual, Mthwakazi par excellence!!!!!
CRAZY TIRED WAR MONGERING GOOD FOR NOTHING ZANUPF ZEALOTS! TELL YOUR PATRON TO CREATE JOBS FOR YOU WHY DON’T YOU DESTROY ALL THE WHITE MAN BUILT AND START YOUR OWN!
CRAZY TIRED WAR MONGERING GOOD FOR NOTHING ZANUPF ZEALOTS! TELL YOUR PATRON TO CREATE JOBS FOR YOU WHY DON’T YOU DESTROY ALL THE WHITE MAN BUILT AND START YOUR OWN!
It goes to prove one thing…that the Matabele folk have balls and are prepared to fight to save something whereas these Shona scum want to destroy everything instead and are actually a spineless lot of thieves who actually need to be taught a lesson once and for all. And please stop referring to them as war vets, a war vet in any war never runs away from the battle ground whereas these Shona terrorists used to always run away that is why so many survived! The only chaos that stood and fought like men were the ZIPRA boys who we respected. Plus, the Rhodesians never lost the war, a peace deal was negotiated around a table…very very unfortunate as we were winning hands down and could have eventually killed Bob and all the cowardly scum that hung out with them in Maputo. Mugabe was never once in the battle field, he hid in foreign hotels like a coward.
It goes to prove one thing…that the Matabele folk have balls and are prepared to fight to save something whereas these Shona scum want to destroy everything instead and are actually a spineless lot of thieves who actually need to be taught a lesson once and for all. And please stop referring to them as war vets, a war vet in any war never runs away from the battle ground whereas these Shona terrorists used to always run away that is why so many survived! The only chaos that stood and fought like men were the ZIPRA boys who we respected. Plus, the Rhodesians never lost the war, a peace deal was negotiated around a table…very very unfortunate as we were winning hands down and could have eventually killed Bob and all the cowardly scum that hung out with them in Maputo. Mugabe was never once in the battle field, he hid in foreign hotels like a coward.