Mandi Chimene’s troubles are mounting after she was publicly put to order by, Collaborators and Ex-Detainees Minister Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube. Dube has effectively taken a stance of open defiance against First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is widely speculated as the force behind the seeming courage exhibited by the likes of Chimene to attack senior leaders in Zanu PF.
Dube launched a blistering attack on Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Chimene and war veteran George Mlala for trying a hostile takeover of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) leadership.
Rtd Col Dube had no kind words for Chimene and Mlala whom he accused of leading a faction within the ZNLWVA to destablise the association.
He told our Harare Bureau that, “We want factionalism among war veterans to end. I want to put it on record that I do not support what was done by the group led by Mandi Chimene and George Mlala to attempt to take leadership of war veterans without following proper procedures.
“We do not want factionalism among the war veterans that is why we have called for the congress where we expect the input of all the war veterans not just of one faction.”
Efforts to get a comment from Chimene and Mlala were fruitless as their mobile phones went unanswered.
However, Minister Dube’s intervention comes hard on the heels of a High Court order which barred Cdes Chimene, Mlala, Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba, Charles Mpofu, Ester Munyaradzi, Stephen Moyo and Robert Mukwena from masquerading as ZNLWA leaders.
This was after the ZNLWVA had filed an interdict seeking to bar some of its members from claiming leadership of the former freedom fighters’ organisation, saying their move would destabilise the country.
Rtd Col Dube said, “There used to be factions among ex-detainees and ex-restrictees but these were resolved and now they are united. The mandate I was given by President Mugabe was to unite the war veterans. If the war veterans are united it will be easy to take care of their welfare.
“There are a number of commercial projects which we have earmarked for the war veterans but it would be difficult to implement these projects if we do not have one united war veterans body, because we don’t want to be accused of favouring a certain faction.”
Rtd Col Dube said ZNLWVA would soon convene a special congress to elect new leadership to replace the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive because the latter’s relations with Zanu-PF has irretrievably broken down.
It has since become complicated for war veterans to work under the current leadership when their chair Mutsvangwa had been expelled from the party.
He went on, “We have asked the war veterans to consult on the congress that they are supposed to have before the end of the year; so that is what they are still doing. At the moment, there are no possible candidates to speak of because consultations are still taking place.
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How many war vets are still alive to deserve a whole ministry?And when will they stop claiming school fees for children well over 40? Most of them are already grandfathers and some great grand fathers that should have been weaned off when they got that $50k long back.
How many war vets are still alive to deserve a whole ministry?And when will they stop claiming school fees for children well over 40? Most of them are already grandfathers and some great grand fathers that should have been weaned off when they got that $50k long back.
Mugabe uses every body.It has failed with Mutsvangwa hamunyari sure.why why everybody at 92 years old sure you need to rest than fight with young guys and borrowing money every where musi ngayo pay back. Rest and sleep muchi muka na 12pm hamunyari. Stop all this working like a Donkey at 92 years old. Leave the War Vets to sought themself alone. Grace Grace Grace stopping send Mandi to shout at Munangagwa why Grace what type of Doctorate do you have kuthi junior anodzinga boss wake.Ukavengana nenhu you think of firing that person hawunyari sei iwe Grace
Mugabe uses every body.It has failed with Mutsvangwa hamunyari sure.why why everybody at 92 years old sure you need to rest than fight with young guys and borrowing money every where musi ngayo pay back. Rest and sleep muchi muka na 12pm hamunyari. Stop all this working like a Donkey at 92 years old. Leave the War Vets to sought themself alone. Grace Grace Grace stopping send Mandi to shout at Munangagwa why Grace what type of Doctorate do you have kuthi junior anodzinga boss wake.Ukavengana nenhu you think of firing that person hawunyari sei iwe Grace
Rtd Col Tshinga Dube why do you want to dissolve an Elected Leadership of Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa Led Association?….it is clear you are in favor of the splinter group Led by Chimene and Mlala….what you must understand now Cde Rtd Tshinga Dube is that:..Warveterans Association doesn’t re-line on the Ruling Party anymore…………..
Rtd Col Tshinga Dube why do you want to dissolve an Elected Leadership of Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa Led Association?….it is clear you are in favor of the splinter group Led by Chimene and Mlala….what you must understand now Cde Rtd Tshinga Dube is that:..Warveterans Association doesn’t re-line on the Ruling Party anymore…………..