Zapu raps chiefs over hefty Gukurahundi allowance demands
THE opposition Zapu party has rapped traditional leaders demanding hefty allowances for participating in the government-led Gukurahundi hearings being conducted in the Matabeleland region.
By Silas Nkala
6h ago
Gukurahundi: Chiefs demand heft pay-outs
Among some of their demands were allowances of US$4 000 per month paid in cash, Starlink kits and hundreds of litres of fuel coupons among others.
By Nqobani Ndlovu
Nov. 23, 2025
Proposal for a reparations programme for Gukurahundi victims: Lessons from international and African practices
The Gukurahundi period left deep scars across Matabeleland and parts of the Midlands, resulting in loss of life, displacement, and enduring trauma, among others.
By Sibusisiwe Dube
Nov. 23, 2025
Gukurahundi-led hearings bogus: ZimRights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa tasked traditional leaders to lead public hearings into the 1980’s massacres in Midlands and Matabeleland.
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 13, 2025
Muckracker: The People don’t want any constitutional referendum
After the welcome State of the Nation Address (Sona) power cut that infuriated Owner & Co, heads have started rolling, hopefully just metaphorically.
By Muckracker
Oct. 31, 2025
Gukurahundi outreach an unfolding disaster: Zapu
Gukurahundi remains one of Zimbabwe’s darkest chapters.
By Sharon Sibindi
Oct. 6, 2025
Opposition to Gukurahundi hearings secrecy escalates
Mnangagwa appointed traditional leaders to conduct the hearings in selected parts of Matabeleland away from the public eye.
By Sharon Sibindi
Oct. 5, 2025
Gururahundi horrors: Families still living in limbo after 45 years
The Gukurahundi massacres stemmed from divisions of the Second Chimurenga, or Zimbabwe’s war for independence.
By Tendai Marima
Oct. 1, 2025
‘And women were raped’: Gukurahundi and the silence that screams
Presenting the information as is, though uncomfortable, facilitates the amplification and recognition of important issues in women’s wartime experiences of sexual violence.
By Sibonginkosi Moyo-mpofu
Sep. 21, 2025
