Drama As War Vet Leader Mahiya Released

Former Vice President and now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader Joice Mujuru reportedly led a high-profile cast of liberation struggle stalwarts and civic society leaders as she unexpectedly pitched up at the Harare Magistrates Courts to show solidarity with war veterans’ spokesperson Douglas Mahiya. Drama as war vet leader Mahiya Released.

The dramatic day saw gathered war veterans weeping in frustration and singing revolutionary songs outside the court, as emotions ran high among the under-siege former freedom fighters who are struggling to come to terms with how their standing in society has plummeted precipitously in a matter of weeks.

Among yesterday’s noteworthy drama was when a female war veteran went into a trance, shouting the name of the iconic spirit medium Mbuya Nehanda and former Zanu PF secretary-general Herbert Chitepo, creating commotion and temporarily stopping court proceedings.

Joice was joined in the public gallery by prominent human rights lawyers and the leadership of the war veterans, including their embattled chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa and secretary-general Victor Matemandanda.