No to bicycles and hampers, war vets tell minister

VETERANS of the liberation struggle have urged the government to urgently address their welfare and empower them to participate meaningfully in Zimbabwe’s economy, rejecting donations such as bicycles and food hampers as inadequate recognition of their sacrifice.

In his address during an interface with Veterans of the Liberation Struggle minister Monica Mavhunga held in Bulawayo at the weekend, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairperson Ethan Mathibela said the former fighters felt disrespected by what he described as token gestures.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently donated bicycles to veterans of the liberation struggle.

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