Mutsekwa was further applauded for his refusal to be deployed in Matabeleland at a time he had just been promoted to the rank of full colonel to lead a battalion in Nyanga that was going to be deployed in Matabeleland during the Gukurahundi campaign.

Mutsekwa was further applauded for his refusal to be deployed in Matabeleland at a time he had just been promoted to the rank of full colonel to lead a battalion in Nyanga that was going to be deployed in Matabeleland during the Gukurahundi campaign.

That part of Zimbabwe is a land filled with myth and legends, men 10-feet tall and goblins in partnership with hyenas that visit villages to scare little boys and girls who curse their parents.

That part of Zimbabwe is a land filled with myth and legends, men 10-feet tall and goblins in partnership with hyenas that visit villages to scare little boys and girls who curse their parents.

While Edgar Tekere, the Zum leader, had been Robert Mugabe’s sidekick for a long time, he became increasingly disillusioned with the route Zanu PF was taking. He didn’t like the fact that corruption, nepotism and impunity were festering as Mugabe pushed for a one-party state. So he broke away to form Zum, a party that gained instant traction ahead of the 1990 elections.