Evicted war vets ‘celebrate’ independence by roadside

Matabeleland South war veterans’ leader Jabulani Phetshu Sibanda has rubbished Monday’s Independence Day celebrations claiming there was nothing to celebrate when their colleagues were stranded by the roadside following their eviction from Essexvale Estate last week.

Two former combatants of the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra), Edward Mangena and Malaki Mpofu, were evicted from Lot 32 and 33 of Essexvale Estate by the deputy sheriff on Tuesday last week following a High Court order compelling them to vacate the property.

They were dumped at a site along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway with their property and families.

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