‘War vets hold ED to ransom’

WAR veterans have cornered President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding that he approves “commensurate benefits”, including loan guarantees and rebates for duty-free car imports before they could back his re-election bid for the 2023 general elections.

The ruling Zanu PF party recently formed a new wing, the war veterans’ league, to strengthen and broaden its campaign strategies ahead of the polls.

A Zanu PF central committee report tabled at the party’s elective congress last month revealed that war veterans were demanding more benefits, including loan guarantees at financial institutions in order to incentivise them to drum up support for the ruling party.

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