via VP Mujuru stole my picture: War veteran | The Herald 2 December 2014 by Lloyd Gumbo
VICE President Joice Mujuru and her hangers-on misled the country when they claimed that she downed a helicopter at the height of the liberation struggle as she was nowhere near Murehwa when the incident happened.
War veteran and a member of the National Traditional Inheritance Kingdom, Cde Linda Mangwende, whose Chimurenga name was Sarudzai Nehanda, said VP Mujuru had been using her picture that was taken in 1978 to claim it was her after shooting down a helicopter.
War veteran and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa has already dismissed the VP’s claims saying it was propaganda being peddled by political commissar Cde Webster Shamu to prop up VP Mujuru’s bid to depose President Mugabe.
“VP Mujuru has been using my picture claiming it is her after shooting down a helicopter, but the truth of the matter is that that is my picture that was taken in 1978 when I was coming from Takawira Sector entering Tangwena Sector in Gaza province,” said Cde Mangwende in an interview with The Herald yesterday.
“I had left Cdes Kambanje (Tenzi Nehoreka) going to the sector where Cdes Aginyu Kambeu (the late General Amoth Chimombe), Freddy Matanga, Brigadier General Munemo, Grenjar Benhura, Tonderai Zimondi, Charles Munyoro and Tokwe were.
“On the women side, it was myself, Lieutenant Colonel Mukurazhizha, Cde Muchaneta Plaxedes, the late Colonel Mlambo and Mabel Chinomona. We are the ones who used to carry materials.
“The people responsible for shooting down the helicopter are Cdes Dick Joboringo, Kambanje pa D-Level, Brian, Long Chase, Dangarembizi, Masweets, Gabarinocheka, Norest, Shungu and the late Bazvoka Chidemo.
“These are the people who brought down the helicopter not these lies about Joice Mujuru because at the time she was at Osibisa Nehanda.”
Cde Mangwende said she wanted VP Mujuru to pay her back all the money she gained for using her picture.
Cde Mangwende said the embattled VP must not claim to have downed the aircraft when she had not yet been trained.
Chief Nehoreka concurred with Cde Mangwende, saying VP Mujuru was nowhere near Murehwa when the helicopter was shot down.
“We don’t understand why she wants to lie because she was not there when we brought down that helicopter.
“The picture that she is claiming to be her is of Cde Mangwende when she had just left us. Mujuru was not part of the team that downed the helicopter,” he said.
COMMENTS
It took 34yrs for them to come out in the open . what do you take us for…..
Who cares whether she downed a helicopter or not? Does it really matter. What matters is what is she doing for the country, full stop. There are many in leadership who did not down helicopters so the question is does it really matter nhai Cde Linda.
The problem with these people is that they’ve lied so much that they actually start to believe their lies. The helicopter that came down where Captain Bruce Snelga and Colonel Parker were killed was not brought down but crashed. People that were there did not bother to answer these ridiculous claims be cause it is irrelevant. Now because they want to destroy some one they are all claiming have done it. We fought a war. There is no glory in lying. The war is over and the fools are still living dreams that did not happen. I worked in Hurricane, Thrasher, repulse and Tangent. The only planes shot down were the Viscounts.
AGhh.., I am fascinated by Kambanje pa D-level. Where is he now/ I mean he brought down a helicopter. Is he attending the congress this week? What became of him after the war? Did he get a farm, did he enroll in college, did he become a successful business man?
Liars!!! Jonathan Moyo and Mnangagwa lairs! What did Mnangagwa do during the war besides being Muagabe ass licker/ PA? A fake story about “planning to derail” a train…not even derailing it, is all the claim he has to the liberation! sorry! and where was your Jonathan Moyo? Mujuru taimuziva kuhondo. musada kutinyepera nhasi matuzvi imi.
Loads of rubishhhhhhhhhhhh!