2nd Chimurenga Files

2 years ago | February 27, 2022

The toilet hole saved me

WE continue with our discussion with CDE EVELYN GOTEKOTE (EG), who, together with her two sisters, left their home in ...

2 years ago | February 13, 2022

Bees saved us from death

THIS is our fifth and last instalment of our captivating discussion with CDE JOSEPH SERIMA (js), a former freedom ...

2 years ago | February 6, 2022

‘An audacious plan saved my life’

WE continue our discussion with CDE JOSEPH SERIMA (JS), whose Chimurenga name was Vavengi Muchapera. In last week’s ...

2 years ago | January 30, 2022

I escaped death by a whisker

In this week’s edition, Cde Serima will continue from where he left off as he takes us deep into the war zone where he ...

2 years ago | January 23, 2022

Chief Tangwena gave us strength

CDE JOSEPH SERIMA (JS), whose Chimurenga name was Vavengi Muchapera, ended last week’s discussion with our Senior ...

2 years ago | January 16, 2022

Patriotic songs made me join the struggle

THOUSANDS of brave sons and daughters of Zimbabwe sacrificed their lives by abandoning their families, jobs and studies ...

2 years ago | December 19, 2021

Some of our fellow comrades were cowards

CDE Baraka Toughguy (born MORGAN MAONDO) (MM) ended last week’s discussion with our senior reporter TENDAI CHARA (TC) as ...

2 years ago | December 12, 2021

My first steps into the war zone

WE continue our discussion with Cde Morgan Maondo, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Baraka Toughguy. In last week’s ...

2 years ago | December 5, 2021

Circumstances forced me to join the war

ON a day that changed the course of his life in 1978, Cde Morgan Maondo, whose Chimurenga name was Baraka Toughguy, was ...

2 years ago | November 21, 2021

The enemy hunted us like game

WE conclude our discussion with Cde Jacqueline Mukanganyama Tutani (jt), who took an active role during the hard-fought ...

2 years ago | November 7, 2021

Cdes died in my hands

THIS is our third instalment of The Sunday Mail’s Tendai Chara’s discussion with Cde Jacqueline Mukanganyama Tutani, ...

3 years ago | October 24, 2021

The dangerous life of carrying war materials

IN this instalment, we continue our discussion with Cde Jacqueline Mukanganyama Tutani (JT), who was among the brave ...

3 years ago | October 17, 2021

‘I struggled to adjust to life in the bush’

THE narrative of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle is often viewed by many as disproportionately focusing on the heroic ...

3 years ago | October 10, 2021

More battles before Uhuru

THIS is our final instalment with Cde Nelson Ndarasika, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Godo Tambawega.