2nd Chimurenga Files

3 years ago | June 20, 2021

He escaped death by a whisker

In this continuation of Cde Hoyini Samuel Bhila’s gripping narration, our discussion focuses on his contribution through ...

3 years ago | June 13, 2021

‘How I shot down a Rhodesian helicopter’

This instalment is a continuation of our discussion with Cde Hoyini Samuel Bhila, whose Chimurenga name was Obey ...

3 years ago | June 6, 2021

Skipping the border for military training

THOUSANDS of gallant sons and daughters of Zimbabwe sacrificed their lives by engaging in open warfare on the front ...

3 years ago | May 30, 2021

Attack of fortified Rhodesia army camp

IN our previous instalment, Cde Mazarura spoke about how the cunning Rhodesian armed forces resorted to chemical ...

3 years ago | May 23, 2021

Chemical warfare: The day we lost 14 fighters

IN our previous instalment, we wrapped up our discussion with Cde Sando Kano. In his narration, Cde Sando mentioned the ...

3 years ago | May 9, 2021

Reunited with fellow fighters

AFTER capturing and badly torturing Cde Sando Kano, Rhodesian forces desperately tried to entice him and his colleague, ...

3 years ago | May 2, 2021

Wake up, open your eyes and smell the coffee

WE welcome a brand new month of May, and may the avalanche of good news and good tidings continue. We are now a month ...

Severe torture, then daring escape

IN our last instalment, Cde Sando Kano recounted how he, along with his comrades, were ambushed and captured by ...

3 years ago | April 25, 2021

‘The day we lost seven comrades’

IN this instalment, Cde Sando Kano narrates how his group ran out of ammunition and was overrun. He recounts to our ...

3 years ago | April 18, 2021

From Mgagao to the war front

IN the previous edition, Cde Sando Kano narrated how he initially developed cold feet before finally gathering courage ...

3 years ago | April 11, 2021

Daring escape to the battlefront

AFTER being captured by the Rhodesian forces following a fierce battle in which he lost nine of his dear comrades in ...

3 years ago | April 4, 2021

Tale of the ‘tamed terrorist’

IN this second and final instalment of blacks who served the Rhodesian African Rifles, which was Ian Smith’s army, ...

3 years ago | March 28, 2021

‘I fulfilled my dream to join the army’

THE Second Chimurenga had two main antagonists, the black nationalist movement fighting white colonial supremacy.

3 years ago | February 21, 2021

‘White brutality transformed me’

ISAAC Amon Marisa Chidhakwa was born on July 7, 1956 in Zaka, before his parents moved to Gokwe, where, as fate would ...

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