Zimbabwe Politics | Gukurahindi hearings a non-starter

Zimbabwe Hearings Over Mugabe-era Massacres Delayed

Tens of thousands of people were killed over several years in the so-called Gukurahundi massacre under former leader Robert Mugabe, a few years after Zimbabwe’s independence from Britain. Starting in 1983, Mugabe deployed an elite North Korean-trained army unit to crack down on a revolt in the western Matabeleland region. Critics say the soldiers targeted dissidents loyal to Mugabe’s rival, fellow revolutionary and nationalist leader Joshua Nko…

Zimbabwe Politics | Gukurahindi hearings a non-starter

Zimbabwe Politics | Gukurahindi hearings a non-starter Sandile Zikhali Sat, 06/28/2025 - 21:25 HARARE - According to the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe, the Mugabe regime killed over 20-thousand people in Matabeleland in the 1980s.Decades later, human rights and civic groups say government's planned public hearings, aimed at compensating victims and their families, won't work.READ: Zimbabwe politics | Mnangagwa promises t…