Zipra war vets hails ED on Mavhunga appointment as their minister

Outspoken Ex Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for appointing Monica Mavhunga as Minister of War Veterans Welfare.

He said Mavhunga is a war veteran herself and she is bound to address a lot of outstanding issues affecting war vets who most of them are wallowing in perpetual poverty.

Mnangagwa recently appointed Mavhunga war vets minister a few weeks after he fired Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa from the position on allegations of misconduct.

Max Mkandla said Mnangagwa’s appointment of Mavhunga to the portfolio was in good taste and they trust she is the best candidate to handle their welfare issues since she is also a known war veteran.

“We hail Monica’s appointment as excellent. She is the right candidate to be there, we have known her for a long time ago. She has to start addressing the problems faced by those who were vetted and have not been paid,” he said. “

“They had borrowed money to open bank accounts hoping they would be paid in time but since then their accounts have been frozen and the banks closed them on account of no deposits made into them.”

He said it must not appear as if the war veterans are only used for political reasons and dumped. We also urge the president to surround himself with true war veterans who understand these things.

“His current advisors are a non-event and he must be careful about them,” he said.