War vets vow to go down fighting after Mugabe threats
Harare – Zimbabwe's former freedom fighters have vowed to go down fighting, after President Robert Mugabe's public tongue lashing last week, NewsDay reports.
Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson Douglas Mahiya said the ex-liberation fighters were still going to meet and discuss how to respond to Mugabe’s threats.
Mugabe, 92, issued a "strong warning" to the former freedom fighters last Thursday, saying that his ruling Zanu-PF party would not be held at "ransom" by what he described as "dissidents".
His remarks came as an official response to the war veterans' claim last week, that they had endorsed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over from the ailing veteran leader.
The former freedom fighters claimed that Mnangagwa was the next in line to take over the presidency, adding that their decision to endorse him was "irreversible".