Opinion

Mbeki distorts history with claims Mugabe was an ally of the ANC

Military co-operation between Nkomo’s Zipra and MK was going well, guerrillas reaching the SA border — but then Zanu won Zimbabwe’s election

29 September 2019 - 00:00 By Dumisani Muleya

Within hours of Robert Mugabe’s death, the news trended on local, regional and international channels CNN, BBC and Sky News, and on social media...

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