Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Joshua Nkomo, says his dismissal from the government of Robert Mugabe has brought Zimbabwe to the brink of civil war. Speaking to about 60,000 supporters at a rally ...

The Joshua Nkomo Legacy Restoration Trust (JNLRPT) has issued a formal clarification denying that it received the recent US$250,000 donation announced by ...

He noted that the declaration of July 1 as a public holiday is to be known as Joshua Nkomo Day, adding it would be a befitting tribute to his memory and a celebration of his lasting impact on the ...

Dr Joshua Nkomo was born on 19 June 1917 in Matopo, a coalition builder who co-founded the National Democratic Party in 1960 and later ZAPU. After being jailed by the Rhodesian government in 1964 ...

AT the dawn of independence in 1980, Zimbabwean revolutionary Joshua Nkomo confronted a nightmare vision of the country’s future trajectory. Nkomo — the towering leader of Zapu and former vice ...

Nkomo came from Zimbabwe's Ndebele minority and Mugabe from the Shona majority. They fell out two years after independence in 1980, when Mugabe fired Nkomo from the coalition government, accusing ...