Vice President Col. (Rtd.) Kembo C.D. Mohadi has completed a regional tour of key Zimbabwe Liberation War Heritage sites located in Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique — a mission aimed at preserving, documenting, and honouring the country’s liberation legacy within a broader regional and Pan-African framework.
Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing, yesterday, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr Jenfan Muswere, informed that Cabinet had received and noted the Vice President’s report covering the tour, which took place from 18 August to 6 September 2025.
“The regional tour of the selected Zimbabwe Liberation War Heritage sites in Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia was undertaken as a strategic exercise to preserve, document, and honour the liberation legacy. It provided an opportunity to evaluate the historical, cultural, and political significance of these sites, while identifying pressing gaps in their preservation, accessibility, and interpretation,” said Dr Muswere.
“The tour also served to reinforce bilateral and multilateral collaboration with host nations, thereby strengthening cultural diplomacy and regional integration,” said Dr Muswere.
Among the highlights of the tour was a visit to the Bagamoyo Freedom Fighters Training Camp in Tanzania, which operated between 1963 and 1975. The camp played a foundational role in Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, having trained some of the country’s most iconic liberation figures.
“Bagamoyo trained notable figures including His Excellency, the President Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the late Chief of Defence Cde Josiah Tongogara, the late National Chairman of Zanu PF, Cde Herbert Chitepo, the late Gen (Rtd) Cde Solomon Mujuru, alias Rex Nhongo, and the late first Commander of the Defence Forces Gen (Rtd) Cde Vitalis Zvinavashe, alias Sheba Gava,” said Dr Muswere.
Vice President Mohadi also visited the historic Mgagao Freedom Fighters Training Camp, another significant site in Tanzania that contributed immensely to the liberation effort.
“The Mgagao Camp provided essential military training, ideological guidance, and logistical support. Notable figures who received training there include the Honourable Vice President Gen (Rtd) Dr Constantino G.D.N. Chiwenga and the current Commander of the Defence Forces, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, among others,” said Dr Muswere.
Another major site visited during the tour was the Nachingwea Training Camp, which comprised five regiments. It is estimated that a total of 15,000 fighters were trained there in three batches.
“Songamberi, meaning ‘Push Forward’, trained 5,000 freedom fighters in 1976. Fanyaharaka, meaning ‘Do It Quickly’, formed the second batch. A third group also received training, and detailed records are being compiled to fully account for the numbers and their contributions,” said Dr Muswere.
Cabinet commended the tour as an important milestone in preserving Zimbabwe’s liberation history and called for enhanced efforts to document and protect these heritage sites in collaboration with the respective countries.
