clipped from: www.hayibo.com   

Mugabe to appoint new war veterans as real ones are all dead

confer official war veteran status on 500,000 teenaged boys this weekend as part of his 85th birthday celebrations, after it emerged that the last genuine veteran of the liberation war died of cholera

tasked with "rebuilding Zimbabwe by hitting MDC pigs with half-bricks".

well-wishers remembered a hero and patriot who attributed his long life to clean living, dedication to his country, and having all of his medical expenses since 1994 paid by South African taxpayers.

Chaturanga was believed to have been the last surviving genuine veteran, but new evidence emerged this week that Banjo Hungwe, 48, had once thrown a spade at colonial forces, making him officially the only veteran still alive.

struggling to find 500,000 teenaged boys healthy enough to pick up a half-brick.

strong enough to walk or crawl are in South Africa

very disappointing that they can't make an effort for the man who has saved Zimbabwe

"People can be so selfish."