Operational Department
War Collaborators, Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees, Restrictees, Memorialization and Documentation
Supports memorialisation, documentation, records, and public service administration for war collaborators, ex-political prisoners, detainees, and restrictees.
Research and documentation
Liberation history records
Memorialisation and reburials
Head of Department
Mr Davet Muzwidzwa Director War Collaborators, Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees, Memorialisation and Documentation
Head of Department
Head of Department
Mr Davet Muzwidzwa
Director War Collaborators, Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees, Memorialisation and Documentation
Department: War Collaborators, Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees, Restrictees, Memorialization and Documentation
Departmental Mandate
Supports memorialisation, documentation, records, and public service administration for war collaborators, ex-political prisoners, detainees, and restrictees.
Department Overview
Public Mandate & Service Focus
This department carries one of the broadest public mandates in the ministry. It connects documentation, statutory administration, memorialisation, and historical record-building for war collaborators, ex-political prisoners, detainees, restrictees, and related dependants.
Its public-facing work is especially important where citizens need clarity on historical records, recognition pathways, memorial processes, and the preservation of liberation war information for future generations.
Public Support Areas
Historical documentation and record guidance
Public information on memorialisation and recognition processes
Referral support for documentation-linked service cases
Service Path
Typical Public Service Journey
- Receive and organise records related to recognised categories and their dependants.
- Support memorialisation, documentation, and historical preservation processes.
- Coordinate public guidance linked to registration, archival references, and statutory support pathways.
Internal Structure
Key Responsibility Areas
The department organises its work across distinct functional areas to ensure focused service delivery and clear public accountability.
Liberation history records
Memorialisation and reburials
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War Collaborators, Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees, Restrictees, Memorialization and Documentation Service Survey
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Full Function Set
The complete list of statutory and operational functions as prescribed for this department.
Facilitate research into Chimurenga liberation war history
Facilitate documentation and recording of the accurate liberation war history
Computerize the history of the liberation struggle
Promote the incorporation of the liberation war history into learning materials at all levels
Produce the liberation struggle war history in the form of films, documentaries, books and oral narratives
Deposit recorded Liberation War History to the National Archives of Zimbabwe
Coordinate the identification, exhumation, repatriation and reburial of the fallen heroes remains
Create a register of all those who joined the Liberation Struggle but did not return
Create a register of all those who joined the Liberation Struggle but died before they were vetted
Facilitate the issuance of Death Certificates to all those who were presumed dead as a result of the liberation war
Assist children born out of the liberation war to locate their parents
Identification of veterans who died during the liberation war and after the war before vetting and register them
Ms Joyce Pikinini
War Veterans and Non-Combatant Cadres
Administers benefits, records, and welfare-facing policy support for war veterans and non-combatant cadres.
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Mr Nceda Moyo
War Victims Compensation
Coordinates compensation guidance, records, and support services for recognised war victims.
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Ms Gladys Moyo
Heroes Dependants Assistance
Supports recognised dependants through assistance guidance, records, and service coordination.
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