The Breakfast Club with Zenzele Ndebele - Ndimande Albert Mathe

In today's episode ,Zenzele Ndebele speaks to Retired Major Ndimande Albert Mathe. He survived the Morogoro clashes been ZPRA and ZANLA. He was a platoon commander during the Battle of the Gorges betweeb ZPRA's 1st battalion commanded by Madliwa Khumalo and the Rhodesians.The battle lasted more than 5 days and ZPRA had to withdraw after they realised they were going to run out of ammunition .This is one battle in which ZPRA displayed its fire power. #Asakhe #TheBreakfastClub

[@nellyvictorian8369]

Here is the man who fought tirelessly for the country and taught his fellow men and Child Salute

[@SisaNogaga]

You doing a good job , salute from 🇿🇦

[@melinah5666]

I love you Zenzele Ndebele l’m in London l watch all your programs. Keep it up Son of the soil. We need people like you.

[@luckynkiwane2680]

Masange Moyo ngukhulu wami phela lowo

[@greatafricanone]

l have watched about 22 hours in the last week

[@makhorubhiyo4053]

Thanks for this interview. You have talked to a man whose think is clear. A hardworking soldier. He seems to have been lucky as well in that zanu did not target him for torture. But yes, what a man, a hero we can all be proud of and emulate in our own struggles. Thanks Mzaca, thanks Mathe. Siyalibonga bakwethu. INkosi ibenani. Zenzele you should be thinking of writing a serious book at some point. Ngoba I’m sure you are now at a point where you can see the Zipra story very clearly. Siyabonga.

[@thembakhumalo3113]

Izandlaaaaaa kaNdebele.Splendid job fanakhe.Welldone...wozalazo.

[@jamesncube6912]

Enough respect my true liberator , I salute you !!! Very informative pieces of work , babaMathe & CITE, thumbs up !!

[@mgcinindebele4496]

Best interview, Mhlomishwa still look so strong way better than the current Army Officers. I love the fact that ZPRA slept on Duty, probably the Leadership had no option as these Nyereres were working with the British to neutralise ZPRA, l think even if ZPRA saw what was coming the web was already knitted, SA Britain, ZANU had formed an alliance. British could bring Common World Countries to fight ZPRA anywhere. ZPRA was isolated and as Mhlomishwa say the Leadership fell for the trap. One of the weakest additions to ZPRA was discipline, they became discipline and obedient even when it was no longer necessary. The conditions then demanded to tie all knots and read the meaning, and they couldn't.

[@AnthonyBrown-sd4wd]

These where heroes which we should have heard about and he should have told us more stories about the bush war

[@nkululekomasilonkululeko4426]

We thank Zenzele for this splendid job of collecting our history

[@hillarymaseko2625]

Zenzele Ndebele Sir You are doing a great job .

[@benaiahbenaiah107]

Zenzele sir make a roll call nd record of all these distinguished gentlemen do that when I win a lottery I will bless them each...

[@artfulcaesar2844]

Up up comrade

[@zenzokhali4607]

Good job Ndebele. Umkhulu umsebenzi wakho wethu. Pho iskhathi ubazabhala lilibhuku ngemva kokuqogelela konke lokhu

[@Mbambe24]

Thank you Zenzele for these interviews. I’m enlightened.Surely ZAPU and Zipra deserved more than what they got after independence. We know what party was full of tribalism and segregation.We know the fight for power in one party has existed since its formation.We know it’s not about the people but themselves and their inner circle.Their hands are full of blood and they will never have a happy ending.God is for us all.

[@lamecknicodemusmawelankomo2724]

So painful and emotional

[@lungilcgumbi3729]

Thanx Ndex for yo job 👍up. Ngicela udinge uMadliwa, Toti, Sporo, Makandiwa lo Roy we need to hear their side of the story. They patrolled along sipepa, ntulula, pumula nyelesi areas.

[@m.s.1753]

Can you please profile retired major general Stanford “Madliwa” Khumalo next? I have read about his impeccable leadership on the Zambezi front and we want to hear his side of the story.

[@ratisithole1721]

In Zezani camp the Zipra guys were singing and it was so emotional. I salute Zipra. The white were bitter because of the battle they faced with Zipra

[@hillarymaseko2625]

Very interesting

[@vincentmangoma4128]

That guy has earned my respect for being very truthful, humble . A true example of what our veterans should be

[@balenibaleni8024]

Gud my brother l know you are very clear about about Zim Politics teach us my bro. From yo youngbrother Mqabuko

[@thubelihlephephethamncube6679]

Mahlaba near Sipepa,not far from Regina Mundi Secondary.

[@GasoGa]

Siyabonga

[@albertmdabuka4480]

Very touching story above by this guy Ndimande Albert Mathe. I have a few things to point out Zenzele, During your interviews please ask your participants to give both names ie "Guerilla names as well as their original names. You can also ask them to tell us or describe to us how they fought and where rather than to say "Zakhala". They should not rush to finish their story but must be thorough. Thank-you

[@thegreatenerstsebata]

I follow everything you post brother keep it up

[@zidlamajiya6686]

Mathe watch this movie on Netflix “The Siege of Jadotville “ I think no matter how many times Zipra tells stories they will not change our present which was a lack of foresight from Zapu/Zipra. For reflection and learning about our probably will be a beginning for our struggle to fight for Mthwakazi

[@zevlove612]

How should they have approached things in your view? In the end it would always come down to a clash of ideology with zanu unless zaph was prepared to.merge and be absorbed by zanu as ultimately happened

[@mikegl5742]

Siyabonga zenzele! You are compiling a collection of a life Time, History Books loosing Gravity.

[@thabanibhebhe5564]

Thanks for the information and knowledge

[@bhubesingonyama9055]

Siyabonga Qhawe

[@zuzemoyo7696]

The vice versing of positions taking Juniors and making them seniors? ?? What does Ndimande mean by this @Zenzele??? When and how and Why??? Please clarify.

[@khumbue5976]

Hi Zenzele, I really appreciate your works in unveiling the hidden facts about our history. My plea and desire is to know the experiences of the Ex Guerillas who went to War in the early 1960s.

[@TimMoz-s8e]

So sad to here these stories and see the state of the people who fought for our liberation suffering like this and ignored by the state in this manner.

[@AnthonyBrown-sd4wd]

Zipra where the best and where far better than zanla by far

[@mbongisenimagutshwa]

ubuntu is our strength and weakness

[@mdladlamelusi3051]

Sukumani ke lami bobhudi lisisize siphume ezimbabwe sesifuna ukuzimela.sodwa singuMthwakazi

[@GasoGa]

Abuntu laba were let down by their leadership, uNkomo was too naive sometimes.

[@bshava8323]

ubaba Nkomo had no choice but to save his people from the murderous zanu

[@AnthonyBrown-sd4wd]

Nkomo didn’t want another war he was very very tired and wanted to rest there was so much blood spilt from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe too much for him. He thought mugabe was a gentleman and would not arrest any one from zipra as well zipra didn’t want rubbish and more they wanted to rest but mugabe caught them resting and he off loaded hell upon zipra and zipra being a powerful fighting force never took zanu pf seriously by the time zipra lifted up its head to pick up arms most of them are arrested locked up and even killed so umdala was a man with principal and dignity and didn’t want a repeat of the war he stood by thinking that the western worlds where going to react and forgot that mugabe was their best friend for a little while and Nkomo their enemy so that is why we are in this mess of a Zimbabwe wasted destroyed . Let’s look forward and rebuild our broken nation by tell our youth children the real truth of what Lookout Masuku died for why UMalinga saw a black dog on the road and died

[@AnthonyBrown-sd4wd]

Let’s stop blaming Nkomo but respect what he said not to pick up arms guys allot of you underestimate zipra they where a powerful fighting force and even Ian Smiths men if you talk to them about ZAPU and zipra they will tell you they never went back but stood thier ground

[@petronellsifiso7593]

commanders let down abafana

[@ratisithole1721]

Libutho leli hatshi lokho okunye esakubona kufuna inkukhu lesithwala. Lokutshaya isloogan esithi pasi labantu babesebekubiza ukuthi opasi. Lamanje kwehlule ukubusa ukubusa kwakhona yikubulala abantu like they did in Matebeleland and Midlands. Their people could not believe now they seèeeeeeeeee what was happening in Gukurahundi time

[@matshayakhumalo6498]

My question to Zipra is why then did you think that cease fire joining them will be peaceful? This is where the mistake was from Zipra side or Zapu leadership...If there was always tension during that period, this should have came into your minds that you will suffer once you agree on cease fire.

[@georgepapas3804]

U Corner from Msilawobe.

[@jobendimande2916]

Hello. Ndixs.

[@gibsonndlovu9904]

Zenzele not good in interviewing. Should have asked more the battle of gorges.

[@dougieandzimbozatthecorner3457]

Yeah ava vaiva mugandanga and he was robbed he should have retired at General level at least full colonel

[@greatafricanone]

sometimes on these interviews you here ZIPRA and sometimes ZIPPA, or maybe lm wrong

[@okaNdimande]

ZIPA - Zimbabwe Peoples Army, Zipra - Zimbabwe peoples revolutionary army. Confusing but different

[@thembamthembu8893]

lzweladayiswa. yibo labo abakhuluma isindebele

[@rooy2729]

Nkala bakhithi, he was on the wrong side of history