The chair of Zipra war veterans South African branch, Themba Khanye, said they had begun consultations and would kickstart the programme on May 1.
He said that some people were complaining that the erstwhile liberators had become tormentors, beating innocent people who did not subscribe to certain political inclinations.
When we severed ties with the Zimbabwe war veterans association we decided to come clean. Some politicians were giving war veterans money to beat other people. There was torture, beatings, burning of houses and killing. We want to bring harmony to the communities, he said.
Zipra has spoken to chiefs in Plumtree, including chiefs Hobodo, Sangulube, Masi, Bhango and Tshitshi. People will gather in the presence of the chiefs and headmen, and those who committed crimes will then be asked to apologise.
Khanye said both parties would then start development projects together.
We are non-political and are only interested in healing and reconciliation, he said.
The organisation would also exhume the bodies of war veterans buried in shallow graves in some parts of the country and give them a decent burial.
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