Bulawayo pressure group, IBhetshu likaZulu held a Heroes' Day commemmoration for Mthwakazi Heroes in Bulawayo. Those remembered as heroes included the likes of Gwesela according to Qhubekani Dube, the Director of the group.
The memorial was held at Amakhosi Cultural Centre in Bulawayo and brought together former Zipra commanders, Bulawayo residents and members of Ibhetshu lika Zulu.
Dube said that there is need to honour Mthwakazi heroes because of the way they have been sidelined by the Zanu (PF) led government. He said the heroes honoured included King Mzilikazi, King Lobengula and modern day heroes like Mthandazo Ndema Ngwenya and Lookout Masuku.
In 2007 Ibhetsu likaZulu held a memorial for the Matabeleland Genocide at the Bulawayo Cathedral on the anniversary of the deployment of the Fifth Brigade.

ola siyabangena ngenkani.keep it up qubekani you are doing wounders boy.remember we started izulu lika bhetshu together we will support you mfana until we drive all shona people in our land of true heroes .
am a proud ndebele father who was not detered by either zanu-pf and difficulties of the economy. know how many children i have eight. just wait seven boys and one girl. three university graduates and thers are still at school.call it what ever but am proud ndebele man. by the way am a mere rural area teacher and now am bases e-goli.