Introduction On this 39th anniversary of the deployment of Fifth Brigade, let us take a few moments to remind ourselves of some crucial facts. On or around 20 January 1983, the Fifth Brigade-led genocide was launched in Matabeleland and the Midlands with Tsholotsho, Lupane and Nkayi in Matabeleland North and Zhombe, Silobela and Lower Gweru [โฆ]