In 2000, Mugabe acknowledged that the mass killings had happened, stating that it was "an act of madness ... it was wrong and both sides were to blame"
Mu chaka cha 2000, Mugabe adavomereza kuti kupha anthu ambiri kunachitika, ponena kuti 'zinali misala ... zinali zolakwika ndipo mbali zonse zinali ndi mlandu'