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Gukurahundi Genocide – Do not force forgiveness
Read more: Gukurahundi Genocide – Do not force forgivenessForgiveness is a choice, let us not turn it into the highest order of moral authority; like not forgiving, forgiveness is like any other human feeling and/ or decision. It is a choice, personal, comes from within and is subject to many factors including the abuser’s genuine acceptance of wrongs committed. Matabeleland will refuse to…
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Gukurahundi is a lived reality never to be forgotten
Read more: Gukurahundi is a lived reality never to be forgottenWe just want to make a few observations: Gukurahundi happened. Mugabe was a demonic figure. The hypocrisy of those who say Gukurahundi is the past that should be forgotten is not lost to us, they also happen to have holocaust as a topic in their history syllabuses. Someone must tell those tales because they make…
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Violence in politics in Zimbabwe and ZANU PF’s role
Read more: Violence in politics in Zimbabwe and ZANU PF’s roleGukurahundi atrocities set the tone for state terrorism when ZANU PF deployed a wholly ethnic Shona composed 5th Brigade to murder, torture and terrorise civilians in Matabeleland. Since then, violence has become a signature of politics in the independent Zimbabwe; in the eyes of a reckless, morally bereft ZANU PF, violence is a viable political…
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Was Gukurahundi genocide?
Read more: Was Gukurahundi genocide?Gukurahundi is a thorn in Zimbabwean politics. It is not a topic mainstream politicians are comfortable with, if they had a way of erasing it in the minds of the public they would have long done that. But it is a subject close to Matabeleland people’s hearts and never to be forgotten; we lost thousands…
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Gukurahundi: who benefits from ‘moving on’?
Read more: Gukurahundi: who benefits from ‘moving on’?Justice for victims of the Gukurahundi atrocities is Matabeleland’s goal, escaping accountability for the Gukurahundi genocide is ZANU PF’s dream. To effectively address the Gukurahundi atrocities, Zimbabwean society needs to come together to restore humanity against the background of ZANU PF sponsored dehumanisation. For years the party has maintained a loosened relationship with, and separated…
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Correct diagnosis gives chance for the right treatment
Read more: Correct diagnosis gives chance for the right treatment1983/ 84 Gukurahundi genocide survivors of Matabeleland were failed twice: once at the initial point of their abuse/ trauma when the world conveniently looked away and again when the system failed to acknowledge their needs; the Zimbabwe institutions and media has gone as far as questioning the numbers affected by that act of barbarism, that…
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Why Gukurahundi atrocities must be remembered
Read more: Why Gukurahundi atrocities must be rememberedGreat Britain was not responsible for the Gukurahundi genocide, but it did not use its obvious influence in Zimbabwe to stop the brutality. To Matabeleland, memories of the time are essential because that is the best way of keeping the atrocities real in our minds. When the Mugabe regime authorised the use of a specially…
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Confronting mainstream media a necessity in fight for Gukurahundi justice
Read more: Confronting mainstream media a necessity in fight for Gukurahundi justiceGukurahundi atrocities mark the darkest moment in Mthwakazi’s history and totally transformed the nation; our perception of our nation was altered. The atrocities shook the foundations of diversity, tore down the very fabric of who we are – a tolerant nation, undermined trust between and within communities, planted suspicion and bred in norms and values…
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