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Why Zimbabwe’s independence has become a horror movie
Read more: Why Zimbabwe’s independence has become a horror movieOnce upon a time Zimbabwe was viewed with considerable optimism but that optimism soon vanished and was rapidly replaced with doom and gloom, today when the world pays attention to the country, it is generally because of all sorts of unpleasantries happening there. The independence dream, prosperity and presumed freedom from Western interference has turned…
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The Hypocrisy of Zimbabwe Freedom
Read more: The Hypocrisy of Zimbabwe FreedomZimbabwe has turned out to be a greater betrayal of the black man – there is lesser independence for the ordinary black person than before. Zimbabwe’s independence goes like this: the more independent the black elite became, the more oppressed the ordinary citizens became; the more independent the black government became, the less independent the…
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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 treatmentMatabeleland survivors of the Gukurahundi genocide 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 is,…
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