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Gukurahundi A Stark Reminder Of Fragility Of National Unity - Mnangagwa

8 months agoSun, 14 Jul 2024 12:12:02 GMT
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Gukurahundi A Stark Reminder Of Fragility Of National Unity - Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated Zimbabwe’s status as a unitary state, saying the Gukurahundi episode serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of national unity and the devastating consequences of disunity.

Speaking at the launch of the Gukurahundi Community Engagement Outreach Programme in Bulawayo on Sunday, Mnangagwa acknowledged the critical role played by the late former President Robert Mugabe and Vice President Joshua Nkomo in forging national unity through the Unity Accord.

The Unity Accord was a political agreement signed in 1987 between the ruling ZANU party and the opposition ZAPU party, effectively ending the Gukurahundi massacres.

The Unity Accord merged ZANU and ZAPU into a single political party – the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF).

The agreement also established a power-sharing arrangement, with Mugabe becoming the Executive President and Nkomo becoming one of the Vice Presidents. Said Mnangagwa:

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Behind us lies a past etched with both triumph and hardship. The echoes of the liberation struggle still evoke strong emotions and memories, a testament to the unwavering spirit that forged our nation.

Yet, within that history is a chapter which cannot be ignored – the post-independence conflict in this Region.

This chapter serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of unity and the devastating consequences of disunity.

We owe a debt of eternal gratitude to our nation’s founding fathers, the late President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and the late Father Zimbabwe Cde. Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, for defying seemingly insurmountable obstacles and forging the Unity Accord of 1987.

This Unity Accord shall remain as the foundation of our unity and the emblem of our unitary State. Today, we are building on that foundation and cementing our unity, which we commit to guard jealously as our birthright in this sacred nation.

Mnangagwa emphasized that the Gukurahundi Community Engagement Outreach Programme will be led by traditional leaders. He said:

Today we are gathered to officially launch the Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme. This exercise is not simply a mechanism for revisiting grievances but it is a transformative odyssey, a pilgrimage towards healing and national cohesion.

This initiative is a potent symbol of our collective will to bridge the divides that have separated us for too long. It places the onus of healing squarely on the shoulders of its most capable custodians – our esteemed Chiefs.

With their knowledge of tradition and wisdom, they will guide us through open dialogue, fostering empathy and understanding.

As we share our stories, the wounds of the past will begin to mend, thereby enabling national healing.

President Mnangagwa accused the country’s former colonial rulers of sowing the seeds of disunity in Zimbabwe by pitting one ethnic group against another.

Mnangagwa’s remarks suggest that the colonial legacy and the divisive policies implemented during that era contributed to the underlying tensions and conflicts that ultimately led to the Gukurahundi atrocities.

This accusation places responsibility for the tragedy on external forces, rather than solely on the actions of the post-independence Zimbabwean government.

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40 Comments

Anonymous · 8 months ago
The chief Gukurahundi Architect reminds the people of the repetition of the sordid acts......
vusa · 8 months ago
munogona hapana anyone who ever raised the issue. I see good intent
...,. · 8 months ago
the chiefs were also given laptops for that exercise. can the journalists investigate if the chiefs got the necessary training to use the laptops, what programs or packages they will use, what information they will collect, and how or where that information will be transferred to for the next stage? also, what will happen to equipment the chiefs got for the excercise after the excercise is complete. most importantly, how long the excercise is supposed to take, and the budget
Zeus mfana · 8 months ago
What hearings when u re the 1 who instructed the killlings
freedom freedom · 8 months ago
unity
Khulu · 8 months ago
Help me!!!! l want to know the different btwin the whistle blower and the refree??? So is it true chimombe we mbudzi is a refree or W/Blower: ??
Logs Heart · 8 months ago
None of the above. He is a Thief
. · 8 months ago
who gave directives for the Gukurahundi killings who was in charge of the 5th brigade? Think about it
👀👀 · 8 months ago
Ko kungotaura chokwadi kuti ndiye akakonzeresa pane kusweroda kuzvichenura ari iye honzeri anofunga kuti vanhu havazvizive chokwadi chezvakaitika.haiperi mushe nyaya iyi
lshmael ishmael · 8 months ago
**** hatongi nyika ino ndatsvage havo zvimwe
secret · 8 months ago
0 0 ht
Seri · 8 months ago
ndiyani agohwesa
Tani · 8 months ago
Spain be England zvakamra cey
LOOTMORE · 8 months ago
🇪🇸 2 🇬🇧 0
secret · 8 months ago
tipeiwo maresults ebhora
Erudite · 8 months ago
The President should stop trying to placate these crybabies...These crybabies are after equity and not equality so no use engaging them...Besides this issue ended with the signing of the Unity Accord so this hullabaloo is all a bit much... Erudite out
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Let's accept that we can be two federal states in one. To hell with this ZANU unitary state nonsense. This is just an excuse for perpetually dominating and discriminating the people of Matebeleland. Everything that the ZANU government is divisive, contrary to their daily claims of national unity and the unitary state nonsense. Their Ministers, Deputy Ministers say tribalistic nonsense against Matebele people. This very President say nothing, and does nothing. The day tribalism is criminalized is the day I'll believe ZANU has changed. Otherwise, let them go hang.
Peter Bvirakare · 8 months ago
This issue should be dealt with to the end and also to have this episode closed.A very sad incident to have fallen on our land. Let the traditional leaders do their part they are the best to handle it
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Mthwakazi we say no to a unitary led by gukuraundist killers a killer can't force victims to forgive and reconcile that's crazy abahambe ababulali
Anonymous · 8 months ago
AGREED. NO TO A UNITARY STATE!
bhinzi · 8 months ago
feel the country is divided on enthicity more than ever before.without fully solving tribalism between Mashona and a****.more needs to be done
IPhone 17 pro max · 8 months ago
Demarest yazviwana
Cde hondo · 8 months ago
Yu were one of the architects of gukurahundi. Your infamous role is well documented
Chibaba · 8 months ago
74 minutes Dynamos 0----2 Highlanders. The effect of boycotting training is now hurting Dembare.
KG · 8 months ago
President Mnangagwa accused the country’s former colonial rulers of sowing the seeds of disunity in Zimbabwe by pitting one ethnic group against another.
sting · 8 months ago
that's very true, just that the perpetrators have so much pride to admit that they killed their fellow citizens because of power hungry and foolishness. the queen and prime minister of England used the ZANU cdes to unleash terror on ndebeles because Nkomo wanted to land to be redistributed
🥴 · 8 months ago
Ma 0ne
Chibaba · 8 months ago
Dynamos 0---1 Highlanders @ half time scores
Fbi · 8 months ago
Hokoyo nechipoko cha Crooks. Unobviswa nzeve
Ndevuzoqethu · 8 months ago
The unity accord crumbled long back, it's just a fairy tale, it's now time to call a spade a spade... Zimbabwe is a binary country, everyone can feel the difference of the two worlds apart
karina · 8 months ago
not everyone but those who choose to view it as such
Anonymous · 8 months ago
@karona We are not one country. It's just that ZANU and some Sshona people seek to force things. Foisting this Unitary State nonsense based on false historical narratives of Zimbabwe, a Sshona country invaded by the Ndebele. We all know this country is the white men's Rhodesia created by force out of two territories of the Mthwakazi Kingdom and Masshonaland. In 1923, an all white referendum formalised this nonsense. Black people had no say in this. Prior to 1890, the was no country and there were no borders. Therefore, false historical narratives by ZANU have kept us apart.
Prof · 8 months ago
Unity
· 8 months ago
Rakadaro Garwe richichema crocodile tears
Freedom · 8 months ago
👋👋👋👋👋
... · 8 months ago
Riri iro rakadya zvaro

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