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Zimbabwean
government: A negation of its own fundamental standing
Zimbabwe
National Students Union (ZINASU)
June 29, 2007
The government has literally
become a negation of its own fundamental standing. How can a government
that came from the premise of liberating its people treat its own
children worse than the racist fascist regime of lan Smith?
Robert Mugabe and his surrogates in government learnt for free and
in very comfortable conditions during colonial era. Unfortunately,
they have decided that the same benefits that acrued to them, shall
not be for the generation currently in colleges simply because the
ZANU PF Regime views students as enemies.
The extension of the semester and the subsequent attempt to have
the students shoulder the costs of ZANU PF`s gross incompetence
and insensetivity was foreseeable. On several times, we warned that
the government should address the plight of lecturers in order to
avert strikes but as usual the regime could not budge in its obstinate
folly.
We at condenm the idiocy which ZANU PF has exhibited and lay the
blame squarely on Robert Mugabe who is both the chancellor of all
State Universities and Head of Government. This is the highest level
of failure, evident enough that the time is ripe for him to step
down and pave way for new ideas on how the problems affecting our
country can be resolved.
The Harare regime no longer has any clue on how to take the country
forward. This is a post liberation era. Honestly, the liberation
movement`s ideas have been exhausted and their relevence has diminished
as the world order evolved from ideological rhetoric to a more people
issue based sound policies.
lt is sad to note the failure of our liberation movements in transforming
the standards of people`s lives.While clothed in empty Pan African
rhetoric, it has not brought any meaningful improvement to people`s
lives. l wonder how Mugabe would feel when people assert that the
fascist rule of lan Smith was better that his imagined Pan African
dogma which has seen Zimbabwe`s economy sink further and further
while Zimbabwe has become increasingly isolated.
The assauly on students and student leaders is obviously also our
main worry.The regime has mounted a vicious attack on its imagined
enemies and the students movement has not been spared. My relatives
were attacked a few weeks ago accused of habouring me.The students
leaders at Masvingo State University, Witlow Mugwiji and Edson Hlatshwayo,
President and Secretary General respectively, were heavily assaulted
in front of their collegues in an examination room.The two are recovering
from hospital. Kudakwashe Muteri and Siza Edwart from the University
of Zimbabwe were heavily assaulted and are also recovering from
hospital. Beloved Chiweshe, the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe
National Students Union and Munjodzi Mutandiri (Former President
of Chinhoyi University of Technology , CUT) were recently abducted,
tortured and found fighting for their dear lives in the bushes a
few kilometres outside Harare.A whole lot of other student leaders
are hiding from this vicious monster in the form of Robert Mugabe
and ZANU PF.
Recently, MDC activists were found dead in Matobo.The reasons for
all these barbaric acts are simple. ZANU PF is panicking.The people
have overwhelmed them and have overcome fear. They are ready to
face the dwindling regime head on. Force perpetrated by the Mugabe
regime has not achieved its intended goal.The economy has not been
intimidated by the heinous force used to neutralise political opponents.
It has remained turbulent. Mugabe has no idea on how to solve economic
problems. He wants to flee the country, but his young wife still
wants to enjoy power(which he assumed through dubious means). Mugabe`s
oligarchy is discouraging him for selfish reasons.
The students are the fontrunners in the campaign to bring down ZANU
PF. Because of their high level of consciousness, the students have
never been known to allow idiocy to rampage with impunity. Therefore,
ZANU PF is trying to silence them. Unfortunately, they have failed.
The union is more robust and vigilinat than ever before.The students
are baying for the blood of those who denied them a descent life
and of course, the regime is running out of ideas.
The SADC talks headed by Thabo Mbeki who seems unwilling to cede
power at the African Natonal Congress in December. He is also failing
to alleviate the workers plight in his own country. Mbeki should
not dupe the pro-democratic movements of Zimbabwe into abandoning
the most viable root to their emancipation, that is through mass
actions and street struggles.
The on going African Union meeting must be told in no uncertain
terms that gone are the days when dictaors could be allowed to maim
and persecute their own people in the name of African liberation
and national interests. No matter how patriotic one can claim to
be , there are certain non-negotiable concepts like human rights
simply by virtue of one being human. The African Union must show
that it is not a toothless bulldog(brutum fulmen) by moving in quickly
to protect people from human rights abuse and smart genocide.
Mugabe has stayed for much too long in office to the extent that
he has outlived his usefulness.He can neither offer any fresh ideas
nor motivate the people to work towards economic recovery, social
cohesion and political stability. He must simply leave office. Even
some elements within ZANU PF agree with me on this one.
The focus therefore, must not be narrow and parochial. It must be
broadened to pay attention to the causes of the student problems
and focus on trying to deal with them, then the rest will follow.
The people are having an upper hand and must continue to bolster
their revolutionary tide in order to be able to influence the mediation
talks in a more people oriented and progressive way.
Otherwise the people have finally reached their victory. They just
need to hold on for a while.
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fact
sheet
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