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37 Years Ago - The Unity Accord

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Written by: AI and Cannicious Nkala ZAPU Europe Province Secretary for Administration
Created: 22 December 2024
Last Updated: 24 December 2024
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  • Gukurahundi Genocide
  • Unity Accord

Gukurahundi BrigadeQuestion META AI - after some probing, compiled this article from all available web sources {including ZAPU's own material}

The Gukurahundi Genocide was a series of massacres and forced disappearances that occurred in Zimbabwe, particularly in the Matabeleland region, between 1982 and 1987. The term "Gukurahundi" is derived from the Shona language and means "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains".

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The Gukurahundi Genocide primarily took place in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe, which is predominantly inhabited by the Ndebele people. The massacres and forced disappearances occurred in rural areas, towns, and cities, including Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.

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What Was Gukurahundi?

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Written by: Mashama Petronella Mazise - Mama Petra and others
Created: 10 December 2024
Last Updated: 11 December 2024
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gukurahundiThe term Gukurahundi {GENOCIDE} is derived from the Shona language, meaning "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains." But, that description tries to mask the reality. It became a euphemism for the brutal military operation carried out by Zimbabwe's government in the early 1980s. The operation targeted primarily the Ndebele people, whom the ruling party, ZANU-PF, viewed as aligned with political opposition. More information  {HERE on Zapu Platform, HERE on the new Gukurahundi Platform and HERE on the ZHRO Platform} in addition in 2018 another Gukurahundi Petiton was organised by the same group as this year {CLICK HERE to VIEW}

Timeline and Events
Background

Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980, with Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF forming the government.
Rivalry emerged between ZANU-PF (primarily supported by the Shona ethnic group) and PF-ZAPU, led by Joshua Nkomo and supported mainly by the Ndebele ethnic group.
Tensions escalated after PF-ZAPU members were accused of plotting against the government and of harboring dissidents.

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Petition Your Local Embassy

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Written by: John Burke ZHRO
Created: 14 July 2022
Last Updated: 14 July 2022
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Embassy PetitionOn the 20th July 2022 in the UK we have organised a petition:
ZHRO, MyRight2Vote and ROHR will be hand delivering petitions to the Embassies below on Wednesday 20th July 2022 regarding the persecution of opposition MP’s and members of CCC in Zimbabwe, Following on from the gruesome murder of Moreblessing Ali sometime between May 24th and 11th June this year. In addition other CCC Mp's are being held without charge as a blatent attempt at intimidation. MORE BACKGROUND Click Here --Twitter Alert link
 
  • Prior to this we and our supporters will deliver petitions to FCDO ( Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and the Minister for Africa - possibly Vicky Ford? But with the new Government who knows)
  • To the Ambassador to the Embassy of Senegal (As the Senegal President is currently Chair of the AU)
  • To the Namibian Consulate (As the Namibian President is Chair of SADC)
  • The the BBC (close to the Namibian Consulate)
  • Then a surprise visit to our Zimbabwe Embassy and the Zanu PF "criminals" who are in "Illegal Occupation"!

Now we should like the global disapora to try a similar exercise in their locality. Firstly to check on the address, ambassador/high commissioner names and e-mails of all the Embassies of Senegal, Consulates af Namiba, and the Embassies of Zimbabwe, please access this PDF with live web links [thanks go to https://www.embassypages.com/ for all this data] to them all GLOBAL EMBASSY CONTACT LIST - Click Here to Download or access.

Then you can copy the profoma body text [below - with Read More/Pages] to the Senagal Embassies and Namibian Consulates as shown here. Replace the name of the Ambassador with the name from the PDF database above. Also get the e-mail so you can send them "Notice of Petition Hand Over" [ before the 20th July 2022 the written petition will be available with an update to this article.]

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EPWORTH Child Prostitution and Paedophilia

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Written by: Reuben Waratsa
Created: 12 April 2021
Last Updated: 05 July 2023
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The Emmerson Mnangagwa led regime has dismally failed both at the economic and social front.  It is a regime that has resorted to weaponising poverty against the masses of Zimbabwe as a trick to divert their attention from its illegitimacy.  As a result,  the levels of poverty prevalent in Zimbabwe today warrants urgent outside intervention.It is simply a national disaster.

The lack of action on the part of the Munangagwa regime to tackle poverty head-on further excercibates the deterioration of the quality of life of ordinary Zimbabweans.

It is with a heavy heart that I bring to your attention, the heart breaking girl child prostitution and paedophilia which is reported to be freely rampant in the high density suburb of Epworth in Harare.
The matter has assumed grave proportions as it is involving young girls of ages ranging between 9 and 11 years. These kids are being severely and massively exploited by their clients who are said to be paying them anything between 50 US cents to 1 US dollar for their services.Of concern is the high probability that these kids could contract various STIs which include the deadly HIV virus.

This is a clear demonstration of failure by the Zimbabwe Republic Police to perform their mandated civil responsibilities as the crime is reported to have been in existence for a considerable period of time. On the other hand,  we see the unwarranted squander of time and resources by the ZRPolice where there is currently an unprecedented surge in illegal arrests of MDCA and Human rights activists.

Under-age child prostitution in Zimbabwe is evidence of the current general breakdown of law and order that is rife within our nation. These social maladies should be blamed squarely on the shoulders of the Mnangagwa regime.

As human rights activists who are fortunate to be operating from the United Kingdom, a country that has an unparalleled record of permitting freedom of expression without fear or persecution, I feel we should seize this opportunity to directly intervene.It is imperative that, MDCA Reading Branch brings in a new dimension to our human rights activism and struggle for social justice by taking it upon ourselves to fund raise resources that will go towards sponsoring the education and welfare expenses of these kids in Epworth.

The  Zimbabwean Government social services has failed dismally to rise up to the occasion due to pandemic corruption in the systems.  As a government in waiting, we need to demonstrate a different approach to politics and afford these kids a more decent quality of life.

Written by Reuben Gift Waretsa

Reuben Gift Waretsa is a member of the MDCA Party of Zimbabwe.  He is a Human Rights activist on a mission to rid Zimbabwe of corrupt and greedy politicians. 

Tears Of a Broken Woman

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Written by: Lindsey Zaranynika
Created: 02 September 2019
Last Updated: 01 September 2020
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  • #ZanuPFMustGo
  • #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
Brutal Beating of MDC Official#EnoughisEnough
 
Last week in Zimbabwe, one of the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) (Zimbabwe’s main opposition party) youth Sekai Marashe aka Muchaina (pictured) was brutalised and assaulted.  Where is the woman’s rights?  Where is the protection and where is the democracy?  Those in power, in the government are meant to protect the woman.  Instead, they spread malicious lies.  Dr Energy Mudoti a prominent ZANU PF minister tweeted, “no matter how democratic our government can be, we can never guarantee that drunkards & prostitutes stop fighting”.  For a minister to stoop that low in attack of a vulnerable young woman instead of protecting her is gut wrenchingly sickening.  He is using his platform and authority to discredit the crying, the broken and the vulnerable. 
 
Not Just Sekai but also a well-known comedian, Samatha Kureya aka “Gonyeti,” who uses her talent, humour, wit and her platform to be an activist against the Zanu pf regime was abducted, tortured, threatened and told to stop and not speak of it.  They broke her but she will fight on and the National News paper, The herald has gone and published her full name and address to continue the intimidation. 

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