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Zimbabwe News, Vol. 28, No. 1 Zimbabwe News, Vol. 28, No. 1 http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuzn199612 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. Permission must be sought from Aluka and/or the applicable copyright holder in connection with any duplication or distribution of these materials where required by applicable law. Aluka is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of materials about and from the developing world. For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org Zimbabwe News, Vol. 28, No. 1 Alternative title Zimbabwe News Author/Creator Zimbabwe African National Union Publisher Zimbabwe African National Union (Harare, Zimbabwe) Date 1996-12-00 - 1997-01-00 Resource type Magazines (Periodicals) Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Zimbabwe, Southern Africa (region) Coverage (temporal) 1996 - 1997 Source Northwestern University Libraries, L968.91005 Z711 v.28 Rights By kind permission of ZANU, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Description Editorial. Cover Story: Party reaffirms commitment to people's wishes. 1997: Economic power to the people. National News: Nkomo condemns intra-party squabbles. Muzenda on Party discipline. Primary elections to stay. More join informal sector. Blacks giving up farms. Constructive criticism welcome. Viewpoint: Strikers miss the point. Women's Affairs: Women on the march after Be jir. League consolidates national unil. Call for unity among women MPs. I Write As 1 Like: Highlights of 1996. Business News: No going back on economic empowerment. Representation of Africa in the IMF and World Bank. Health: Age of majority and AIDS. Regional File: SADC states can be the "Lions of Africa". Sport: Urigt is of the "Roys in Blue". Poetry: Who am I. Obituary: War veteran dies. International News: Kofi Annan — Seventh United Nations Secretary-General. Format extent 28 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuzn199612 http://www.aluka.org ZANU PF ZANU PF Unify. Peace and Develooment The people's *OoTime is running out Zimbabwe News Official Organ of ZANU PF Dep1uwtmentof Information and Publicity, 144 Union Avenue. I-ar'e Cel: 790148 Vo\ .une 28. N, I 1996.Registered at the G.PO as Newspaper DEC 1996- JAN 1997 $2.50 (incI. sales tax) wishes *Blacks giving up farms * i/ The life story ISquabbles in ZANU PF/ of Dynamos Zimbabwe News Official Organ of ZANU PF Contents Editorhil Cover Story National News Viewpoint Women's Affairs I Write As I Like Business News Health Regional File Sport Poetry Obituary International News Party reaffirms commitment to people's wishes.................................................................................... 3 1997: Economic power to the people .................................................................................................. 5 Nkomo condemns intra-party squabbles ............................................................................... 6 M uzenda on Party discipline ............................................................. " ......................................... 6 Primary elections to stay ..................................................................................................................... 7 More join informal sector................................ - ....... .......... 8 Blacks giving up farms ...................................................................................................................... Constructive criticism welcome ......................................................................................................... 9 Strikers miss the point ................ ........................................................................... 10 W omen on the march after Be jir.g ....................................................................................... I League consolidates natirial un,: .......................................................................... Ii Call for unity amo:lg v omen M Ps ............................................................................................... 12 Highlights of 1996 ............................... .............................. ................................................ 14 No going back on economic empowerment ........................................................................................ 16 Representation of Africa in the IM F and W orld Bank ...................................................................... 16 Age of majority and AIDS ................................................................................................................... 18 SADC states can be he "Lions of Africa ................................................................................................ 19 Oiig.,s of the "Boys in Blue ...................................................................... 20 W ho am I .......... .................................................................................................................................... 20 War veteran dies .................................................................................................................................... 21 Kofi Annan - Seventh United Nations Secretary -General ................................................................. 22 ZIMBABWE NEWS VOL. 28 NO. I Zimbabwe News is the official organ of the Zimbabwe African National Union ZANU PF and is produced on the authority of the Central Committee by the Department of Information and Publicity. Jongwe Printing and Publishing Co.. No. 14 Austin Road, Workington, Harare World Copyright, Central Committee (ZANU PF) Editorial Council: Cde. N.M. Shamuyarra, Cde. C.C. Chimutengwende, Ode. C. Ndhlovu, Cde, S. Kachingwe. Cde. A. Sikhosana. Editorial Looking to the future ZANU PF, Zimbabwe's ruling Party, was born out of the unity of PF ZAPU and ZANU (PF) in 1987. These two movements spearheaded the national struggle that brought about the independence of the country in 1980. Therefore, ZANU PF is not any ordinary political organisation. It is a revolutionary Party that was tempered by the experiences of a long and arduous struggle. Given this history, the conclusion one gets to is that there is no other political party in the country that would be more suitable to lead the nation into the 21st century and beyond! than ZANU PF. Its track record has shown that it is Zimbabwe's political Party of yesterday, today and tomorrow. During the two day National People's Conference held in Bulawayo from December 12 to 14, the Party was able to assess the past and envision the future.' From the way that the Presidency conducted proceedings in which over 5 000 delegates representing the ten provinces of the Party were participants, it underlined the democratic nature of ZANU PF. Contributions on political and economic issues affecting the nation were made by the leadership, delegates and specially invited guests such as permanent secretaries of government ministries. The debates unequivocally condemned intra-Party factionalism in Manicaland and Masvingo and called for discipline and respect amongst members. The government was asked to proceed with more haste in redressing the land issue. The Conference endorsed the indigenisation of the economy and, called for a more aggressive appi'oach to programmes aimed at creating employment. A call was made for the improvement of education, health and social welfare, and the Party was asked to play a meaningful role in the fight against AIDS. The delegates agreed that the economic status of war veterans must be improved. The transparency that transcended discussions which were all centred on grassroot feelings reflected the Party's determination to strengthen its role as the vehicle for the revolutionary transformation of our society for the better. Whea delegates emerged from the conference, they were more united than ever before behind the leadership of Cde President Robert Gabriel Mugabe. This did not please the enemies of the Party. They were hoping for disorder. They wanted to see division. They were looking forward to delegates not upholding constitutional requirements and discussing issues which were irrelevant. They could not believe that such -democracy which sincerely took into account the feelings of the urban and rural folk in the country existed in ZANU PF. The Second National People's Conference was significant in that it left the people of Zimbabwe in no doubt as to which Party was to be the custodian of their destiny. The next century is only three or four years away depending on whether you measure your -date as January 1, 2000 or 2001. It is therefore essential that the Party is kept fully and correctly informed of the thinking of the masses. Their mood must be closely monitored as they are the implementers of the policies of the Party and government. The success of Vision 2020 lies in the Party's ability
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