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Alternative title Zimbabwe ReviewZimbabwe Review: official organ of the Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union (ZAPU) Author/Creator Publicity and Information Bureau of the Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union (ZAPU) Publisher Publicity and Information Bureau of the Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union ZAPU) Date 1964-02-24 Resource type Magazines (Periodicals) Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Zimbabwe, Coverage (temporal) 1963 - 1964 Source Northwestern University Libraries, Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Rights By kind permission of ZANU, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Description Editorial: The Perilous Struggle. Police Provoke Again- Teargas at Nkomo's House: Bulawayo- 9/2/64. Salisbury Too. Terror Hits S. . Petrol Bombs Thrown at PCC Homes. Latest News of the Week. S. Rhodesia Men in America. Two Meetings Banned in Umtali. Dupont Protects Salazaar. Nkala is a Worried Man-Outcast by His Tribal Clique. Dupont Murders Again. Format extent 7 page(s) (length/size)

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Vol. 2 'If No. 6 . 24/2/,64. EMBASSY OF THEAflI UNITED STATX OF, AMERICA FEB 19,4 IToRIA L ...... N2I IN I THE PMIlOUS STRUGGLE The strug le for the survival of setttlerism in S. Rhodesia is enterinC its most perilous st- Le. The only card left for them is their threat to declare unilateral independence. This also has value in so far as it has not been tried. Looking at. the general consequences objectively, such a step is as good as flying into the precipioe. What steps the settlers take to cling onto power is of concern to us in so far as our strategy in defeating them is possible, the rightness of our position and our determination to succeed is a fact most glaring to the settlers themslves hence their enxiety. This -eek Dupont, settler Minister of Law and Order has tuileashed his police to arrest hundreds of Africans in the hop-e of halting the tide that is about to sweep away sftlerism. He is unaware that by this step, he is openinG the ;ates for the flood to draw nearer its target. There is nothing new in these arrests, nor is there anything new in the Wha-Wha camp and of-course much moreso nothing new in the settler hopes for such mass arfests. lahVlha is Whitehead's monumaent of failure to stamp out African nationalism by mass arrests and ve just wonder what miracle Dupont hopes to produce by beating this threed-bare path. The 1nly mira2cle we can see is to bring temporaryOc3olation to the settler vopulation that is now overweig.hed by t'e oncoming take-over of power by the Africans. There is nevertheless an impoetant aspect to Dupont's move of arresting our people. His opening remarks are indicative; he says "since August 1964when a silit occurred in the African nationalist political world two mutually hostile national political organisations were set up." We the African people of Zimbabwe do not know of any two "national political organisations." There can only be one national organisation over the political interests of people. If there are two organisations purporting to serve a common interest only one can be genui e and national. There has never been any doubt as to the nationalentity of ZAYJ - barring oonfusionists..

Cont. Clearly Dupont is attempting a vell-timed political master-stroke of trying to project the image of a split in the African political circles despite the accomplished fact that ZANU has suffered a pblitical decay. We are in no doubt that Dupont's attempt to cripple ZAPU (POC) is yet another desperate effort to help poor Reverend Sithole to remain on the scene if only to retain the name ZANU in order to perpetuate the image of a split. PCC was banned from holding any public meeting of the 7th of November, 1963 for 3 months. The peoples national President Joshua Nkomo was simultaneously banned from addresing any gathering in the country. For three solid months ZANU had all S. Rhodesia to itself to organise and attraot the masoss. They failed. When the ban on PCC was~bout to expire early this month, February, Dupont extended the ban for another thee'months and simultaneously banned the "3oeple's national President Joshua Hkomo from moving near Salisbury or from entering African areas. Inspite of these measures the Rev. Sithole and his ZANU have failed to budge with the solid masses of Zimbabwe. They hrve then complained of intimidation and violence and requested Dupont to arrest all PCC organisers and the general African public whom they fear. This, hoever, does not help Sithole or whosoever supports him. We shall rout ruthlessly seterism and its agencies.

(1) POLICE PROVOKE AGAIN - TEARGAS AT NKOMO'S HOUSE: In Bulawayo on February 9, the repressive and oppressive police forces of the Minister of Injustice, Law and Order, Clifford Dupont, used teargas shells to dis erse peaceful crowds which had gathered at the house of the Life President of the PCC (ZAPU), Mr. Ukomo, to sing and entertain their leader. The settler police, jealous as they are, forcibly tried to disperse these singing and chanting crowds. They threw tear :as shells without even telling the people to disperse. Some of the shells fell right at the door-steps of Mr. Nkono's house. The crowds, having been irritated by this savage and uncalled-for settler police action, ran arlk, grabbing one European constable and breaking his ar. When the police tried to make arrests, the riot theft spread all over the Bulawayo townships. There was serious stoning, in almost all the townshins in Bulawayo. No European-driven car had any chance of passing through the African townshps. Police reservists were kept running up and down, whistles replaced the usual church bells and police trucks were greeted with showers of stones fron the Africans. 'No priest could attempt leaving the church grounds, no stooge had any chance of drinking a pint of beer, everything was at a d.nger point. SALISBURY TOO ...... Because the settler p)olice in S. Rhodesia are competing for medals and ranks, because they have one thing in con:on - that of 'provoking the African in order to shoot hii', the Salisbury branch of the police force, after having learnt of the Bulawayo troubles, went around the Salisbury African townships of and Highfields, provoking the people in the pubs. After this provocation, thenasses reacted sharply and stones were the ordcr of the day. In Harare, no European-driven car could ever pass throug;h the Ardbennie Road. Police jeeps were terribly snashed, windows shattered, police satellite stations attacked, and police reservists aribushed. Any inperialist business in Harare was destroyed completely. In Highfileds, police patrols were constant as the rioting spread from Harare. Beerhalls were de':erted, cars stoned, stooges frognarched. Stones replaced the swallows in that township. In the eveining of that same day, the field forces of Field were called in to help the police, helicopters and spotter planes buzzed in the cool breeze as smoke from the burnt buildings replaced the clouds4. As things worsened in both the Bulawayo and Salisbury African townships, the settler Minister of the ROTTEN Law and Disorder, Clifford Dupont was -anicing an nunablq, .-$il a .solution to it,

CONT.. Because an idle brain is the Devil's workshop, Dupont's brain, mixed with ice-water as it is, was b~ing tempered with by the boer ancestors of whom Dupont is a descendant. He was drafting another order against our leader Mr. N1komo. He linked the Bulawayo disturbances and the Salisbury rioting with Mr. N1koyno, and then imposed a ban on him, prohibiting him from ad-ressing any gathering for another THRED MOI THS. T1{is ban on Mr. Nkomo is about the l1th if not the 12th irrposed on him in less thanitwo nonths. But we ;,ust say that despite all these savaoo and unrealistic bans imposed on our leader, our forces are marching forward and anyone wiho still believes in perpetual domination of the Africans, whether by usin- the -oolice or the Army, will learn the harsh lesson of history that you cannot oppress people without dire consequences to yourself. The more our leader is banned from being a person, the stronger our forces will be against any form of capitalism, inperialism and old and-new colonialism. We are not going to entertain settlerdom because the settlers have got guns. We shall go up in arms against any repressive force. We are determined to achieve our much-awaited goalAfrican Rule and ccmplete independence, under the leadership of the Great LION of Zimbabwe, Joshua Nkomo. Britain's dillydallying tactics and Field's dogmatic political madness will leed S. Rhodesia into a land of terror and confusion, therefore something must be done now if international peace and security is not to be further provoked. TER QR ,Z§ . , gDESIA. There is terror in S. Rhodesia these days. Polioe and probably the armed forces are kept running up and down trying to stop the fire of freedom, which is now buring in Zimbabwe. Recently in Bulawayo, a passenger tain was stoned and its windows shattered near an African Township of Luveve. Railway police and security men were sent to the area'but made no arrests. A train bound for Northern Rhodesia was delayed for a couple of hours a~er the Railway Line between Gwaai and Livingstone was blocked. , Big stones were placed along the railway line and big tree trunks were put across the Railway line. The police were rushed to the scene to try and trail the Saboteurs, but to their greatest disappointment, 0 made no arrest. In Salisbury, three bombs were hurled in an African township of Highfields, whose damage was not disclosed. But it is rported that S three people are lying in the hospital with injuries and severe burns. When a police officer was asked to coment, he said: "I wish I inew the cause of these incidennts." "But," he went on,"Police are still investing the incident.." In Gwelo, 411 police reservists were alerted in case there would be trouble over the week-end, but nothing happened.

Coi0 .... In Untali, the usual police -patrols have been reinforced,' to include a 2uro~ean constable with a ;un in each 0-roup of about 8 African reservists. At ezi, near the Bechuanaland border, 7 di? tanks were destroyed and a nulber of sheds ilere burncd down. Here )olice patrols were sent to tha area. An Asian far:xer in the Kezi area was declared an undesirable elenent by the settlor Minister of Internal Affairs, 11r. John Howman. In Gatooria, Que Que and Hartley, all 2olice fore.s hava been r roinfoced. At the border between Mozambique and S. Rhodesia, four cars belonginC to the settlers wrore shot by unknown persons and it is beliered that the occupants wero not seriously injured. More police and army, persoy nel have been scnt to the spot. Hl:coiters and sp-otter planes are flyin; around the areoa !ith t.:e hope of finding the assailants. But u to no. no one hac been arrested. P.'-UOL LZIISS 127RO[ A2 PCC HO .ES...... On February, 8, two petrol bobs were hurled at the homes of two PCC mon in Hi 'hfield African townslhip. Tho first was thrown :it Mr. W. i'ya!.inidzas house, who is the Secretary of the PCC li§;fi.lds Dranch, but failed to explode. The roon was unoccuied. :ialf an hour latter, a Zellow' plastic container, full of petrol was thrown over tLo lijh fence surroundingL Mr. Chinamano's house in old Highfield and the bozib burst with a l"deaferinEr roa-,r" in the front garden. The bomb fell a fe: yards off the lounge rindow and blistered the paint work of Mr. Chi:iaruano's car. With the bebn of a neighbour, Mr. Chinauano pushed the car away .rom the house and e::tin!:uished the blaze. Mr. China:'ano'is the secretary- of education in the PCC Cabinet led by 1r. 1koz:o, the LION of Zimbabwe. LATEST NEWS OF THE WELK. The Life President of the Peoplets Caretaker Councilq Mr,'Nkomo was arrested on the 19th of February for contravening what the settlers call iUtivo ki.Lu±I's Act. lie was boin-C trailod by polico until ie" h6d loft the African Purchc-- Arue. of Hlcnr;ozi nnd was entering 'the Resiervo of'Zv imba. T o was ztrnig:htauny rushed 'to Harte Magistrate Court and was remanded until onday after paying ZlO bail. lie is chargod under the 1lativo Affairs Act. !'r. ikono is banned fron ent'ring or re....L6 in jny tribal area j.,or Rpsgrvo for an indefinite period* This arrest was really very unwarranted mnd uncalled fore

(4) ColTT ..... S. RHODESIA MON iN AMERICA. "'he S. Phodesia settler and confused Governea t has taken over the diplomatic offices established by the now lonely =x-politician and once champion of settlerisru in Central Africa, Roy Welenky. This move by the cowboys is aimed at establishing diplomatic relations with the U.S. oenint so as to capture a U.S. vote at the United 1iations debates over S. Phodesia. If the U.S. Governnent is sincere enou,;h to see how unpopular the minority government of S. R. is, we expect hez to tell both S. R. Government and Dritish to chan e the constitution now and to transfer power to the majority of the pooulation without any further delay. We are keein r an eye on tha S. Rhodesia team which has been sent to Vlashng;rn to run the diplomatic office there. TTIO INFE"TIIGS BAlUTED INl UI1rALI...... Two neoting, organised by ZACU were banned by the Untali District Corinissioncr, Fr. 11. J. Brendon, under the Law and Order Maintanance Act. Stating the reasons for this ban; Ur. Brendon said: "Because of the serous disturbances which have followed a :unber of ZACU meotings, I "ave been instructed by the Minister of Law and Order to ban ycu f 'ei holding; the meetings.i Little did this old timer Brendon realise that whatever disturbances have followcd t. ey are always the result of police provocation. It is high tiznthat Dutpont learnt to s:)eak the truth. All the disturbances -rhich he claims have followed meeting addressed and or,,anised by MeNmbers of the Zimbabwe African Congress of Unions, have been enzineercd by' his own ruthless police. He must not hide under a fingortip and e:-pevt peovle not to see >is n:istakos. We have known hin for sometime as a chamfion of the mirdering -angstors, thereforo we are not surprised hy his wild and fantastic stat oments. DUP37T PROTECTS SALAZAAR...... Portuglal has been mentioned as the first country to be protected by Du ont's junle Law, 'called °'S.- Rhodesia's Forei-,n Subversive Organisations Act' which was pa§led by the S. R. settler legislature last year. This Act, foolish and stupid as it is, makes it an offence to organise or take part in any activities of an organisation proposing to overthrow the settler aovernnents of.S. Africa and Portuguese East Africa and.Angola.

Cont... Announcing the Bill, the Minister of Law and Disorder, Clifford Dupont said: "To the best of my knowledge, Portuguese overseas possessions are 2rcvinces of ;o:etropolitan Portugal, therefore must be protectcd to the bit crest end.' "And also South Africa Liust be protected fron any subversion because she is the only country prepared to acqe,,t us efter we attain our independence," Dupont went on. It isreported that the names of the other countries to be protected under this savage law will soon be published. AXALA IS A WORRIED MA11-OUTCAST BY HIS TRIBAL CLIQUE...... The so-called Treazurer-.3eneral of the defunct ZA7IU, , is now the nost worried and confused nan. Ever since he came back from his trip alroad which took about three rionths, he has never opened his nol.th. This is very unlike the garrulous Enos. He has aays acted as a )ol'tical rho i-boy, who cant do with-out playing to the gallery. His unnatural silence is easily explainable. When He came back, he discovered that his tribal clique had terribly undermined him, and he has been very unwelccme wherever he has gone - particularly in the Fort Victoria area amongst the negligibly small frarction of the unfortunate ginbabweans who had fallen victin of the ZAUU gospel of tribalism. The astonishnent and disapp.ointuent he received on his arrival has placed him in a state fromo which he cannot even budge. He has been ca4Cht up in his own trap. When Enoo Ukala cane out fro:. prison last year, he was given ample time to study the situation, but because of the tribal blanket covering him, decided to call himself an intellectual, and nowa, he is a man who does not even know how to feed his own children. All this inconvenience has been created by the mounting confusion advocated by Sithole and his tribal clique. Where are you poor Nkala and your political show biz - POOR EMOS. DTPO1T MURD RS AGAIN. Recently, a Gwelo miagistrate remanded a wonan, Julia Magumede in custody until sonetiae this month charged under the 'Hanging Clause of Duoont's Law and Disorder (1iaintenence) Act. Julia Magunede was cfiarged under Section 33 (A) of this most savage and notorious animal called the Law and Disorder (Maintenance) Act. Bail was refused. The chargo arose from a speech' vhich Julia is alleged to have made, sometime in January. Julia is the first womanto be charged under this so-called 'Hanging Clause' which carries a mandatory death sentence. Only during course of the second week of February was the charge withdrawn for lack of tangible evidence. Why was the charge preferred at all?