Official Organ of ZANU PF Official Organ of ZANU PF oDepartment of Informaton and Pub cit, 14 Austin Road 70c sales tax) Volume 25, No. 1 1994, Registered at the G.P.O as a Newspaper ________________ * Profiles of ZANU PF provincial chairmen 0 No glory in heavy-,ight boxing LEVLaNO Suppliers of Comet Trucks, and Service Parts Leyland (Zimbabwe) Limited Watts Road Southerton Phone: 67861 Telex: 26387 ZW Editorial: Letters: National News: Regional News: International News: Obituary: Sport: Contents ......... ,........................................................................ 2 Vice-President Nkomo and the location of a dam ................ 3 Civil Service rationalisation to continue .............................. 4 Emerald mining still closed shop ...................................... 11 Affordable creches for poor families ................................. 12 Around the country with ZIS .......................................... 14 Profile of ZANU PF provincial chairmen .......................... 15 ZANU PF provincial election results ................................. 19 On the eve of a non-racial South Africa ............................ 22 The history of the Pan-African Movement .......................... 23 Implications of population growth in Southern Africa ............. 27 Africa wishes for prosperous 1994 ................................... 28 Korean socialism entering new era ................................... 29 Russia's thorny road to capitalism ................................... 31 Report recommends changes toi British criminal justice system . 32 Romanians pay tribute to Ceausescu ................................. 35 Collapse of superpower rivalry raised old conflicts ................ 36 A farewell to yet another hero ......................................... 38 Chinyati is laid to rest .................................................. 43 More money, little glory in heavyweight boxing .................. 46 Zimbabwe News is the official Organ of the Zimbabwe African National Union [ZANU PFJ and is produced on the authority of the Central Committee by the Department of Information and Publicity, ,longwe Printing and Publishing Co., No. 14 Austin Road, Workington, Harare. World Copyright, Central Committee IZANU PFJ. Editorial Council: Cde. N.M. Shamuyarira Cde. C.C. Chimutengwende Cde. C. Ndhlovu Cde. S. Kachingwe Cde. A. Sikhosana Cde. M. Munyati. Zimbabwe News Official Organ of ZANU PF I 0AHOW Action must speak louder than words THE current debate on the non-availability of credit to the indigenous business sector and the government's thrust to indigenise the economy signals the beginning of an earnest economic drive to give indigenous people economic power. The existing imbalance in credit facilities which has paralysed small and medium scale enterprises is a carry over from a long-term colonial strategy of denying blacks control of the economy. For too long, a myth has been perpetuated by racist propagandists that African enterprises in all sectors of the economy are inherently unproductive and unsound. However, small scale commercial farmers have disproved this line of thinking by producing more than half of the country's grain. They have also acquitted themselves very well in cotton, tobacco and sunflower production. But despite this, selective lending programmes which are in favour of white entrepreneurs still persist. These programmes, together with some restrictive laws adopted at independence are hindering government's efforts to promote the growth of small and medium scale enterprises and the indigenisation of the economy. This continued discrimination against indigenous businesses has culminated in the current struggle for black economic empowerment which is being spearheaded by the Indigenous Business Development Centre (IBDC). A war has been raging between commercial banks and the IBDC over the banks' lending policies. The IBDC has called on the government to take affirmative action to redress the imbalance. To show its commitment, government has made available a Z$400 million loan facility for small and medium scale enterprises. This presents a good response by government. The ball is now in the court of the indigenous business community and they must prove that they are capable of delivering the goods. Measures should also be taken to ensure fair and speedy disbursement of the funds. This is a big challenge to the indigenous business community - Now go ahead and prove it. It is also important to note that government's recent identification of 28 laws stifling the formation and growth of small businesses in the country is a step in the right direction which should be applauded. A deregulation team set up last year has already isolated 13 of these laws which are to be reviewed urgently. The laws include the Urban Councils Act, the Rural District Act, the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act, Shop Licences Act, Liquor Act, Public Health Act, Food and Food Standards Act, Traditional Beer Act, Customs and Excise Act and the Second-hand Goods Act. However, identification of the laws alone is not enough. The government is therefore called upon to move as quickly as possible in effecting amendments. The struggle continues! [] ZIMBABWE NEWS JANUARY, 1994 Vice-President Nkomo and the location of a dam Dear Editor The Vice-President, Dr. Joshua M. Nkomo recently addressed a meeting at Beit Bridge attended by local political leadirs, councillors and civil servants. At that meeting, the Vice-President bitterly questioned the serviceability and rationality of constructing the Shopi dam in a commercial farming area instead of locating it in dry communal lands. Dr. Nkomo asked- "What benefit will this dam be to the people of this dry district?" He went further to pose the question: "Did the planners consider the uestion of how many people will har est from this dam?" The Vice-President revealed that the communal farmers of Beit Bridge had earlier asked for the construction of a dam on the Mtetengwe River to enable local peasants to engage in irrigation schemes. Development Commercial farmers have the privilege of obtaining loans from the Agricultural Finance Company (AFC) and commercial banks for the construction of dams on their farms while communal peasants do not have this privilege. The commercial farming sector is highly de- V veloped in Zimbabwe. The development of the communal sector takes first priority in the allocation of funds by Government. When Government priorities are turned upside down, people have the right to know the reasons. Dr. Nkomo, together with Vice-President Simon Muzenda, ranks second in the Government hierarchy. It is therefore surprising to hear him say: "I will seek explanation from Cabinet as to how this dam came first when every person in Government knows the drought position in this district." If "every person in Government knows the drought position in this district" who then authorised the construction of the Shopi Dam in the commercial farming sector? Consultants Sources close to the department of Water Affairs have disdosed that the location of Shopi Dam was decided by consultants seconded to the department. Assuming that the source was correct in attributing the location of the Dam to the wisdom of foreign "consultants", a Without water, life becomes a nightmare lot of questions immediately come to economic and political conditions in mind. Why should there be the need for Zimbabwe? foreign consultants 1 3 years after in- The Zimbabwe News is on record as dependence? Are foreign consultants having fearlessly questioned the wisdom best informed about the socio-economic of the Government in employing people situation in Zimbabwe? Are they familiar who do not understand or sympathise with Government policies and priorities? with ZANU PF's policies and Are our own highly qualified university programmes. It is common sense to prograduates who man our ministries so ill- tect one's interests by working with only informed about their own country that those who are politically aligned with, they have to rely on foreign consultants or are sympathetictgoGovernment POP-1 all the time? Is it financially viable for cies and priorities. Therefore I urge the the Government to continue to pay high government to utilise our graduates for salaries in foreign currency to foreign such jobs. consultants who have repeatedly shown B.M. their ignorance about the socio- Harare ZIMBABWE NEWS JANUARY, 1994 Civil service rationalisatic to continue - Presiden In reducing the size of army, we must not render ourselves powerless and impotent the rationalisation of the civil service is a necessity and will continue to take place, the President, Cde. Robert Gabriel Mugabe said in his New Year message at State House in Harare on December 31, 1993. He pointed out that the government looked at how it can reduce the size of the army "without rendering ourselves powerless and impotent. So in the event of any occurence requiring us to defend our country we would not be found wanting." The following is the full text of his address: Vice President and Mai Muzenda, Senior Ministers and other Ministers present, Governors and Resident Ministers, Members of Parliament, Government Officials present here, 4iembers of the Diplomatic Corps, Your Worship, the Mayor of Harare and Other Mayors who happen to be here, Representatives of the Economic and Industrial Sectors present here, Secretary to the Cabinet and Heads of Ministries, Vice Chancellors of our Universities here present, Representatives of Religious