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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. 5 Alternative title Zimbabwe News Author/Creator Zimbabwe African National Union Publisher Zimbabwe African National Union (Harare, Zimbabwe) Date 1997-05-00 Resource type Magazines (Periodicals) Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Zimbabwe, Africa (region), Southern Africa (region), Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Coverage (temporal) 1997 Source Northwestern University Libraries, L968.91005 Z711 v.28 Rights By kind permission of ZANU, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Description Comment. Cover Story: OAU — Successes and Failures. OAU Summit: Founding of the OAU. OAU comes south of the Zambezi River. Kwame Nkrumah — the rock on which the OAU was founded. The first secretary-general. Who will be the next Secretary-General of the OAU? Vision of African Unity. OAU — The way forward. National News: Zimbabwe government committed to women's cause. Chiyangwa caring for Jairos Jiri's widow. Regional File: Call for governments to practice gender equality. Death penalty: Which way for Southern Africa? SADC's water sharing efforts backed. Conflict in Lesotho: Burdened by intrigue. Africa File: Zaire situation explosive and dangerous. Sport: Tennis comes of age. Obituary: Major Tobias Kugara Mwanjira. John Enwet Kandeya. Format extent 28 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuzn199705 http://www.aluka.org Zimbabwe News Zimbabwe News Official Organ of ZANU PF Department of tnormation and Publicitr. 144 Union Avenue, H ' TeL: 790148 Volume2.No. 5 1997, RegisteredattheG.POasaNewspaper MAY 1997 $2.50 (incl. sales tax) The OAU at 34 THE WAY F RWAR : ixOi i Zimbabwe News Official Oigan of ZANU PF Contents Comment: ...................................................................... 2 Cover Story: OAU - Successes and Failures: ............................................................. 3 OAU Summit: Founding of the OAU .............................................................................. 5 OAU comes south of the Zambezi River .................................................. 7 Kwame Nkrumah - the rock on which the OAU was founded .......................6 The first secretary-general ....................................................................... 8 Who will be the next Secretary-General of the OAU? .............................. 9 Vision of African Unity ............................................................................. 10 OAU - The way forward ........................................................................ I I National News: Zimbabwe government committed to women's cause .............................. 13 Chiyangwa caring for Jairos Jiri's widow .................................................. 13 Regional File: Call for governments to practice gender equality .......................................... 15 Death penalty: Which way for Southern Africa? ....................................... 16 SADC's water sharing efforts backed .................................................... 17 Conflict in Lesotho: Burdened by intrigue ............................................. 18 Africa File: Zaire situation explosive and dangerous .................................................. 19 Sport: Tennis comes of age .............................................................................. 20 Obituary: Major Tobias Kugara Mwanjira ............................................................... 22 John Enwet Kandeya .............................................................................. 22 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: Code. N.M. Shamuyarira, Cde. C.C. Chimutengwende, Cde. C. Ndhlovu, Code. S. Kachingwe, Cde. A. Sikhosana. ZIMBABWE NEWS VOL. 28 NO. 5 EDITORIAL OPTIMISM ABOUT AFRICA IN most of the capitals of the big powers, there is a lot of pessimism about Africa. The heading of newspapers focus mostly on starving or dying refugees, rivalry between tribal groups, any quarrels among leaders, and the sluggish perfomance 'Of our national economies. The picture painted by the mass media, and by public statements of the experts on Africa, is one of retrogression at present, and a gloomy puture. This picture of pessimism and despair is being felt and spread among the intelligentsia in African capitals too. It is time for Africa and Africans to be optimistic about themselves, their countries, their continent and its future. This is NOT empty talk full of sound and fury signifying nothing. There is a lot to be optimistic about in our continent. Firstly, genuine democracy is stringing deep roots in many African countries. Elected governments are now the norm, and the rule of the law is the accepted practice. Military dictatorships still left can be counted on one hand. Secondly, most of the African economies are registering economic growth rates of 3 percent, or even more. Last year, only 12 African countries registered growth rates lower than 3 percent. In general, therefore, most of African economies can be said to be growing, and well on the road to recovery. Thirdly, the OAU now seems to have devised a workable formula of intervention by appropriate actors in the event of a serious conflict within a state or between states. It should be possible for the continental organisation to deal with some of the perennial problems that face some states and some regions. In our own region we commend the steps taken by SADC to strengthen the organ of politics, security, and defence. The recent meeting by Foreign Ministers, and Defence Ministers of SADC even talked of forging a defence pact among members. In East Africa, the community has been revived on what appears to be sound principles. In West Africa, the roots of ECOWAS are being deepened and expanded. Finally, there is renewed interest in other regions of the world to increase their trade and economic interaction with Africa. The ASEAN states are seeking opp rtunities for new investiments in Africa. The European Union is reviewing the Lome Convention. The American Congress has passed legislation aimed at increasing investiments and trade in Africa. There is a lot of activity to be optimistic about as we prepare to enter the 21th century. History will record our fight to get out of colonialism and polical subjtigation in the twentieth century. In the next century, we should leap ahead and develop like some of the South-East Asian countries have done. We should not despair or be pessimistic at the very start of what should be an exciting 21th century. Our people deserve a better deal. ZIMBABWE NEWS VOL 28 NO. 5 Immediately following the establishment of the OAU, Kenya, under Jomo Kenyatta (left), attained independence followed by Malawi and Zambia (1964) under Dr. Banda (middle) and Dr. Kaunda. I n the last 34 years the OAU has gone through many trials and tribulations. It has scored a major victory in one area, and has failed in two areas. Can the leaders of Southern Africa play a role in strengthening the organisation, and help to overcome the weaknesses that led to failure in the two areas? The shining page of liberation The shining page of success scored by the OAU is the liberation of all parts of Africa, including Southern Africa. The founding meeting of the OAU in Addis Ababa in May, 1963, was attended by our leaders, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Leopold Takawira, Washington Malianga, and Jason Moyo. In addition to producing the Charter (or the constitution) of the OAU, the African leaders formed' a Coordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa. The focus of the ZIMBABWE NEWS VOL. 28 NO. 5 Charter was on African unity, while that of the committee was on liberation. Many of the founding fathers spoke at length about the need to remove colonialism from every inch of African soil, and totally liberate the continent. The clarion call for total decolonisation came especially from Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Sekoe Toure of Guinea, Ben Bellah of Algeria, Gamal Nasser of Egypt, arid Mwalimu Nyerere of Tanzania. Ben Bellah departed from his written speech and called on all his colleagues to contribute one percent of their gross
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