Guest of Honour to the MDC Congress, Kenyan premier Odinga, calls for culture of constitutionalism and accountability owerful leaders and their close associates have done as they wished, in the knowledge that nothingP would happen to them. Lack COMRADES IN ARMS: of accountability and transparency has Tsvangirai and fostered official corruption and the Odinga wave plundering of resources meant for de- at supporters. - velopment. It is these insidious devel- arabnews.com opments – and not the colonial legacy – that have brought this continent to the brink of ruination, and its people to the desperate situation in which so sustained and entrenched powerful ism, equity and impartiality. We have many millions find themselves today. presidents whose word has been law, failed to elect leaders dedicated to ig- But I speak to you as an Afro- and who have used their power not for noring tribe, religion, region and race optimist and a true believer in pan- the nation’s benefit but for their own in the management of public affairs. Africanism, one who looks forward to enrichment. Where such leaders have One-party rule might have with- the day Africa will be united in its ir- refused to give way through the ballot ered and died with the introduction of po- reversible democratic ideals and sound – and let’s face it, that is, most of them litical pluralism in the 1990s but its ugly socio-economic policies. And on this – military dictatorships have sometimes monolithic vestiges linger. In particular, occasion of the MDC’s National Con- ensued, and these have fared no better. our ballots have yet to be free and fair. vention, I would like to share with you In short, political power in Africa has of- A long list of African leaders with ques- my thoughts on two issues that I strong- ten meant gain and riches for the ruling tionable democratic credentials has used ly believe can help us turn the tide. class and more poverty, deprivation and the pretension of promoting state unity The first is that Africa must em- powerlessness for the ordinary person. as an excuse for excess, intolerance, brace the culture of constitutionalism. It We had hoped that new consti- repression, and illegal tenure of office. must invest in the building of institutions tutions – new beginnings by the lead- This looks more dangerous than that promote and compel sound leadership. ers of the Second Liberation, man- our previous situation. What could That a constitution is indispensable in a dated by a better-educated electorate be worse than the electorate choos- modern society is underlined by the fact that increasingly knows what it wants ing how and by whom they should be that the struggle for the second liberation and has no qualms about asking for it governed, only for their verdict to be in Africa, which began in the early 1980s, – would instill in leaders new respect ignored? When leaders and govern- has centred on demand for the enactment for the laws that govern their lands. ments lack popular support, democracy of new constitutions. That was our aim in One of the great disappointments and good governance cannot be expect- Kenya and it is no less true of . of the Second Liberation has been that ed, and nations cannot move forward. We have seen that the mere re-in- many of the new liberators changed This is the tragedy that afflicts Africa today. troduction of multi-party politics their tune once they got into power. Ladies and gentlemen, Zim- in Africa, after decades of single- They began to manipulate constitutions babwe must move quickly to resolve party and military dictatorships, has to prolong their rule, and coerced their its democratic challenges, so that it not solved the governance problem. parties into securing support for addi- can take its rightful place as a poten- We have seen that multi-party tional terms or eliminating opponents. tial centre for economic growth in elections alone will not propel us from Institutionalised corruption, instead this part of the continent. All parties, institutionalised authoritarian systems to of receding, loomed larger than ever. and particularly the MDC, which will more democratic modes of governance. That brings me to the second be a critical player, need to invest in Not that constitutions of themselves are problem. Africa has truly been left building institutions of democracy. inviolable. We have not been without wanting when it comes to visionary constitutions. We have had them, but leadership, the kind of leadership that is undistracted in its quest for solid in- Excerpts from Speech by Kenya Prime Min- they have been repeatedly amended at ister Raila Odinga at the 3rd National Con- the whim of the ruling elite, and have stitutions committed to constitutional- gress of The MDC, Friday, 29 April 2011 ZANU-PF Climb-down on Elections in 2011? sisting moves to ask tions Roadmap to be prising six women and a means and tool of the services chiefs submitted to president six men as required by achieving political Coordinator’s from the police, the Zuma and his Facilita- the MDC constitu- aims and restate the army, the prisons and tion Team and to the tion. commitment that the Note central intelligence to SADC Extra-ordinary P r o f e s s o r MDC will never use publicly state that they Summit. We urge Lovemore Madhuku violence as a means of will not interfere in president Zuma, his of the NCA, assisted political arbitration. the nation’s political Facilitation Team and by Kucaca Phulu, a • Is aware of and civilian affairs, SADC to remain firm prominent Bulawayo the trauma caused by and also publicly to and to insist of cred- lawyer, presided over violence and other il- pledge to submit to ible, fundamental and the peaceful elec- legal actions by the civilian oversight and irrervesible reforms tions which proceed- State, and calls for the control. ZANU-PF is before elections can ed without incident completion of a re- also resisting a call for be held in Zimbabwe. despite a total ab- storative and rehabili- dewaMAVHINGA all soldiers currently That ZANU-PF has sence of the police to tative programme of deployed across the conceded that elec- provide security for National Healing and country to be recalled tions cannot be held the 6000 delegates. more importantly the and confined to the this year should not Various civil society implementation of a barracks lamely argu- be an excuse to re- groups including Cri- matrix of transitional ast week ing that no such de- lax pressure, reforms sis in Zimbabwe Co- justice in Zimbabwe. Z A N U - P F ’s ployment has taken must be instituted alition and Women in • A c k n o w l - chief negotia- place. Another area of now. All provisions Politics Support Unit edges the critical role torL disagreement relates of the Global Politi- (WIPSU) observed of state institutions conceded what we to the early deploy- cal Agreement must the process. and security organs have been saying all ment of SADC moni- be fully implemented Key resolutions taken in preserving the in- along, that Zimbabwe tors and observers in ahead of elections. at the congress in Bu- tegrity of the national is not ready for elec- Zimbabwe to prevent In the mean- lawayo are that the State but express deep tions in 2011 given violence and ensure time the main MDC MDC led by Tsvan- disappointment with the absence of critical peace. formation led by girai: the partiality of some institutional, legisla- We know that prime minister Mor- • Restates its State institutions, in tive and administra- the security forces are gan Tsvangirai held commitment to the particular a minority tive reforms to enable the root of all political its third congress ( drafting by Zimba- section of the Securo- the country to hold conflict and violence held every 5 years) to bweans and for Zim- crats, thus restate that free and fair elec- in Zimbabwe and elect new leadership. babweans of a new State institutions do tions under conditions therefore there can be The MDC elections people-driven Consti- not belong to any po- where there is no vio- no meaningful or last- at national level were tution and while sup- litical party, they must lence or intimidation. ing solution that does peaceful despite vio- porting the constitu- remain neutral and This climb-down by not directly address lent skirmishes that tion-making process must serve the Consti- ZANU-PF is hardly them. Any roadmap marred some of the envisaged in the GPA, tution and the people surprising given the that does not speak provincial electoral recognise the right of of Zimbabwe. clear and firm position to the problem of se- processes. Of the 13 Zimbabweans at any • A c k n o w l - taken by the SADC curity forces and how members of the MDC stage in the future of edges the importance Organ Troika on De- to deal decisively with National Execu- exercising the right to of united or popular fence, Politics and them is a roadmap to tive directly elected make a Constitution alliances and recom- Security regarding the nowhere. at the congress, two by themselves and for mit the unequivocal elections roadmap. After the are women – MDC themselves. commitment of the This week Zim- talks in Cape Town, vice president and • Acknowledg- Movement of work- babwe’s negotiators president Zuma is the country’s deputy es the strategic impor- ing together with civic meet president Zuma expected to present a prime minister Thoko- tance of the GPA and society in particular and his Facilitation report to the SADC zani Khupe and Wom- the transitional gov- the Unions, the Con- Team in Cape Town Extra-ordinary Sum- en’s Assembly chair ernment and calls for stitutional organisa- to address a deadlock mit on Zimbabwe to and co-minister for the holding of a credi- tions, the Church and regarding the craft- be held in Windhoek, home affairs Theresa ble, legitimate and free all other democratic ing of the elections Namibia, on 20 May. Makone representing election only in terms and like-minded or- roadmap mainly deal- Zimbabwe Civil So- 15% women in the of a Roadmap guaran- ganisations in the task ing with the aspect of ciety groups under the top MDC leadership. teed by SADC and the of dislodging dictator- how to deal with the auspices of Crisis in There has been no African Union. ship in Zimbabwe. problematic, highly Zimbabwe Coalition change in women rep- • Abhors the eanwhile, yes- partisan and extreme- and Zimbabwe Elec- resentation in the top use of violence, in terday, 3 May, ly politicized security tion Support Network leadership. Provinces particular ZANU-PF theM world celebrated sector ahead of elec- are in the process of also elected 12 repre- and State sponsored World Press Freedom tions. We understand finalizing a Civil So- sentatives to the na- violence in Zimbabwe that ZANU-PF is re- ciety Zimbabwe Elec- tional executive com- and anywhere else as Continued on Page 6 An Observer’s Comment on the MDC Third Congress “If loses this party, a decision which be- election, what will the came a congress resolution. Commonwealth say?” Tsvangirai spoke strongly against intra-party violence “ZANU PF officials voted and warned those involved for Lovemore Moyo during that after the Congress an in- the election of the Speaker dependent investigation will of Parliament, if this Con- be put in place to look at the gress fails to endorse his problem and promised that leadership, what message heads will roll and that they are we sending out there?” would be no sacred cows. Even in the total ab- he questions above sence of uniformed police were, respectively, for the entire congress peri- posed by two del- od, law and order prevailed. egatesT from Mashonal- It became the responsibility tion, what will the Common- Moyo won those elections. and Central and Chitung- of every delegate to main- wealth say?” To her the Com- The thing to note was that wiza provinces during the tain law and order in order monwealth represented the the MDC ordinary mem- hotly contested elections to shame the conduct of the outside world, the regional bers were rational and clear at the third Congress of police who refused to pro- and international community about the leadership they the main formation of the vide security to the event. and other forces and individ- wanted. Whereas the elite Movement for Democratic The youth Assembly Con- uals outside of the MDC that uses divisive campaign strat- Change (MDC) held from gress which preceded the she thinks hold Biti highly egies, the ordinary congress 27 to 30 April at Bulawayo’s main Congress indicated because of what she said delegates appeared not to Babourfields Stadium. the orderly and democratic is an excellent job Biti has be influenced by regional- In this article, I seek process that was to follow. done as Minister of Finance. ism, tribalism or racism. to address the rationality of Normally the youth youths On the question of Thokozani Khupe, at 3047, the MDC ordinary mem- are energetic, adventurous, Lovemore Moyo, a delegate received the highest number bers, the way the congress impatient and rowdy. Noth- from Chitungwiza said she of votes for any candidate, was conducted, the cam- ing of this nature was ex- has high respect for Lucia closely followed by Moyo. paign process, the voting hibited when they held their Matibenga who challenged The campaigns lead- process, the total absence of elections. Like the main con- Moyo for the post of Chair- ing to the vote was heav- the police during the four day gress delegates, the youth person of the party but she ily contested with different event, the overt presence of assembly members had an said MDC supporters felt that teams moving around city senior ZANU PF officials in all-night vigil waiting for the Moyo fought well against hotels, schools and lodges Bulawayo and the possible electoral outcome without ZANU PF’s political machi- where delegates were booked implications of the Congress any single incident of disor- nations in Parliament. She lobbying for their preferred outcome to the party and the derly conduct or violence. argued that Moyo would do a candidates in a peaceful way. national democratic agenda. The voting process great job for party by bring- It was like a national election The article will also seek to had its problems like the ing more ZANU PF support- with candidates having flyers draw parallels between the omission of the name one ers and officials to the MDC with campaign messages and ways MDC conducted its in- candidate on the ballot pa- after some of them voted what they would want to do ternal electoral process and per but the National Consti- from him during the election for the party if they got elect- how ZANU PF administers tutional Assembly (NCA) of the Speaker of Parliament. ed. Nobody took anything its party electoral affairs. which conducted the poll did Her view was that for granted. I observed that As different candi- a brilliant job. The elections Matibenga should have the political violence that dates were canvassing for were conducted in a free, campaigned for a different took place during provincial support at Babourfields Sta- fair and democratic manner. post. She said Matibenga congresses did not feature dium on Friday afternoon, I The presiding officer, profes- was a brilliant party cadre at the national congress. can across a 60-year old lady sor Lovemore Madhuku an- who campaigned against a The absence of acts – a delegate from Mashonal- nounced that all contesting person who is currently en- of intimidation and vio- and Central province - who candidates, both losers and joying a lot of support and lence during the four-day was lobbying delegates to winners accepted the out- respect from members of event was partly because vote for Tendai Biti, the Min- come of the election and did the party. This writer sym- of the MDC leader Morgan ister of Finance to retain his not register any complaints pathized with Matibenga Tsvangirai’s strong message post of Secretary-General of with him. The outcome of that and would have voted for to take action against those the party. I asked the lady election did not shock any- her if he was a party del- found guilty of such acts. why she thought Biti was the one who followed the politi- egate but the majority MDC It was also because the na- best candidate worthy retain- cal campaigns in Bulawayo. supporters preferred Moyo tional council of the party ing the seat. Her answer was The outcome of the and their collective wisdom resolved to deal decisively “If Tendai Biti loses this elec- Contniued on Page 5 carried the day. Biti and with acts of violence in the Zimbabwe: Death by Silence Editor’s Comment: A stories critical of government five-year genocide in More than 200 people Zimbabwe from 1983 are alleged to have been barely raised a whisper killed, mostly from MDC. of interest from London, ZANU-PF won the Washington or the UN. vote with a narrow majority though many western coun- Journalist and genocide tries refused to recognise the scholar, Geoff Hill, looks result, but Jonathan Elliott at a shameful history that sees a link to Gukurahundi. has yet to be resolved “When the world and suggests steps that turned a blind eye to Mata- could be taken now to beleland, Mugabe may have deal with the aftermath. expected to get away with the second round of carnage n July last year, Mr. he inflicted on the whole Owen Maseko was of Zimbabwe,” he said. arrested in Zimba- “The international bwe’sI southern city of community must learn Bulawayo for trying to that impunity for serious display his paintings crimes entrenches a culture of a genocide in which of violence and abuse.” several members of his 2010: A Sense of Impu- family were killed. De- nity pending on who you talk In March 2008, ZANU-PF will only mean something when we act to, from 1983 to 1987, between 10,000 lost a general election to the MDC. Tsvan- to stop soldiers slaughtering civilians on and 40,000 people were murdered in the girai, a Shona like Mugabe, had declared the orders of government, and ultimate- Matabeleland provinces around Bula- that his government would mount a thor- ly hold those responsible to account.” wayo under a fifth brigade military op- ough investigation into Gukurahundi. Mr Elliott said the argument that eration dubbed “Gukurahundi” meaning The next round three months criticizing Mugabe may have weakened the wind the sweeps away the chaff. later was a vote for president, but the moves to end apartheid is irrelevant. “That Was Gukurahundi a Genocide? situation became so violent that Tsvan- position cannot be defended,” he said. Dr. Gregory Stanton, past Presi- girai withdrew and Mugabe stood as “There are absolutely no circum- dent of the International Association the sole candidate. Two years later, the stances in which holding silent about mass of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and MDC is junior partner in a power-shar- murder can be for some greater good. current head of Genocide Watch be- ing deal where the army, police, state The story of Matabeleland should act as lieves there is nothing to debate. “Gu- media and CIO are run by ZANU-PF. a warning to leaders who ignore an atroc- kurahundi cannot be defined as any- “They are scared of being ity they could and should have stopped.” thing other than genocide,” he says. sent to The Hague which is where In 1999, with rising food prices Dr Stanton has drawn up a list of the they belong,” says the Matabeleland and unemployment above 70%, riots elements present in Matabeleland which, Freedom Party’s Andrea Sibanda. broke out in Harare, and the Zimba- he says, put the case beyond dispute: “To be honest, we would like bwe Congress of Trade Unions, led • intentional killing of a sig- to break away and make Matabele- by former miner , nificant part of an ethnic group land independent like South Sudan called a general strike. With his union • mass murder and mass rape or Eritrea. It is the only way we will colleagues, Mr. Tsvangirai formed a • no legal protection for victims ever believe this can’t happen again.” new political party, The Movement (police actually tortured and killed some Fresh elections are likely over the for Democratic Change (MDC), and of those who registered complaints) next year or two, and already ZANU-PF looked set to win elections due in 2000. • government soldiers act- is setting up militia camps in rural elec- ZANU-PF responded with a ing on official orders that were ille- torates. In August, an independent news- campaign of violence in which they: gal under Zimbabwe’s own consti- paper, The Zimbabwean, published a • set up torture bas- tution and under international law, Q&A with some of Mugabe’s campaign- es across the country including the Genocide Convention. ers, one of whom said the party would • burned homes But in Washington, Mr. Jona- have little problem rigging the vote. • overran farms owned than Elliott, Africa Advocacy Director “At every police station, the by whites who were seen as for Human Rights Watch, says the mat- officer in charge is ZANU,” he said. sympathetic to the opposition ter doesn’t end there. “It is not just the “Every army commander for even a • declared entire areas of the killings we should be investigating, but small a unit, all the bosses at CIO, country no-go zones for the MDC the global silence that allowed it to hap- even in far places away from Harare, • arrested journalists who wrote pen,” he said. “The term, ‘Never Again’ Continued on Page 7 An Observer’s Comment on the Third MDC Congress

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Del- egates to the third MDC Congress, 27 to 30 April 2011, Babourfields Stadium, Bulawayo.

MDC Women’s Assembly Chairperson and MDC Secre- tary General dance in celebration of electoral victory while party president Morgan Tsvangirai, who was en- dorsed unopposed, looks on. Delegates to the third MDC Congress, 27 to 30 April 2011, Babourfields Stadium, Bulawayo. - Dewa Mavhinga From Page 3 respected and celebrated. provinces were subjected to an elec- MDC congress reflected the prevailing The significance of the guest of honour tion where all delegates from the dif- consensus among the voting delegates Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, ferent provinces made their choices. on the nature and type of the leader- the singing of Kenyan and Zimbabwe- In ZANU PF, the national leader- ship that they wanted. The ballot was an national anthems to a party political ship of the party is never elected, it is secret so the outcome reflected the un- process brought an aura of the inevi- nominated. For instance if a candidate is fettered position of the delegates. The tability of democratic transition. Del- nominated by six out of its ten provinces MDC, judging from the Congress out- egates including those who were not that person is deemed the winner without come, is likely to get more united and victors could be heard saying that they subjecting him to the scrutiny of the col- focused on delivering a democratic would never abandon their party after lective wisdom and will of all its delegates. Zimbabwe. Except for Tsvangirai and all their struggles. This to me signifies That’s why suggesting a secret who retained their posts that the possibility of a political rapture ballot system in ZANU PF is deemed unopposed, those who won the elections in the MDC ranges from slim to zero. a criminal offense worse than treason. were robustly challenged by other party It was an interesting to see the Because of this internal electoral mal- cadres and nobody took the process for presence of and Sav- practice ZANU PF party leaders lack granted. The victors also got to realize iour Kasukuwere, two senior ZANU national legitimacy apart from Presi- their shortcomings that they should ad- PF officials in Bulawayo during the dent Mugabe who succeeds himself at dress in order to bring cohesion in the congress days. I hope the two officials every party congress. These practices party structures and membership. The leant something about the conduct of by ZANU PF poison and contami- concerns of the few who voted for los- internal democratic process. Unlike in nate Zimbabwe’s electoral democracy. ing candidates should be addressed. The ZANU PF, the election of party leaders party should also move fast to embrace was done through a secret ballot. The those who were not successful and make leader of the MDC did not seek to im- them appreciate that a democratic pro- pose any candidate and all candidates By Pedzisai Ruhanya, Crisis in Zim- cess has such outcomes which should be that were nominated by the party’s 12 babwe Coalition Programs Manager Politically motivated violations victim analysis by gender and association for the Month of March 2011 close look at the counterparts from the other the chief culprits representing while 144 were MDC-T sup- victim toll distribu- two political parties in the 81% of the violators of hu- porters with 37 cases having tion shows that more inclusive government that is man rights compared to their been perpetrated by state malesA had their rights vio- Zanu PF and the MDC-M. female counterparts who security agents and mainly lated than their female coun- There were 1 030 constituted 15%. During the soldiers accounting for 2%. terparts during the period MDC-T supporters who had month of March, 1 641 males The perpetrator sta- under review. There were their rights violated repre- were recorded as perpetrators, tistical spread still suggests 1 046 male victims in the senting 69% of the victims while only 296 were females that ZANU-PF supporters month of March. The male compared to Zanu PF’s showing a marked increase have remained the major victims represented 69% 106 supporters accounting as compared to the Febru- perpetrators across the board of the 1 505 victims tally. for 7% of the victims tally. ary figure of 172 females although the level of residual The month saw 402 fe- The analysis clearly who were reported as having violence in the MDC-T is males having their rights vio- shows that a large percentage caused human rights viola- a great cause for concern. lated constituting 27% of total. of people are now afraid of tions throughout the country. However official fig- Though the victim toll is openly declaring their politi- As has always been ures from the police suggest heavily skewed towards the cal affiliation as 24% of the in the past months, ZANU- that MDC-T supporters are the usually politically active victims’ connection to po- PF had the highest percent- main perpetrators of violence. males, the fact that 27% of the litical parties was unknown. age of perpetrators during victims were females remains There were 364 victims whose the month of January ac- Excerpt from Zimbabwe a serious cause of concern. affiliation was unknown. counting for 90% of people Peace Project Report: SUM- As has been in the directly responsible for lead- MARY ON POLITICALLY- past, the bulk of the victims Male and Female Perpetra- ing politically motivated MOTIVATED HUMAN have been MDC-T sup- tor Analysis human rights violations. RIGHTS AND FOOD- RE- porters who had their rights The perpetrators analysis by There were 1 804 LATED VIOLATIONS - violated more than their gender show that males were perpetrators from ZANU-PF March 2011. ZANU-PF Climb-down on Elections in 2011? From Page 2 Day. Press freedom in Zimbabwe is virtually absent. Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition members in the media field, including the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Zimbabwe Chapter) and the Media Monitoring Project, Zimbabwe (MMPZ) note that, Dr Lovemore apart from licensing of new players in the print media by the Madhuku Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), there is no improve- pictured at the 3rd MDC ment in the media environment. Repressive legislation such as Congress. - Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), Dewa Mavh- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Interception of inga Communications Act and the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) remain in place, with the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broad- casting Cooperation (ZBC) maintaining its stranglehold on the airwaves. To that extend, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition recommends that SADC, as it leads in the crafting of a Zimbabwe elections road- hate language. map, should ensure the following: • That the Mass Media Trust be resuscitated and be ad- • The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) be equately resourced to insulate state print media against politi- reconstituted urgently and licensing of aspiring community and cal interference and manipulation by any political party. commercial broadcasters begins as an interim measure to open • That there be urgent repeal or extensive amendment of up the airwaves ahead of elections. repressive laws such as AIPPA, BSA, Criminal Law (Codifica- • The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation’s gover- tion and Reform) Act and the Interception of Communications nance board should be reconstituted urgently to ensure that the Act that continue to impinge on free journalism enterprise, free broadcaster fulfills its public service mandate and reflects all expression and the right to information access. shades of Zimbabwean opinion. • All individuals implicated in extra-legal media free- • The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation, and the dom violations should be arrested and prosecuted in order to print media, affords all political parties and independent can- eliminate wanton harassment of media practitioners and guar- didates contesting an election free access to their broadcasting antee their security in the conduct of their duties. services in line with all the robust provisions of the Zimbabwe • The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) should ful- Electoral Commission (Media Coverage of Elections) Regula- ly execute its mandate to ensure professionalism in the media tions. and rein in those violating the basic tenets of journalism that • The Inclusive Government, forthwith, takes robust currently manifests in hate messages, abusive language and measures to end the ongoing abuse of the public media by the half-truths. present authorities and end its use as a tool of propaganda and feedback: [email protected] Zimbabwe: Death by Silence From Page 4 they are chosen by ZANU.” he said. “Voters are afraid and they know that if the soldiers come, no one will help them.” Greg Stanton has no doubt this culture of violence has its roots in Matabeleland. “Never imagine that you can stay silent just this once, and the problem will go away,” he said. “This is why we set up tribu- nals to try perpetrators when national courts will not. And it is why the In- ternational Criminal Court is essential and why it was right to issue an arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan.” SILENCED: Artworks such as these by artistes like Owen Maseko (pictured page 4) have been suppressed by the Mugabe regime from fully entering the public space in Zimbabwe. Maseko himself has been arrested And he warns that bringing for staging exhibitions of this art. - Zimbojam.com and Solidarity Peace Trust. true democracy to Zimbabwe will not be easy. “That sense of impu- and states of the former Yugoslavia. resolutions that may advance the process. nity is still strong, and I doubt it will 3) Whether or not Zimbabwe de- It is hard to imagine how peace end until Mugabe and his murderers cides to prosecute the perpetrators, there can come to Zimbabwe while accusa- are sent to prison where they belong.” is a historic and ethical need to identify tions of genocide hang over some of But, in the absence of any re- those responsible, and to name the missing those still in power like Air Marshall solve to arrest the perpetrators, there and, where possible, find their remains. Perence Shiri and even Mugabe’s pos- are seven steps I believe could be taken 4) A memorial to Gukura- sible successor in ZANU-PF, Mr Em- to ensure the genocide is not forgotten, hundi should be designed by the merson Mnangagwa who was minister and lay a foundation on which the coun- Matabele and erected in their largest for security at the time of the killings. try may be able to deal with the past. city, Bulawayo. This might include In Harare the Censorship Board 1) An independent investigation a museum and tributes to the fallen. has now officially banned art dis- should be set up urgently. In a country 5) The sense of fear that surrounds plays relating to Gukurahundi, so it where the World Health Organization discussion of Gukurahundi must end is unlikely that Owen Maseko’s work estimates that one-in-seven are HIV 6) For the future, those who will be shown, though he hopes to positive and average life expectancy is were close to Zimbabwe and declined find a sponsor for an exhibition in less than 40, there is an urgent need to to comment should discuss their ac- Europe, the US and South Africa. interview survivors and those members tions. This shouldn’t be a name-and- The charges against him were of the former Fifth Brigade who may shame exercise, but an effort to per- dropped after Maseko’s lawyers said be willing to talk about what happened suade those now in power not to make they would come to court with graphic and, especially, who gave the orders. the same mistake when such killings evidence of the genocide to show why 2) A panel of advisors could be take place anywhere in the world. the display of his art was in the public drawn with equal numbers from the 7) Zimbabwe is not a member of interest. More comfortable for the state Shona and Matabele tribes, but also the International Criminal Court. How- just to let it go. But Lucy Dube senses a with members from other countries who ever, as we have seen in Cambodia and change. “For 25 years there has been si- would not have an emotional attach- East Timor, with the right political will lence on what was done to us,” she said. ment to the issue. Preference should it is possible to set up local hearings to “Now our voices are growing louder. be given to nations that have dealt indict the accused. To this end, organiza- “We will shout until everyone hears with the aftermath of genocide includ- tions that study genocide, including the us, at home and around the world and ing Cambodia, East Timor, Guatema- IAGS, must continue to pass and publish we will not stop until justice is done.” la, Rwanda, Nigeria, Israel, Armenia > SADC Extra-Ordinary Summit on Zimbabwe, Namibia, 20 UPCOMING May ACTIVITIES > Africa Day Zimbabwe Public Seminar, Durban, 25 May

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