ZANU PF ZANU PF Iify. Paws and Developmemt 4q / 4, DI W& of Comet Trucks, Parts and Service Leyland (Zimbabwe) Limited Watts Road Southerton Phone: 67861 Telex: 26387 ZW Suppliers L Contents Editorial ................................................ 2 Letters to the Editor ....................................................................................... .. 3 ZANU PF was Confident of Overwhelming Victory ...................... 5 Several Cities' Streets Renam ed ............................................................ 6 21st February Movement and 'Happy Birthday' to Com rade R .G . M ugabe .................................................................................. 8 For the People and with the People . *...... ........... 10 Opposition Candidates in the last Election ...................................... 12 Elections Round U p ....................................................................................... 13 ZANU PF in Massive Victory as People Reject Forces of D isunity .......................................................................................... 14 President Launches Party Manifesto ..................22 Mandela Gets Tumultous Welcome ......................... 23 First Lady Donates Wheelchairs to Mutemwa ................................... 25 President R.G. Mugabe Comments on the release of Comrade Nelson Mandela ................................. 25 Professional Personnel Practitioners Essential in Black A dvancem ent .............................. ................................................ 28 Seasonal Political Parties, a Common Sight ....................................... 28 Ministries on Strategies to Curb Gold Panning ................................ 29 Mandela Praises Zimbabwe for Reconciliation ......................... 31 A nti-drug Policy Im perative ............................................................................. 34 A Message from the National Secretary for Education, W om en's League, ZA NU PF ..................................................................... 35 Call to Sensitize Drug Policies ............................................................... 36 Zimbabwe and Development Strategies ................................................ 36 Mandela Personifies the Spirit and Form of the South African Struggle ................................... 40 USSR - China: Let Bygones be Bygones .................................... 41 New Initiatives on Unification of Korean Peninsula ....................... 42 From the Inner Prison to the Wider Outer Prison ............................ 44 The Newest Independent Nation ........................................................... 46 South Africa Opening the Door to Dialogue ..................... * ................ 48 Withdrawal of Soviet Troops Restored No Peace in A fg h a n ista n ........................................................................................................... 4 9 What Should the CPSU be Like? Ways of Renewal in C onditions of Pluralism ............................................................................ 50 Najibullah's Proposals .................................... 51 Zimbabwe Made History at the Commonwealth Games ............ 52 Misty in Roots: Band with a Helping Rhythm ................................... 53 Caps Crumble to Spirited Aces in Rosebowl Final ......................... 55 The BAT Rosebowl Final Football Gala Brought Playe rs T o g ethe r .............................................................................................. 5 7 Africa Cup of Nations Preview ............................................................... 58 Success of the All-Black Eradicators Hockey Club ........................ 61 Zimbabwe News is the official Organ of the Zimbabwe African National Union [ZANU PF I 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 Committae [ZANU PF 1. Editorial Council: Cde. N.M. Shamuyarira; Cde. C. Chumitengwende; Cde C. Ndhlovu; Cde. S. Kachingwe; Cde. A. Sikhosana; Cde. M. Munyati. Pictures by; The Zimbabwe News, Ministry of Information and Zimpapers ZIMBABWE NEWS MARCH, 1990 Several Cities' Streets renamed In a bid to eliminate all offensive and objectional colonial names of roads, streets and avenues as well as to honour' our fallen heroes, names of certain roads, streets and avenues in cities, and towns municipalities throughout the country have been changed. The changes become effective from March 6 and are still in process... page6 Mandela Gets Tumultous Welcome The time was 27 minutes from the tenthhour of a scorching Sunday morning, March 4, when a Zambian Airways aircraft, ATR 42, carrying Comrade Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela landed at the Harare International Airport. I Famous intellectuals, local ANC sympathisers and ANC exiles thronged the Harare Airport.. page 23 The Newest Independent Nation it has a new flag, a Constitution and Government in the wings. At midnight on March 20, Namibia will become Africa's and the World's newest independent nation. Since winning a substantial majority in the United Nations - supervised elections last November, the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) has moved almost flawlessly towards independence under a theme of national unity and harmony... page 46. I AONGW5 EDITORIAL Mandate For Progress and Change he Presidential and parliamentary elections of March 1990 were a great success, and a credit to our young nation. They were conducted with fairness and freedom for all voters. The administration of the elections was thorough and scrupulous, and done by honest and dedicated civil servants. We congratulate our President and First Secretary, Comrade Robert Mugabe, on his resounding victory, and we applaud him for the way he worked hard to visit every province and put the issues clearly before the voters. We congratulate all the new members of Parliament; and thank our leaders in the Politburo and the Central Committee, for the efficient manner in which they organised and prepared for the general elections. We also thank the hundreds of Party workers who worked with devotion and conviction in all the 120 constituencies of our country. Many worked without pay, food, or transport, and late into the night contacting voters, supervising the work of the civil servants, and helping those who needed help. We salute them for their hard work, dedication, and commitment. By all accounts the elections were free and fair. The prediction by Edgar Tekere, the self-appointed ZUM leader, that the elections would be rigged was proved to be totally malicious, utterly false, and without any foundation whatsoever. The other Tekere prediction that the ZANU PF government would fall within twelve months was also one of the false dreams and huge fantasies that go through his mind from time to time when he is possessed by the evil spirits. We were very pleased that there was no major violence in any constituency, except in Gweru where Patrick Kombayi had started again organising a series of violent incidents. In Karoi, two of the local leaders of our Party who had worked hard for our victory there, the late Kenneth and Martha Gomwe, were gunned down in their house on the day of victory. Before that ghastly murder, they had received several threats from ZUM supporters who were gathering at the neighbouring farm owned by Mr Gerald Smith, the CAZ leader. The murd. er of the Gomwes was definitely politically motivated. It was not an ordinary robbery as stated by Karoi Police. The assassin did not take the large amount of money which was in Comrade Gomwe's briefcase. Both before and after the shooting, the assassin made no financial demands whatsoever to Comrade Gomwe or to his wife, Martha. Inspite of this provocation, our Party members should remain calm. The most important factor is that Zimbabweans have given our Party a clear mandate to direct and shape the future of this country and the society. In last ten years our Party and Government have t several decisive steps to consolidate our political dependence. Among the most important of these the uniting of the national army and the main poli parties, ZANU (PF) and PF-ZAPU. Although we have c solidated our political independence, our national omy is still dominated by foreign companies and m tinational corporations. The task before us in the n ten years is to wrest economic power from these eign interests and place it squarely in the hands of babwean citizens. Furthermore, that wealth must evenly divided among the people of Zimbabwe. It sh not again be concentrated in the hands of a few bla Zimbabwean tycoons who may have replaced the w foreign tycoons. Equitable distribution of the national wealth will a14 create employment opportunities for all our citizens. Uk employment is a major problem we must try to resolj in the next decade. The Party has several major tasks ahead of it in or er to direct our society and our country towards pos tive humanitarian goals. One of those goals is the gen improvement of the quality of life of all our citizens,. all fields of the national life. Reactionary, violent, a racist elements are still present in our society. They group from time to time and make attempts to dive the broad masses towards the dark tunnel of coloni ism and racism from whence they came. All the har won people's gains can be lost very easily. The fact that in a free and fair election, as many 400 000 Zimbabweans