Vol. 3. - ~, 1- ,'1 I n -IS - Vol. 3. - ~, 1- ,'1 I n -IS IZIMBABWE EDITORIAL "IS irO.O STILL TIERE"? o..e...e.o............... The recent announcement by the blood-thirsty colonial regine of Smith, that no one is allowed to visit the place where our leader Mr. Nkono is restricted, leaves us in a Lgloon of doubt for his personal safity more especially that the place is so rerote and greatly lion-infested. In the pubs and beerhalls, in the schools and in the streets around the teeming townships of Salisbury, Gatbona, Quo Quo, Gwelo, Fort Victoria, Gwanda Untali and Dulawayo, and in all rural areas and reserves, the rasses' patience is greatly exhausted, and every talk is centred on Mr. Hkono's safety. The "no-visitors" announcenent by the bonny-haad and pendulous-nosed Dupont and his murderous progeny is causing disesteen and !increasing suspicion as to why the people's leader, Joshua !Tkono should be kept hidden by the settlers regime of Smith. What heightens the fears witpii. the ,aseo, s the recent Rhodesian Front Govern:lentts statement that the restriction area is not fenced, and that lkomo lives apart from the other restrictees. The area is near the Portuguese border, lions and elephants are known to roan in the neighbouring bush. Hoif one poses a question: "Is our leader still there?" We therefore roVehl it to the world that the settlers in S. Rhodesia ant Mr. 11komo to suffer the fate of the late Patrice Lununba of the Congo# i)y nsfusing permission to anyone who wants to go and see him there, to clear this gloom of uncertainty in the ninds of the masses in Zimbabwe. As we arc writing, no one knows whether our leader is still alife. We therefore ask the settlers in S. Rhodesia the following questions:a) What crime has been coritted by our leader which makes it impossible for us, his followers to meet him? t) If the people sentenced to death can be seen before they are executed, why should we be barred from meeting our leader, whom we know is in restriction and not in prison? Cont.,...,. Cont,...o C) Under what conditions is he being kept and who is cookino for him? d) What food is he beinr7 Civen? e) Why should he be kept away fron others? After askin, all these questions, and after failing to got the correct answer frot the blood-thirsty regire of Dupont and his murderous clique, we are bound to take it that the settlers have done something to our leader. During the past years of political struggle in Central Africa, we have lost the greatest political heroes like, the beloved Dr. Parirenyatwa, Dunduzu Chisiza and many others. Are we then roino to lose I'kono? Whatever happens to Nkono or any of our leaders who are in restriction, Britain will.,'esponsible, because she has willingly exposed the lives of African nationalists to the Charity of her minority kith and kin. We must inform the world of this crucial morent that if anything happens to I.Tkormo while in restriction, we, the people of Zimbabwe, shall destroy if not aliminate any white settler pest in any possible way, even if it means involving the entire world into a third world war. We shall never listen to any explanation that cones after something has h6ppened to i1r. Ikono. Why are reporters, nenbers of the red-cross not allowed to Go and see him if the settler authorAs argue that he is safe? It is now up to the world to digest the seriousness of the matter and any step taken by Zimbabweans to defend thenselves from the sharp teeth of settlerdom and capitalism. Bloodshed is just off the corner in Zimbabwe and unless we know the safety of our leader Ilkomo, we shall all perish in defence of our rights. SUD-EDITORIAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE. The powder-magazine on which the settlers in S. Rhodesia wore sitting has exploded. They have in their insanity to lie, but with no succes even in London, a place that could accomodate their ancestors some years ago. Recent events have further proved that Zimbabwe (S.R.) is a human butchery, c6vered with prisoners and gallows. Dondoft:- Sir Alec has been requested by the settlers, through their captain of maniacs Smith to invite him to a conference of Commonwealth heads of States (Prime Ministers). Smith has categorically demanded it "as a right." Home on the contrary, stated that S. Rhodesia could be invited as a "courtesy." In this respect, Britain has thus admitted in no ambiguous terms, that S. Rhodesia is not independent against its fallacious and immoral argument at the U.N, that she cannot interfere into the internal affairs of S. Rhodesia. There is thus a clash of ideas with very serious repercussions for the already strife-torn country S. Rodesia o Cont,..... Cont.... If Britain stands by the right; then the Smith squad may declare their diablically planned minority independence aGainst the will of the majority, sooner than envisaged. Britain is now faced with an open crisis. On the other hand, if Britain must succumb to this settler intimidation; then we expect our brothers in the Commonwealth not to find themselves in this net of constitutional black mail. We fail to see how the Pan-Africanist representatives can sit with a man of the dominating settler and murderous regime. We refuse to be convinced >y our Asian friends for this act, and yet at the recent Afro-Asian Conference in Algiers; they agreed to severe all relationships and dealings with these *resont wicked masters of banishments led by Smith. We still fail to see how some other Commonwealth countries who boast of democracy in their own coutries can invite an undemocratic representative at a conference of democratically elected heads under 'One man, One vote.' In the name of sanity and humanity, they (the commonwealth countries) threw away Verwoerd, why replace him with another devil-Smith? DEMAND:- To us, we foresee Zimbabwe flowinS with the blood of the patriots as long as Britain is going to be courteous to the minority call instead of a majority right. This is no time, place nor a chance to dream of courtesy but to find a solution acceptable to the majority of the population in Zimbbwe# Let the world be left with no delusion about our position. We demand that Britain (the creator and origin.ator of this plunder) mkke good her mess-by calling for an immediate constitutional conference now, Where the people's leader Hr. Nkomo shall demand the restoration of Zimbabwe back to the legitimate owners. Men with the sagacity know that it is not a cry for the moon which we, the African masses are making, buY a God-given right which we promise him to fulfU, what ever the circumstances and Sonsequences. Therefore, we think that our African brothers in the Commonwealth, will not betray us, by agreeing to sit at the same table with Smith, who is oppressing and mercilessly killing the defenceless masses in Zimbabwe. The presence of Smith at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference to be held in London, will be a defeat on the part of Britain by the settlers, and it will be a direct admittance by the British Government that she is determined more than ever to protect her kith and kin in Zimbabwe, at the expense of the African masses. Southern Rhodesia is a non-independent colony controlled directly from Britain, therefore this wild talk of S. Rhodesia being internally selfgoverning is completely nul and Void. We challenge Britain to use her power and suspend the present white-manto- whiteman constitution, which the masses have rejected enbloc. Whatdoes Britain say? (1) P.C.C. DRAiiCIi ASKS FOR A COISTITUTIT'I COiFEREIICE In a memorandum to the Dritish Government, the University College of Rhodesia and HIyasaland P.C.C. branch ashod for an im:ediate constitutional conference to be attended by all the representatives of the people of Zimbabwe* The memorandum said Dritaih's reluctance to exercise her legal powers over SR. had resulted in the present economic stagnation mounting to unemployment and erosion of the 'Rule of Law'. In drawing attention to the deteriorating situation in the country, the memorandum signed by the branch chairman 1ir. Herbert T . Musikavanhut says the "failure of Field's premiership provides conclusive evidence of the explosiveness of the situation." The memorandum went on to say that the 1961 Whitehead-Sandys constitution, rejected in tot6 bir 4,O0,O'Atrilcans rmust be suspended forthwith and immediately replaced by a constitution accepta7.le to the majority of the populationi COIIIEUT: We, the people of Zimbabwe, warn Dritain and the settlers in S.R. that our forces are narching forward and no r.inority cliques shall halt our determination to rule Zimbabwe under the leadership if komo aid all his lieutenants.' Ve are very much aware that the present mass arrests of the P.C.C. supporters, the detentions and restrictions, and other diabolic tactic$ now being used by the set tler regine df the Oejected Smith, are preliminary -steps towardIs a unilateral declaration of independence. Therefore we warn him before it is too late that any such irrespohsible steps will be met with the amount of force they deserve by the African masses. SETTLER COSTAS DISCIPLIUED DY AFRICATS- SALISDURY. ......... .............................. see In a European suburb of Avondale, Salisbury, a certain European cafe owner, Costas CalocgTipies, was disciplined by four African customers who wanted to be served with chocolates and fresh milk. This nan Costas, using the Vorster entality called these four gentleman 'Kaffirs' and went on to say that he was not prepared to serve the kaffirs in his cafe.