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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. 16, No. 4 Alternative title Zimbabwe News Author/Creator Zimbabwe African National Union Publisher Zimbabwe African National Union (Harare, Zimbabwe) Date 1985-04-00 Resource type Magazines (Periodicals) Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Zimbabwe, South Africa Coverage (temporal) 1985 Source Northwestern University Libraries, L968.91005 Z711 v.14-16 Rights By kind permission of ZANU, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Description Editorial. President Mourns Comrade James Peter Bassoppo-Moyo: A Message of Condolence by the President and First Secretary of ZANU(PF) Comrade R.G. Mugabe. National Cultural Unity in Zimbabwe: Interview with the Deputy Prime Minister and Second Secretary of ZANU (PF)Comrade Simon Muzenda. ZANU'S Socialist Agro-Production Plan. Focus: Department of Transport and Welfare. Provincial Round Up: Midlands Province. The Destabilization Policy of the Apartheid Regime of South Africa. Nazism, Fascism, Zionism and Apartheid Today. "Together Until Victory God Willing" — PLO Text of Interview with the Palestine Liberation Organisation Chairman Brother Yasser Arafat by Radio Monte Carlo Correspondentin Tunis. Format extent 24 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuzn198504 http://www.aluka.org /,IMBABWE: /,IMBABWE: I / -4-- Fowr Evr,. ackadNvr I. * S A a 1985 Contents Editorial President Mourns Comrade James Peter Bassoppo-Moyo National Cultural Unity in Zimbabwe ZANU'S Socialist Agro-Produclion Plan. Focus Provincial Round Up The Destabilization Policy of the Apartheid Regime of South Africa ...................... ......................................... 1 A Message of Condolence by the President and First Secretary of ZANU(PF) Comrade R.G. Mugabe ............. 2 Interview with the Deputy Prime Minister and Second Secretary of ZANU (PF) Comrade Simon Muzenda ................. 3 ................................................................ 6 Department of Transport and Welfare ............. 9 Midlands Province ................................... 11 ............................ ................................ 13 Nazism, Fascism, Zionism and Apartheid Today .......................................................... 15 "Together Until Victory God Willing" PLO Text of Interview with the Palestine Liberation Organisation Chairman Brother Yasser Arafat by Radio Monte Carlo Correspondent in Tunis ................................................. 17 Feoe,: Comde Didymus Mutasa (see page 9) "The 18th of April marks the end of colonial settler rule and the beginning of our sovereign independence. It is a time for renewal of commitment and re-dedication to the ideals of our nation and the objectives of our Party, ZANU (PF)." Zimbabwe News is the official News 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 (ZANL/PF). Pictures by Jongwe Archives, Herald and Ministry of Information I- Cmmlwm: Comrade S. Muuael (ser q 3) The Lose Caede James Prier 1m114111o: Message of condolence by the Prime Miliser (see page2) Zimbabwe: Forward Ever Backward Never! mommmm Zimbabwe News Vo1.16 No 4 April 1985 1 Editorial "INDEPENDECE 1985" Our Fifth Independence Anniversary is a solemn occasion when the nation re- examines and evaluates itself in terms of the cardinal policies which its Government enunciated since 1980. The 18th of April marks the end of colonial settler rule and the beginning of our sovereign independence. It is a time for renewal of commitment and re-dedication to the ideals of our nation and the objectives of our Party, ZANU (PF). We should constantly remind ourselves that our independence was won by a long and bitter liberation war in which thousands of lives were lost. It took the collective efforts of all our people - peasants, workers, students and intellectuals - to achieve it. Our nation-should therefore strive. to maintain unity in order to consolidate the gains of our independence and to achieve political goals. Although ZANU (PF) was the leading force in the mobilisation of our people for fighting for independence, we liberated all Zimbabweans irrespective of race, colour or creed, including our former oppressors. With independence, all Zimbabweans have attained self respect and human dignity. All can walk with their heads raised high, without fear of discrimination by other Zimbabweans. The policy of national reconciliation stemming from'our own traditions, as well as our commitment to the UN Charter and Declaration of Human Rights, has protected the offenders during the colonial era, but it has'charted a path for the future harmonious relationships between all the social and cultural groups in our society. This independence is special in that we are five years old. We have consolidated our political power and have established durable political institutions. We have much nobler objectives to accomplish which require of all of us complete resolve and determination to jealously guard our independence. We are now in the process of establishing machinery for the first general elections in an independent Zimbabwe next June. The establishment of machinery for holding periodic and regular general elections; for organising free and fair general elections without recourse to intimidation and violence; and for selecting the best candidates in the- land to represent the broad masses in their constituencies, is extremely important for the future of the nation. It -shows our commitment to democratic principles. However that commitment is being sabotaged by the politically motivated ZIPRA bandits under the guidance of ZAPU and by the racist Pretoria regime with its destabilising activities. These reactionary enemies of Zimbabwe are bent on destroying our independence but they shall' not be allowed to succeed. Our Party ZAN.U (PF) and the people's Government are determined to crush them in order to consolidate our independence and to ensure that what the people have gained will not be lost. The Party is well equiped to handle dissident activities as it emerged stronger after the successful People's Second Congress of August last year. It has now established all political organs at cell.branch.'district, province and Central Committee levels throughout the length and breadth of the country. The Second Congress made our Party's resolve and determination to root out the dissidents much stronger in order to maintain peace. After political independence, the next task is to achieve economic independence and selfsufficiency. The three-year transitional development plan designed to achieve these goals was vitiated by the §evere drought and world economic recession. Our dedication to economic independence still remains: a new fi.ve- year development plan is now being prepared. The cornerstone of our policy will be participation by Government in key industrial and commercial enterprises in the interests of the masses. ZANU (PF) is committed to seeing greater control of our resources by the Government, the Party and the people's cooperatives so that the majority of our people will benefit. The purpose of our independence was not to allow a few black Zimbabweans to walk into the shoes of the white settlers by taking over their houses (complete with swimming pools and boys' kias), farms (complete with compounds of poorly paid and poorly housed labourers), business enterprises (complete with high prices and international linkages). That kind of neo-colonialism is unacceptable to a people who fought so hard and with such fierce -determination for true freedom and independence. The purpose of independence was and is to raise the living standards and improve the social and economic conditions of the broad masses of our people. On that cardinal principle the Party shall never retreat or compromise. The LGeadership Code designed, among other things, to curb neo-colonialist tendencies shall be implementedwith vigour. All patriotic cadres should regard it as their sacred duty to expose all leaders with capitalist tendencies, and to vote them out of any offices they may be holding. With reference to our foreign policy, we Would like to see the completion of the African revolution by the attainment