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Gimmickry for Zanu PF read the flyer by ZAPU Chairman {Click Here}
Nowadays in Zimbabwe a day hardly passes without one being pummelled with the ruling party’s Vision 2030 propaganda. Every state-controlled media outlet is engrossed with this mantra, without a clear understanding of its meaning, origin or intentions. They have, together with the desperate electorate, been deceived by ZANU PF and President Emerson Mnangagwa into believing that Vision 2030 is a brainchild of his failing dictatorship, when in actual fact it is derived from the United Nations’ universal global development agenda as adopted at the historic UN Summit in September 2015 and came into force on 1 January 2016.
ZAPU would like to put it on record that Vision 2030 is not a brainchild of President Mnangagwa or his ZANU PF party. The components, adopted as the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) were never formulations of the Mnangagwa administration but were copied from the September 2015 UN Summit resolutions for a global sustainable development agenda. Trying to own this vision by Mr Mnangagwa and ZANU PF is not only a sign of deception, but also lays bare the inadequacies and bankruptcy of his regime on policymaking. It shows that the mediocre party and its president are not in touch with the realities on the ground, where over 90 percent of the population lives in abject poverty and neglect.
The ever-failing party, unable to meet the most basic of its mandate, now uses the UN development goals to manipulate the desperate electorate and also as political cover to violate the constitution to extend Mr Mnangagwa’s rule beyond the constitutional limit of two five-year terms. This is despite the fact that Mr Mnangagwa was not president both in 2015 when the UN resolutions were made, and in 2016 when they became enforceable. Only the gullible and naïve will be convinced by the ZANU PF propaganda machine that Mnangagwa is both the formulator and anointed implementer of Vision 2030.
Read more: Vision 2030: Is it Real or a ZANU PF Political Gimmick?
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Open Letter from ZAPU President to the People of Zimbabwe
Dear Fellow Zimbabweans,
I trust you had a restful festive season with your families. As we record the first fortnight of 2025, allow me to extend my warm wishes for a year filled with hope, prosperity, and opportunities for all, not just for a select few. Sadly, as we reflect on the year behind us, we are reminded of the continued challenges that have plagued our nation. Last year mirrored the years before, marked by rampant plunder and corruption by those in power, with a culture of impunity that remains unchecked. Our public health infrastructure has crumbled, leaving hope only for a privileged few with enough wealth to access quality healthcare abroad.
Similarly, quality education, which should be a fundamental right for all, has become a privilege for an elite minority. The paradox of Zimbabwe as a nation endowed with abundant resources is painfully exposed by her failure to meet the basic needs of her people. The world watches in shock as our rich country extends a begging bowl for international aid while our elitist state actors bask in obscene opulence. This stark reality compels us to acknowledge that the current situation is unsustainable. It is time for us to rise as a united people to confront these injustices and build a better Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) has always stood as a beacon of hope and resilience. ZAPU led the masses in the fight against colonial oppression and white supremacy, a struggle rooted in the ideals of justice, equality, and freedom. Tragically, a splinter group hijacked power and betrayed the ethos of our struggle. The oppressive hand of the colonizer has merely been replaced by a black oppressor. The fact that we have witnessed sustained online debates, with people drawing comparisons between the Rhodesian and ZANU PF regimes, is an indictment on the pseudo-revolutionaries in power today. Their slogans espousing patriotism are nothing but political posturing and a smokescreen for their one-party state agenda.
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Ignored in life, exploited in death’: ZAPU blasts Zanu PF over Dube funeral
ZAPU National Chairperson, John Zolani Dlamini, has expressed outrage over Zanu PF’s alleged interference in the funeral of Seven Dube, a revered ZPRA cadre.
Dube, who became the face of the armed wing as “Isotsha eliphethe umntwana” (the soldier cradling the baby) passed away on December 22, 2024, at his home in Ezimnyama, Osabeni Ward 2, Mangwe District, Matabeleland South, following a long illness. His funeral, marred by political interference, has sparked controversy, with ZAPU accusing Zanu PF of exploiting the burial for political gain.
“We are from the funeral of our ZPRA icon, Comrade Seven Dube, who died sometime last week after a long illness,” Dlamini told CITE after Dube’s burial on December 31, 2024.
“Dube was very popular, symbolising our party during the 1980 elections. He was not working and lived as a peasant farmer in rural areas. When he was sick, he received no assistance from the government, surviving on a meager allowance.”
Dlamini said that Dube contributed to the purchase of ZPRA properties confiscated by Zanu PF, leaving veterans like him destitute.
“Even his medical needs were a struggle to meet,” he added.
