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- Written by: Richard Gandari, ZAPU National Spokesperson
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22 December 2025 - [see highlighted text to see press statement]: Today marks 38 years since the momentous signing of the Unity Accord between ZAPU and ZANU which resulted in what was supposedly a united ZANU PF. Motivated by the need to end the bloodletting sponsored by the state, our founding President, Dr Joshua Nkomo, led ZAPU into the Unity Accord with a heavy heart. His message to ZAPU was very clear: “Enter into this Unity Accord – albeit under duress – but eventually come out without blemish.” We followed his wise counsel and stayed in the belly of the beast for 22 long years. In 2009 we actively pulled out of the Unity Accord without blemish, determined to revive our revolutionary party. Since then we have never looked back.
Today’s public holiday commemorating the Unity Accord of 1987, is a desperate attempt by the ZANU PF regime to hide behind the human shield of our disciplined party. The regime is desperate to sanitize its soiled name by aligning itself with our clean image as ZAPU. There was never any national unity established through the Unity Accord of 1987. It was simply a lifesaving move by our genuinely patriotic and humanitarian leader who prioritized the sanctity of people’s lives over personal glory. We must put it to the whole world that Zimbabweans are not united on the strength of the defunct Unity Accord. The nation remains divided along several fault lines. Tribalism, nepotism, cronyism and regionalism continue to plague Zimbabwe from Plumtree to Chimanimani.
To us, Unity Day is a self-serving ploy by the ZANU PF-led government to project a façade of national unity. Yet Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before. Disparities between Zimbabweans have only become more glaring. A small clique of connected elites now enjoys access to excess on the back of state capture, corruption and tenderpreneurship. The vast majority of Zimbabweans wallow in abject poverty. Polarizing figures continue to fan disunity to weaken opposition forces and silence dissenting voices. It remains our sustained argument that Unity Day is a central cog in the ruling party’s propaganda machine. There is nothing sincere about ZANU PF’s lip service to unity. As Zimbabweans, let us find each other within our communities, in order to unite in word and in action. Let us defeat the sowers of division once and for all.
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- Written by: Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo
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Call for the independence of football and all sporting disciplines from manipulation
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Sport plays a critical role in bringing our nation together. Despite our polarized political environment, we have seen Zimbabweans rising above their differences to unite under the big banner of sports, particularly football. To preserve this unifying force, we call for the independence of football and all sporting disciplines from manipulation! We cannot ignore reports of tenders and government contracts being manipulated, with the tainted proceeds of corruption being channeled into sports!
We have watched in dismay as certain football clubs receive large sums of money, reportedly from corruption in government tenders and misuse of resources by questionable people who dish out cars to celebrities when all government ministries are allocated less than 30% funds from the government budgets year in year out. The Ministry of Education, for instance, has been struggling to settle its ballooning debt to schools under the
Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a facility meant to keep underprivileged children in school. Yet some people are splashing large sums of money on football teams!
While we welcome investment and donations towards football as a popular sport, we strongly oppose gifts that come with strings attached. Football clubs should be encouraged to generate revenue streams and operate within their means. There should be strict rules enacted and enforced by our football governing body, ZIFA. For example, the Financial Fair Play is a set of rules introduced by UEFA in 2009 to ensure European clubs operate within their means and promote fair competition. We need such rules here. The unregulated injection of hefty sums of money into cherry-picked football teams by the likes of Wicknell Chivhayo disturbs the natural flow of talent and organic growth of local football clubs. We end up having elitist clubs that are moneyed, prevailing over ordinary teams with modest financial resources.
Therefore, recipients of large cash donations – often unsolicited – should guard against meddling and direct control by their strange benefactors. Football and other sporting disciplines remain viable tools for nation-building and social cohesion. We must safeguard these tools and never allow them to be weaponized by the merchants of division. Let the glory of our players and coaches be earned through sheer hard work and not the power of shadowy benevolence.
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- Written by: Richard Gandari, ZAPU National Spokesperson
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Following the by-election held in Insiza North yesterday, ZAPU takes this opportunity to thank all the voters who voted for the people’s candidate, Cde Thabani Mlotshwa, who put up a brave fight under difficult circumstances due to lack of resources and low voter turnout. We are equally grateful to our compatriots in MRP, FA and UMD for their selfless support through public endorsement of our candidate. The unity of purpose achieved in the run up to the by-election, has strengthened our resolve to intensify our call for a national convergence dialogue that will produce a united democratic front. United as opposition parties, we can work to dislodge the hegemony of ZANU PF.
Thank you to all our ZAPU members and supporters who made great sacrifices in support of our ambitious electoral bid. Special mention goes to the dedicated campaign team and our courageous polling agents. Your contributions in many different ways gave ZAPU a fighting chance in the by-election. Above all, we are grateful to our heroic candidate, Cde Mlotshwa, who entered the race rather late but stood firm in determination and focus. We are fully behind you Cde Mlotshwa and will continue to build upon your experience. Under your guidance, ZAPU shall continue to work on developmental projects with the people of Insiza North.
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- Written by: Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo
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Letter of appeal to the people of Insiza North and Opposition Parties across Zimbabwe.
Dear great people of Insiza North, fellow Zimbabweans at home and abroad, See PDF Flyer from President Nkomo {CLICK HERE or the Photo}
I trust you are all gripped with the great opportunity the by-election in Insiza North presents, for us to unshackle ourselves from the misrule and policy bankruptcy of the ruling party. We call upon the people of Insiza North to unanimously support and vote for our candidate in the by-election, Cde Thabani Mlotshwa, for a genuine representative of the people in Parliament. We also call upon opposition political parties focused on this by-election to support our candidate and hereby pledge our future support on a reciprocal basis.
As ZAPU, we have called for this unity of purpose, time and again, realizing the futility of going it alone against ZANU PF, a selfserving party that abuses state apparatus and our armed forces for power retention. We must unite to send ZANU PF packing from Insiza North and other constituencies whenever vacancies arise, till the next general elections in 2028. As we prepare modalities to call for national democratic convergence, we invite our compatriots in opposition parties, to unite for every by-election so that we introduce more opposition voices in Parliament, in order to stop the nefarious ED2030 Agenda. Only genuine representatives of the people can stop the shredding of our sacred national constitution, by corrupt individuals driven by greed and selfishness.
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- Written by: Ruth Memeza Ncube, ZAPU Deputy Secretary Genera
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Time for a Caretaker Government to Save Zimbabwe
As I witness Zimbabwe’s economic decline due to looting and mismanagement,
I appeal to the leaders’ remaining humanity.
I urge them to develop love for their people, humility, and the courage to step down.
A caretaker government with a fresh structure and new faces could bring much-needed normalcy. I call upon skilled and competent Zimbabweans worldwide to get involved personally.
Silence and aloofness make us complicit in the status quo.
Let’s draw inspiration from our national anthem: “Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe... We praise our heroes’ sacrifice, And vow to defend our liberty.” Let’s honor our heroes’ legacy by demanding change. To those sitting on the fence, I say it’s time to act. Let’s lift our hearts and voices with pride and joy, united in our quest for a better Zimbabwe. It’s time for a change; it’s time for action.
