SA begins to appreciate Zimbabwe’s foresight

THOSE daughters and sons of Africa past and present, who willingly chose the path of revolution as the means to address our political, cultural, economic and social challenges, understand two things are indeed for certain.

The first being that frontline service is without question a labour of love, the second that history and its annals could very well initially or almost eternally deny us recognition for our contributions.

Many have reached the conclusion that this aspect of struggle not only challenges the integrity, resolve and character of those in battle, but separates true warriors from the most disgusting opportunists in our midst.

When the history of Southern Africa is accurately documented, our collective optimism comforts us in knowing that the African world will eventually discover, each and every time SADC liberation movements sacrificed the region for self-determination, they paved the way for South Africa.

This is a warning to dishonest intellectuals, bourgeois academicians, social critics, who all embraced a narrative that refuses to acknowledge the presence of any SADC liberation movement-turned-ruling party, except the African National Congress.

The decision to tackle this contradiction head on is extremely urgent, primarily because of the recent activity surrounding South Africa’s newly appointed President Cyril Ramaphosa in conjunction with the country’s parliament to finally develop a Land Reclamation programme, nearly two decades after Zimbabwe’s former President and liberation icon Comrade R.G. Mugabe and ZANU-PF initiated a revolutionary Land Reclamation programme that forever changed the political and agricultural trajectory of Mother Africa.

Before EFF founder and Parliamentarian Julius Malema begins a crusade to grab all the headlines for the purpose of telling the African world that this initiative is his brainchild, he must be humbly warned that he must refrain from this self-serving campaign. Mr Malema can shrug his shoulders and ignore this particular plea. However, he risks being remembered for spitting on the graves of Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe, Zephania Mothopeng, John Nyathi Pokela, David and Elizabeth Sibeko and other PAC members who coined the slogan IZWE LETHU iAFRIKA meaning “The Land Is Ours”.

Since PAC and EFF politically come from the rib of the African National Congress, all this requires is Mr Malema dig deep and display a level of humility and integrity that many feel his political DNA simply does not possess.

For so-called African Americans the pro-ANC outlook stems from the fact that the correlation between the ANC and the NAACP, whose creations are only three numerical years apart (1909 and 1912), and that the ANC has always methodologically been inspired by the civil/human rights movement that Africans established inside US borders.

This explains, but does not justify putting Madiba Nelson Mandela and ANC on the highest pedestal, while at the same time working with zeal and enthusiasm to help US-EU imperialism to successfully carry out their racist white supremacist regime change agenda, which if their objective is met, ZANU-PF will be permanently eliminated in Zimbabwe.

Before any of our comrades and friends dismiss this issue as political paranoia, all we have to say in response is let history be your guide. Please approach any African 30 and under both on and off our beloved mother continent, and ask the question, Who was Madiba Nelson Mandela’s widow’s first husband?

The unfortunate thing is when we saw our Sister Gracia Machel Mandela attempt to force her war into Zimbabwe, as part and parcel of the Elders Group under the guise and auspices of a fact finding mission, it appears that she doesn’t even remember. For the historical record, we are talking about the African revolutionary icon, Mozambique’s first President Comrade Samora Machel.

The follow up question to the same demographic can be where did Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the founders of the South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission get the idea from? ◆ Obi Egbuna Jnr is the US Correspondent to The Herald and External Relations Officer to ZICUFA (Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association). His email address is: obiegbuna15@gmail.com Read the full article on www.herald.co.zw