Matabeleland Leaders Meet to Discuss Region's Marginalisation

Last Updated on Saturday, 01 May 2010 10:17 Sunday, 07 September 2008 09:06

Matebeleland Political and cultural leaders from different organisations in Matabeleland met in Bulawayo’s Stanley Square Saturday afternoon to discuss the region’s marginalisation.

Political and cultural leaders from different organisations in Matabeleland met in Bulawayo’s Stanley Square Saturday afternoon to discuss the marginalisation of their region by the government.

The meeting was organised by the Patriotic Union of Matabeleland (PUMA).

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The organisation’s spokesperson Painos Ncube, said government has continued to turn a blind eye to the region’s grievances.

“What we have realised is that people of this region are facing one problem... that of marginalisation, this indirect slavery is what we need to discuss and talk about.

“The government has been approached and various measures were taken to bring this issue to their attention… sometimes they fall on deaf ears, some time back we actually presented some documents to the President but this is not being taken seriously. We need to come together as a people of this region, focus on what we have to do, so that everyone will realise that the colonisation or slavery that we are under right now is actually to some people's benefit.

Matabeleland leaders have always complained that their province continues to be neglected by the government since independence and accuse the ZANU-PF government of discriminating against ethnic minorities in the region. (Add VOP)

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Matebeleland my home
written by hloniphani nyathi , September 07, 2008

This brings out quite an interesting angle to the country's political shape , Quite a complex situation to disect but an essential ingredient to what is going on the ground . Personally i would say go for it but people ought to take it with an open mind factionalism / tribalism is destructive i have seen its bitter fruites in kenya and sudan . i respect you observation gentlemen how ever i need more on your findings and the road map you have as a way forward .

hloni

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Thats The Way Forward!!!
written by Kay , September 07, 2008

I think thats the way forward, but what we as the people of Mthwakazi have experienced in the past tells us that there will be some derailment of any such initiatives like we have seen in the decades past.

Its never tribalism for any nation to sit down and contemplate about its future and that of their descendants in the face of tribalism that has been metted out to Mthwakazians in the past 3 decades in and out of Zimbabwe. We have been victimised for decades by people who have literally driven the country into the groud, people who have used each and every opportunity to discredit and disgrace their fellow countrymen and keep them as their sub servants.

We have the right as much as everyone else to talk about our future and thats not tribalism if done objectively.

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written by Majays , September 08, 2008

This is a grand standing by the people of Mthwakazi, I know this will sooner or later be derailed or discredited as tribalism, as was done to the Zambezi water project. I know how these people of Empumalanga are !! Wait and see

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matabeleland leaders meet
written by themba nkosi , September 09, 2008

there is nothing wrong for a nation to discuss its problems.its not tribalism.why abantu bakithi so maopic and cowadish to be told by shonas that what they do is tribalism.what are shonas doing in our colleges, schools and companies.they are beneficiaries of zanu tribal policies since independence.thats begcwele kobulawayo today because their government is making sure ndebeles suffer even in their own city and province.asenzeni okwethu even if it means going khonangale elazi khona-------------------
you cant achieve your goals in africa unless you turn violent

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umthwakazi is back, forget about the shonas
written by nyazi , September 09, 2008

The people of umthwakazi have no more time to speak to the shona people because what ever you may say fall on deaf ears, so the better thing to do now is us to do what we have to do in order to save our people and the country(umthwakazi)from these monsters. Your new king of the kingdom is born. Some people wont believe but this is real.

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Lets unite
written by Mhanqwa , September 10, 2008

Lets Unite afight one common enermy abeshabi

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Mr
written by hloniphani , September 12, 2008

I am afriad there are distructive statements am walking into on this debate platform , you can not refer to anyone derogative names , i still if you wanna be a party you can not look at politics regional or tribal so stop narrow ways of looking at the problems and be broad based .

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Hloniphani: Too much discipline is ill-discipline
written by themba , April 05, 2010

I feel appalled by your view Hlo. At first I thought you are Shona or CIO. Now I am forced to believe you are young or childish. What do you mean by broad, regional, tribal, narrow ways? I reckon you have not been oppressed or you have a usibare or shona step-father hence the coward and apologetic character you are. So when Rosa Parks, Luther King, Malcom X, and william wilberforce stood against slavery and racism they were being too narrowa, racist and regional. Wake up, i could have called you names but I am not that! So please wake up!