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Cosatu accuse Zanu-PF of turning against the people of Zimbabwe
23 Aug 2011 at 12:37hrs | Views
The Confederation of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has accused Zanu PF of pleasing the late colonial leader of the country, Ian Smith in his grave, by turning against the people of Zimbabwe, 31 years after liberating them from imperialism.
In his solidarity speech during the just ended Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) 7th national congress which saw the election of a new leadership, Cosatu vice president, James Tyotyo took a swipe at the former ruling party leadership accusing it of oppressing the masses.
He said by doing so the party was reversing the gains of the liberation struggle and making Smith smile in his grave.
"Those who fought a protracted armed struggle to free the country are now fighting their children because they are demanding total freedom. The revolution is now eating its own children and that was not the objective of the war of independence," Tyotyo said.
He bemoaned the sufferings of the Zimbabwean people over the past decade as a result of bad governance and lack of democracy by the then ruling party and called on the leaders to respect the people' s rights and will.
Tyotyo said because of the situation in the country, millions of Zimbabweans have flooded their country in search of jobs and human survival.
"Right now we have millions and millions of your people in South Africa some who were victims of this regime while others are refugees seeking greener pastures. It's not good for a country to have millions of human resources fleeing it because of a group of people who deny them their freedoms and rights politically and economically," he added.
He added that leaders of Zimbabwe should accept the people's will in elections as it expresses the people's views and choices.
He left the Congress in stitches when he suggested that the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe should be given a chance to listen to Oliver Mutukudzi's song Wasakara popularly referred to by the public as Bvuma so that he might probably admit to stand down from politics.
"What difference is there from the colonial era when the people are not free to exercise their democratic rights in different forms," he said.
In his solidarity speech during the just ended Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) 7th national congress which saw the election of a new leadership, Cosatu vice president, James Tyotyo took a swipe at the former ruling party leadership accusing it of oppressing the masses.
He said by doing so the party was reversing the gains of the liberation struggle and making Smith smile in his grave.
"Those who fought a protracted armed struggle to free the country are now fighting their children because they are demanding total freedom. The revolution is now eating its own children and that was not the objective of the war of independence," Tyotyo said.
He bemoaned the sufferings of the Zimbabwean people over the past decade as a result of bad governance and lack of democracy by the then ruling party and called on the leaders to respect the people' s rights and will.
"Right now we have millions and millions of your people in South Africa some who were victims of this regime while others are refugees seeking greener pastures. It's not good for a country to have millions of human resources fleeing it because of a group of people who deny them their freedoms and rights politically and economically," he added.
He added that leaders of Zimbabwe should accept the people's will in elections as it expresses the people's views and choices.
He left the Congress in stitches when he suggested that the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe should be given a chance to listen to Oliver Mutukudzi's song Wasakara popularly referred to by the public as Bvuma so that he might probably admit to stand down from politics.
"What difference is there from the colonial era when the people are not free to exercise their democratic rights in different forms," he said.
Source - DailyNews
