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Motlanthe urges Mnangagwa to solve Gukurahundi issue
03 Dec 2018 at 11:07hrs | Views
Former South Africa's former President Kgalema Motlanthe has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to solve the Gukurahundi issue to heal the nation.
"In Bulawayo we had people talking about that issue (Gukurahundi) and we had to pay an ear to them. Also in Gweru we had the same issues that are of a historical nature that still pain them." Motlanthe said.
Motlanthe revealed that his report on the 1 August killings include the issues related to Gukurahundi.
"We mention that in our report and we hold that with catharsis help to clear one's chest and we hope that Zimbabwe as a nation can do that.
"It is a very painful process for people to really open up about their pains and the like, but it is necessary. I liken it to a wound that is just dressed up without cleaning it. It becomes septic. So you ought to clean and the process of cleaning it is not easy.
"It helps for people to bring closure and move forward. There is this statement, which I like to make: the past we inherit and the future we create. It is always important that as a nation you understand your past and make the future from it."
Former top CIO spy Kevin Woods revealed that about 18 800 people died during the massacres.
"In Bulawayo we had people talking about that issue (Gukurahundi) and we had to pay an ear to them. Also in Gweru we had the same issues that are of a historical nature that still pain them." Motlanthe said.
Motlanthe revealed that his report on the 1 August killings include the issues related to Gukurahundi.
"We mention that in our report and we hold that with catharsis help to clear one's chest and we hope that Zimbabwe as a nation can do that.
"It is a very painful process for people to really open up about their pains and the like, but it is necessary. I liken it to a wound that is just dressed up without cleaning it. It becomes septic. So you ought to clean and the process of cleaning it is not easy.
"It helps for people to bring closure and move forward. There is this statement, which I like to make: the past we inherit and the future we create. It is always important that as a nation you understand your past and make the future from it."
Former top CIO spy Kevin Woods revealed that about 18 800 people died during the massacres.
Source - Byo24News
