Chinalisation of Mthwakazi an implementation of 1979 grand plan.

Mthwakazi Republic Party has accused President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF for putting policies which destroyed the country's economy since independence in 1980.

Party's secretary general Hloniphani Ncube said since 1980, the, Mugabe led government have done nothing to promote socio-economic development except taking the Mthwakazi economy to its drainage. MRP have learnt that,firstly Mugabe introduced the Economic Structural Adjustment Program to get rid of all people with Mthwakazi blood out of the public sector and began his Shonalisation program as enshrined in the 1979 grand plan," he said.

"Secondly. he destroyed highly performing and strategic industrial hub of not only Mthwakazi, but Southern Africa in Bulawayo and in turn he has turned Bulawayo a market place for Chinese products. What it means is that Bulawayo will no longer be a productive city, but rather it would be a market place for the Chinese."

Ncube said as experienced through case studies of countries that has diplomatic relations with China, China is not a country that has a development agenda for Africa, instead it is there to establish markets and loot resources in Africa, which is what was done by the colonists.

"Mugabe should have learnt this before, however he prefers to prevent isolation through undertaking desperate measures in our nation. To Mthwakazi Republic Party this is an insult in its greatest levels and its shows how Mugabe led government is determined to totally destroy the economy of Mthwakazi," he said.

"Mthwakazi in particular as a standalone country have vast resources and progressive sectors that can sustain our people if the government administration is in the proper hands. We have plenty gold mines as well as mineral reserves that can get our economy to its original status. Mthwakazi have very attractive tourists destinations whose income is looted by the Mugabe led government. We have the Hwange national park, Victoria Falls and Matopo hills among other interesting tourists destinations."

Ncube said furthermore, they  have oil deposits and timber in Lupane and diamonds in Tsholotsho which are looted by the government of Zimbabwe.

"Accordingly, Mthwakazi is the richest region of the modern day Zimbabwe, but it is poor in terms of development because the Zimbabwean government is aware that Mthwakazi is not their country, and the idea is to loot as much as possible before we eventually become independent. Secondly, they are trying by all means to disempower the Mthwakazi citizens and usher in Shonalisation with the mind that, Mthwakazi agenda will rest, but ironically everything that Mugabe and his cronies have done works towards the restoration agenda. They are now exposed and all our people are deeply tired of Zimbabwe," he said.

"Bakwethu konke lokhu sikuvezele ukuthi libone ukuthi sililizwe elibusisiweyo, njalo elikhona ukuzimela lodwa lenze okungcono kulalokhu kugqhilazwa esikwenzwa ngabeTshabi. Ukuzibusa yikho okuzaphendla ikusasa lakithi elihle kukanti labantwabethu bangathola impilo enhle. Siyakholwa ukuthi abafunda imbiko yethu bayenelisa ukwazisa abantu bakithi ngomqondo wethu ngoba phela uhulumende weZimbabwe engafuni ukuthi abantu bakithi bazwe lumbiko."