Mthwakazi Solidarity Group UK: An initiative to improve interworking of all proMthwakazian parties

A meeting of stakeholders was held successfully in Birmingham on the third of December 2016. This followed several months of deliberations on social media in proMthwakazi multiparty forums. Participants have long lamented the lack of coordinated voices from Mthwakazi political parties, pressure groups  and other civic organisations advocating for the total liberation of Mthwakazi. Mthwakazi has been under oppression since colonial days right through to the deliberate neglect and marginalisation post 1980 onwards.There is overwhelming consensus among the people of Mthwakazi that Mthwakazi has never been free since the white supremacist imperialists set foot on our land. It is also regrettable that Mthakazians liberated Zimbabwe from the stranglehold of Ian Douglas Smith racist government only to gift the country to  corrupt and tribalist political opportunists led by the alien Harare government which has blatantly implemented its 1979 Grand Plan to the last letter.

It is on this backdrop that the plan to organise a face to face meeting was mooted to seek ways of getting Mthwakazians to speak to each other and not at each other. This was recognised as a priority in order to address the burning question of freeing Mthwakazi from the cruel and uncaring government of Zimbabwe that does not consider Mthwakazi as part of its country or is it?. When Mthwakazians call for devolution of power, secession or restoration of Mthwakazi nation, they are echoing both the stated and unstated sentiments of the Mugabe regime which treats all Mthwakazians as second class citizens, bearing in mind that the Gukurahundi Genocide targeted all Mthwakazians.

The 20 or so representatives of the  proMthwakazi organisations attended the meeting either as delegates or observers. It was agreed from the onset that participants would desist from falling back on their default position of political party affiliation or bias. This was based on the fact that all Mthwakazian parties have similar concerns although it is widely recognised that they differ on the strategies on how to free Mthwakazi and its oppressed people. They also agreed to form an organisation that would not be linked to one political party but an independent entity that would be willing to listen to all voices from Mthwakazi. Mthwakazi Solidarity Group UK would look at each initiative on a case by case basis and support those programmes that merit support and have a realistic chance of improving the plight of Mthwakazians. Such programmes would range from political activism, community development projects to economic empowerment of our people.The broad aim of Mthwakazi Solidarity Group UK is to promote unity of all Mthwakazian groups in order to pursue the total liberation of the Mthwakazi nation state and to restore dignity to this once mighty, proud and peace-loving people.

One of its key objectives is to conscientise  the people to reclaim their rightful place in society and to be rid of the current psychological helplessness and physical inertia  and malaise in the face of Zezuru  hegemony. It is also hoped that Mthwakazian organisations will be encouraged to foster co-operation and sharing of strategies and expertise. This should lead to reducing actual or perceived hostilities between sister parties or organisations in Mthwakazi. Only this way can we reserve fire power which can be directed  at Mthwakazi's main enemy; the Robert Mugabe led Zanu pf.

An interim steering executive committee was given the mandate to lead the initial work to establish this organisation and to ensure that it serves its primary purpose of promoting oneness in Mthwakazi. The four man team is led by Mr Sikhululiwe Ndlovu as Chairman who will be assisted by three Secretaries for Admin, Info and Publicity) and for Finance respectively. A full substantive executive will be elected at a date to be announced, no later than 12 weeks from now.

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