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Joshua Nkomo: No Country Can Live By Slogans “Pasi This, Pasi That”
18 January 2015
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What Joshua Nkomo said in Bulawayo on Saturday 12 April 1986.
“…..We are enveloped in the politics of hate. The amount of hate that is being preached today in this country is frightful. What Zimbabwe fought for
was peace, progress, love, respect, justice, equality,not the opposite.And one of the worst evils we see today is corruption. The country bleeds today because of corruption.It is appropriate that the site chosen for Lookout’s grave lies near a memorial to those who fought against Hitler. Lookout fought against fascism, oppression, tribalism and corruption. Any failure to dedicate ourselves to the ideals of Masuku will be a betrayal of him and of all those freedom fighters whose graves are not known.Our country cannot progress on fear and false accusations which are founded simply on the love of power.
There is something radically wrong with our country today and we are moving, fast,towards destruction.There is confusion and corruption and, let us be clear about it, we are seeing racism in reverse under false mirror of correcting imbalances from the past.In the process we are creating worse things. We have created fear in the minds of some in our country. We have
made them feel unwanted, unsafe. Young men and women are on the streets of our cities. There is terrible unemployment. Life has become harsher than ever before.
People are referred to as squatters. I hate the word. I do not hate the
person. When people were moved under imperialism certain facilities like water were provided. But under us? Nothing! You cannot build a country by firing people’s homes.No country can
live by slogans, pasi (down with) this and pasi that. When you are ruling you should never say pasi to anyone.If there is something wrong with someone you must try to uplift him, not oppress him. We cannot condemn other people and then do things even worse than they did. Lookout was a brave man. He led the first group of guerrillas who returned home at ceasefire. Lookout, lying quietly here in his coffin, fought to the last minute of his life for justice. It is his commitment to fair play that earned him his incarceration.Some of you are tempted to give away your principles in order to conform. Even the preachers are frightened to speak freely and they have to hide behind the name of Jesus. The fear that pervades the rulers has come down to the people and to the workers.There is too much conformity. People work and then they shut up. We cannot go on this way. People must be freed to be able to speak. We invite the clergy to be outspoken. Tell us when we
go wrong.When Lookout was in Parirenyatwa he requested to be able to say goodbye to his friend Dumiso. The request was refused. “No!” By our own government!He is not being buried in Heroes’Acre. But they can’t take away his status as a hero.
You don’t give a man the status of a hero. All you can do is recognise it. It is his. Yes, he can be forgotten temporarily by the State. But the young people who do research will one day unveil what Lookout has done.”
I wish you all a blessed weekend. May God bless those who truly love Zimbabwe.

20 Replies to “Joshua Nkomo: No Country Can Live By Slogans “Pasi This, Pasi That””

  2. So profound and true, zanupf is masters in hatred and are the only party with hate slogans from days of the struggle, I never heard any hate filled slogans from zipra but zanla’s were full of hatred that is why blood is sweet to them.

  3. So profound and true, zanupf is masters in hatred and are the only party with hate slogans from days of the struggle, I never heard any hate filled slogans from zipra but zanla’s were full of hatred that is why blood is sweet to them.

  8. We need more of such insightful and inspiring speeches please give us more of those. Leaders of today just preach hate. One incident I remember vividly is when Strive Masiiwa applied for a mobile phone licence and Joyce Mujuru unfairly gave this other war veteran company. Big Josh reversed that and implored Mujuru to do a fair and just thing and give Econet a licence. Thats the wholemark of a true and fearless VP not what the farcry we see in this stooge Mnangagwa

  13. Few people in this world have turned out to speak as prophets. Big Josh was one. I was on business in the Midlands and having dinner at a Motel when Big Josh and 2 bodyguards sat at the adjacent table. He was agentleman. He upset a lot of folk when interviewed about the Viscounts. It is tragic that he made that error. JN would have turned Zim into the main African powerhouse. Bravo big man. RIP.

  14. Few people in this world have turned out to speak as prophets. Big Josh was one. I was on business in the Midlands and having dinner at a Motel when Big Josh and 2 bodyguards sat at the adjacent table. He was agentleman. He upset a lot of folk when interviewed about the Viscounts. It is tragic that he made that error. JN would have turned Zim into the main African powerhouse. Bravo big man. RIP.

  15. Zim Eye reporters please give yourself a Gold Medal you rock. Thank you for exposing the root which has engulfed our beloved country which has been reduced to rubble by these demagogue hyenas , corrupt people who uses tribalism and nepotism as ticket to steal, murder, touched, divide the country through pasi (this) pasi (that) as Umdala Wathu mentioned before God took him. What hero now he is laughing from his grave when hyenas are at each others throat. Was glad to read breaking Mutasa fired after a revelation he was a spy for the enemy. Bring them more we want them. Mr Mutasa we know you are the architect of the Gugurahundi together with Munangagwa, Sekeramai, Enos Nkala as the authors of the killings and you have a records of the 300 former Zipra forces killed in Karoi without trace as mentioned by the late JM Nkomo, have all the secrets tomorrow waiting the first scoop from you. Run to Botswana or South Africa with the diaries and registers the media there is free they will help you publish all, meaning all the secrets then ICC prosecutor will be in a position to assist you genocide case. Don’t allow the CIO to kill you please before you go the ICC take the secrets to Morgan Tswangirayi as well if you think you are already under 24hrs surveillance by the CIO. The easier way seek refugee at American Embassy today before you are kidnapped and thrown into acid which you know how many disappeared. That registered is long overdue to the country please Mr Mutasa. Your partners hyenas are already sent some shots You are a spy (infomer) as said today. Zimeye reporters, editors you rock.

  16. Zim Eye reporters please give yourself a Gold Medal you rock. Thank you for exposing the root which has engulfed our beloved country which has been reduced to rubble by these demagogue hyenas , corrupt people who uses tribalism and nepotism as ticket to steal, murder, touched, divide the country through pasi (this) pasi (that) as Umdala Wathu mentioned before God took him. What hero now he is laughing from his grave when hyenas are at each others throat. Was glad to read breaking Mutasa fired after a revelation he was a spy for the enemy. Bring them more we want them. Mr Mutasa we know you are the architect of the Gugurahundi together with Munangagwa, Sekeramai, Enos Nkala as the authors of the killings and you have a records of the 300 former Zipra forces killed in Karoi without trace as mentioned by the late JM Nkomo, have all the secrets tomorrow waiting the first scoop from you. Run to Botswana or South Africa with the diaries and registers the media there is free they will help you publish all, meaning all the secrets then ICC prosecutor will be in a position to assist you genocide case. Don’t allow the CIO to kill you please before you go the ICC take the secrets to Morgan Tswangirayi as well if you think you are already under 24hrs surveillance by the CIO. The easier way seek refugee at American Embassy today before you are kidnapped and thrown into acid which you know how many disappeared. That registered is long overdue to the country please Mr Mutasa. Your partners hyenas are already sent some shots You are a spy (infomer) as said today. Zimeye reporters, editors you rock.

  19. Mmmmm! Josh you are a hero. What you said in 1986 is what happened in 2014, 28 yrs later…… IS that a coincidence? Mmmmm! I wonder. Selfless Mqabuko, Joshua.
    I had the privilege to learn in Bulawayo and from Mpopoma we used to pass through Number 6. Guess what… We could come across the man with no body guards, walking alone.
    He could ask “Lingo bani lina?” Oh dear I could answer in Shona! Now, he could switch to shona with eloquence. “Unobva kupi dunhu rawakabarekerwa?” I could say “Mberengwa” . “Ah, did you know Zapu was also in Mberengwa?” I know Zapu comrades. The likes of Vikinduku.
    Mberengwa is a very interesting district. We had Rhodesian army stationed at Inyala mine (I am sure Andy Brown’s father happens to be a soldier stationed there…Its just a guess). We had Madzakutsaku a Sthole near Buchwa mine. We had “Machowachowa” Zapu fighters. Remember Nikita Mangena was once at Msume Mission and he comes from Mazetese area “Maranda”. We also have the likes of Lt. Col Valerio Sibanda (from Mberengwa).
    Skhanyiso Ndlovu also from Mnene area. My point is, Zapu had no tribal grounds. I am sure in Mash East we have Ambrose. Nkomo knew shona like the back of his hand.
    Surprise: Mugabe knows Ndebele but he despises the language. Remember he was once in Hope Fountain for many years (Tenjiwe Lesabe) could testify.
    Also Empandeni Mission (Ask Pious Ncube – The 2’s war did not just start during the time of land question of 2000, it started in Empandeni)
    Nkomo is my hero.

  20. Mmmmm! Josh you are a hero. What you said in 1986 is what happened in 2014, 28 yrs later…… IS that a coincidence? Mmmmm! I wonder. Selfless Mqabuko, Joshua.
    I had the privilege to learn in Bulawayo and from Mpopoma we used to pass through Number 6. Guess what… We could come across the man with no body guards, walking alone.
    He could ask “Lingo bani lina?” Oh dear I could answer in Shona! Now, he could switch to shona with eloquence. “Unobva kupi dunhu rawakabarekerwa?” I could say “Mberengwa” . “Ah, did you know Zapu was also in Mberengwa?” I know Zapu comrades. The likes of Vikinduku.
    Mberengwa is a very interesting district. We had Rhodesian army stationed at Inyala mine (I am sure Andy Brown’s father happens to be a soldier stationed there…Its just a guess). We had Madzakutsaku a Sthole near Buchwa mine. We had “Machowachowa” Zapu fighters. Remember Nikita Mangena was once at Msume Mission and he comes from Mazetese area “Maranda”. We also have the likes of Lt. Col Valerio Sibanda (from Mberengwa).
    Skhanyiso Ndlovu also from Mnene area. My point is, Zapu had no tribal grounds. I am sure in Mash East we have Ambrose. Nkomo knew shona like the back of his hand.
    Surprise: Mugabe knows Ndebele but he despises the language. Remember he was once in Hope Fountain for many years (Tenjiwe Lesabe) could testify.
    Also Empandeni Mission (Ask Pious Ncube – The 2’s war did not just start during the time of land question of 2000, it started in Empandeni)
    Nkomo is my hero.

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