Media Statement

The Patriotic Front (TPF) would like to take this time to unreservedly apologize to victims and survivors of Gukurahundi, the people of Zimbabwe’s western region, victims of all past and present attrocities and all progressive and peace-loving Zimbabweans for the comments made by TPF President, Mr Darryl Collet during his address to journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre earlier during the week.

TPF stance on Gukurahundi and all past attrocities is fully explained in our Founding Document in that there must be a victim-centred approach which affords people a chance to get closure, mourn their loved ones and get the kind of recourse in a way defined by them with the view of allowing for reconciliation with justice.

We cannot as a party hope or suggest that people should just forget about painful experiences, especially those in which they lost their loved ones.

We’re currently reviewing the context of the statement made by TPF President, himself a victim who lost his own blood – a daughter and a brother-in-law during that dark period in our country.

It is possible that Mr Collet made this comment about himself as a victim of Gukurahundi.

A full statement will be made in due course once we get the full context.

Mxolisi Ncube
Secretary for Information and Publicity
The Patriotic Front
www.tpfz.org