The Welshman Ncube led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has called on the government to arrest all persons operating publications which insinuate that King Mzilikazi of the Ndebele people looted cattle and beautiful women from Mashonaland.
This was when the Ndebele people occupied the South Western part of the country over a century and a half ago.
In a media statement Discent Collins Bajila the youth party Secretary General who is also a member of the party’s National Executive Committee accused the media houses of reckless reporting of lies about the Ndele king.
“At some point it could become necessary to sue publishing houses that published the lies about King Mzilikazi’s men looting cattle from Mashonaland,” said Bajila.
“The recklessness of publishing such lies that defy all archaeological evidence must be punishable by law.”
Bajila said that the “lies” about the King were being deliberately spread to cause confusion amidst the community. Bajila blamed the publications for deliberately ignoring facts that the Cold Storage Commission in Bulawayo was set up to capture the large amounts of cattle in the region
“For heaven’s sake the same people who published that lie to distort our society, decided for their own selfish reasons to establish Cold Storage Commission in Matabeleland because there was a unique and better breed of cattle there. The type of cattle is similar to what you get in KZN & Mpumalanga.”
According to Bajila it is as a result of the publications that end up misguiding the parliamentarians who end sharing the same information and laws crafted along the lines.
“Today we have people who sit in the Legislative Chambers and want to justify genocide and form laws on the basis of that publication.
Bajila’s sentiments come in the wake of ZANU PF member of parliament for Marondera Central Hon Lawrence Katsiru declaring that Gukurahundi genocide can only be resolved if the Ndebele people first pay lobola and compensate Shonas for abducting and forcing into marriage young girls.
Katsiru, said this on Wednesday while making his contributions to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Bill parliamentary public meeting at Mbuya Nehanda Hall in the Mashonland East capital.
“I agree with the Bill for various reasons. Our sisters and cattle were taken in Mashonaland by the Ndebeles,” said Katsiru.
“They (Ndebeles) should pay lobola for kidnapping and forcing our sisters into marriage. They should compensate for the cattle they stole from Mashonaland. I was in Bulawayo during the Entumbane uprisings in early 1970s (the distabances actually took place in the early 1980s) and I saw Shonas being murdered in the streets because they could not speak Ndebele. These people should be compensated; then we should consider paying for Gukurahundi.”
No one was assimilated into “Shona” because there was no such a thing known as a “Shona” in those days.
There is no word like that in Zezuru or Karanga; and non of them can tell us what that word means.
So, how can one be assimilated into some non existent entity?
You are simply obsessed with growing your numbers, because that is all that gives you confidence in life as a people.
That is why you end up recruiting even Malawians to your ranks. You are soo fond of claim every living Soul on earth as “SHONA” – what a pity.
You are such poor souls of no self confidence. Shame!!
Take your “Shona raiding stories” to the Courts of law; or else shut the hell up.
Just wondering which Court will listen to that nonsense; since there was never such a thing known as a “SHONA” in history. And you dont even know what that means too.
Kikikiki Lol Mthwakazi. How laughable – these idiots are so funny!!.
Just a follower and an adherent of note, to rumour, night-time-fireplace-grandmother stories; and speculation.
Stupid pussy cat!!
If Shonas want their cattle and women; they can equally approach the courts of law, with witnesses and the exact culprits; instead od embarassing us as a modern nation of Zimbabwe; the only one on mother earth still crying about primitive wars, women and cows of the past; daily, year in and year out, ranting and raving about some mysterious wars they cannot prove. Its that simple. The UN, AU and SADC are also there to be approached!!
The truth of the matter is that, if Shonas really believed in these stories; why do they not allow for public platforms for these issues to be openly and transparently ventilated; so that the issues can be dealt with, concluded and closed, once and for all?
After all, they are the majority in the country; so whats the problem?
Why cry endless tears about cattle and women, as if you are a hapless and helpless minority of minorities; yet you are an overwhelming majority of majorities, that is dominating virtually every aspect of life in Zimbabwe?
What exactly is your problem? Is it psychological or what? Is it an inferiority complex? Poor self esteem? What is it?
Most Shona people who hold these views are simply determined tribalistic haters, who dont want to see an end to these conflicts; and dont want to be proved wrong as well; hence the endless, non-stop; for-ever-and-ever Amen fillibustering!!
I have noticed that, on such media platforms as this one, once you question their logic; from a plainly educated and reasoning point of view; many of them either disappear, melt away or disengage from the debate all together; only to re-appear later, at some other platform, still propagating the same views.
You begin to ask why? What is the motivation? What is the objective? What exactly do these people want to achieve?
Please; get civilised and modernise your upbringing and thinking and grow up. We are sick and tired of these “mombe ne ba kadzi bedu stories”!!!!
For heaven’s sake; 99.99% of that govt is Shona. You are in government.Get up your asses and do something. Bring the culprits to book. Bring your witnesses to the courts of law and lets deal with it once and for all; otherwise shut up!!
Don’t be an idiot. It was not unlawful to raid other nations in the 18th Century. In fact it was acceptable International law to raid and conquer, the Zulus did it, so did the Boers and the British. Nations were being built through conquest and occupation from the Americas to India, Spain to Africa, The strong and more organized nations triumphed over the weak and the bounty of war belonged to the victor.
You can not compare the Gukurahundi massacres that happened in 1982-87 when the world was now under the various UN Conventions on human rights, genocide and torture to 1850s. Mzilikazi did not break international law but Mugabe, Ngwena and Shiri and their shona cabal did. Its a shame to have such an ignoramus for an MP. moronic RUMBLINGS OF AN UNINFORMED MYOPIC IGNORANT TRIBE!
If Welshman intends to sue, he should go ahead, rather than ranting for nothing. He should know better that truth is relative and he has no monopoly of it.
And his party cannot be on the forefront in saying this because its leader is a Shona of the soko mukanya totem, hence ncube in ndebele. His ancestors were some of the shonas that were assimilated into the ndebele culture. in buhera, manicaland, there is chief Gwebu. How would the chief and his ndebele/zulu kinsmen just end up in the middle of a shona speaking area if the raids did not take place? ndebeles have been rightly demanding compensation for gukurahundi massacres, but did not want the chapter on ndebele raids in northern zimbabwe opened and dicussed. now that the topic has clearly spilt into the public domain, they have become uncomfortable and are demanding the arrest of anyone who talks/writes about it! no guys, you cannot have your cake and eat it as well. all cases of tribal genocide in zimbabwe should be discussed openly so that lasting solutions are found. shonas definitely need compensation for the ndebele raids. anyone who assumes chieftaincy of the ndebele people becomes liable to pay us compensation.
kkkkk. Why would Welshman want to embarrass himself?. It is a well known fact the Ndebele kings one after the other raided the Shona. The question is not whether they did. The question is should people be asking for compensation. Not Arresting people for saying the truth. So Welshman has some dictatorial tendencies also. Had not known. People must be free to express themselves whether you agree with them or not.