For many decades now, it is quite painful and heartbreaking to continuously see a trend of barbaric and banditry behavior spreading across African states. Most recently we have started witnessing a new form of violence mushrooming in South Africa. We should come to this realization that when two brothers fight, strangers reap the rewards. This expression best describes the cancerous xenophobia that has characterized the post Mandela South Africa. The spirit of brotherhood is continuously being eroded because of a few individuals who are planting hatred. We cannot stand aside and look as our pillars of African hope are being demolished.
We are The Men of Colour, created with a unique sense of oneness. We all have to understand that it all began at the Berlin Conference 1884-85 when the then European super powers set down and partitioned Africa in what is now infamously being referred to as ‘The Scramble for Africa’. The fact that Slave trade and Colonization disturbed our social values and family bond is no excuse for us to abandon the African value system of Ubuntu. We need to fight the spirit of division and hatred that was injected in us in the era of colonization and slavery.
We are well aware that the effects of such events may have shaken our roots but believe you me that we are not uprooted. We cannot forget the importance of sharing resources and it was embedded within our culture to welcome strangers. This fundamental principle of oneness and brotherhood is shrouded in obscurity awaiting the day of redemption and we are the ones to free ourselves.
The Maat-Zimbabwe party would like to put it on record that it abhors the despicable past and recent xenophobia attacks in South Africa. We are in a state of wonderment as to whether there are among you who are still thirsty for the shedding of innocent blood? Are some of you our brothers and sisters still victims of cowardice behavior whereby the perpetrator hates his own failures but seeks to kill followers of his own practice in order to find solace in his failures? We cannot repair our own images and failures by killing those who are seeking to find refuge. The Maat-Zimbabwe party therefore calls upon the regional block SADC to facilitate a dialogue between South Africa and the affected countries. African Union should make its voice clear and should send a strong message condemning such behavioral trends. It should be understood that South Africa was born out of many African nations’sacrifices and contributions. We should face the real problems as Africans, if bad governance is Africa’s biggest challenge then should we not focus on repairing issues of governance rather than of killing our fellow brothers and sisters who are seeking shelter? Are we not brothers and sisters from the same Tree?
Don’t we belong to the same tree? Should the issue of having branches limit our scope of thinking? Our beloved South African brothers and Sisters who has misled you to the point of abandoning your own blood? Where are you the pioneers of freedom and Pan Africanism who sacrificed their lives for the good of this continent? Did Lumumba, Samora Machel, J.Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, Kenneth Kaunda, Jomo Kenyata etc regard geographic boundaries to be of more importance than the freedom of the people of this Continent? The President of Maat-Zimbabwe Party Mr Neferkare Nembaware strongly condemns the barbaric behavior being demonstrated by some South Africans and he vowed to restore the Maat Africanism voice back to the Continent. This is voice that will reunite Africans and redefine and restore their original identity.
The Maat Africanism voice speaks to you all who are covered by the dark cloud of brotherhood hatred. We say no to Xenophobia attacks in South Africa together with the resultant hatred and bloodshed. The time is now to elect leaders not on political affiliation or tribal grounds. A new breed of leaders who uphold justice, equality and love for fellow brothers and sisters. It is time for you South Africans to help those nations under brutal rule to find their freedom.
Maat-Zimbabwe President Mr Neferkare Nembaware This is the voice of Maat Zimbabwe Party, the voice that will bring an invigorating alter of freedom and equality. The Maat Zimbabwe party preparing an exit way for both Zimbabweans and Africans to find economic freedom and social freedom. Stop fighting and reunite. Africa is being reborn and this continent shall once again become the centre of the world’s economic activity. Let’s be reminded of this statement that ‘If we lack sensitivity in as far as our social values are concerned then we will remain barbaric’.
Publication Released and Authorised by Maat Zimbabwe Party Documented by Pepukai Begede (Secretary for Information and Publicity). [email protected], Facebook page ~ Maat Zimbabwe, Whatsapp +263772689947, +263783740377
Why not start right there in your Shona backyards. Stop the hatred of the Ndebele people. Stop the forced assimilation. Stop the disempowerment; the land grabs from them by your Shona people because of your stupid “Guruwuswa” beliefs; stop the Job grabbing too. Stop your attempts at wiping them out from “your Shona Zimbabwe”!!
It is quite irritating to read articles against Xenophobia from Shona people, so very often yet they are the biggest anti-African haters. Our country is named in their language; which excludes all other Africans; but Shonas will hear NOTHING of views to the contrary. They will pick and choose the history of Zimbabwe only from the period of King Mzilikazi and the whites, because it suits their tribalistic agendas. They dont want anything said about their migration from Central Africa or anything to do with the Khoisan people of Southern Africa.
They hate other African languages and will easily tell you that “….its better to learn French or German that to learn Ndebele or Xhosa”, yet they have the guts to tell us about UBUNTU.
They have no shame insulting and belittling Mozambicans and Malawians as mabrandaya; or even to tell the Ndebele Moyo (note the confusion) to go back to Zululand; yet they keep posting such rubbish here about UBUNTU.
Shona people talk about UBUNTU, only when they become victims themselves; not when its other Africans at the receiving end. Some shout about how necessary and fitting Gukurahundi was and have no hesitation shouting that Zimbabwe is a Shona country, for Shonas.
They never tire lecturing us about their “old-worn-out-grandmother-night-time-fireplace-stories” about tribal raids, cattle and women; as if we ever lived in those times. What a selfish self-serving gang of tribalists. Shona people – you are evil, PERIOD!!