Asians. ON 5 March last year, Robert Mugabe took over the reins of power from the white RhodeZimbabweans who supported who has made frequent attacks on the Patriotic Front.
Historically the reverse has been the ZANLA •cen more inclined with ZIPRA and the PF.
number of things: poor conditions in the camps; boredom and too much alcohol; and fear on ZIPRA's that its political leaders were being humiliated. In the longer term, the senseless division within tionalist ranks plays a large part. Conflict And, yes, tribal rivalries between the majority Shonas and the minority Bdebeles played their though this must be seen in the context of all the other political problems.
The basic cause of the conflict is that the leadership of both parties nave rerusea to carry liberation struggle to its proper conclusion by doing away with the old institutions of the Rhodesian state.
They are under strong pressure from the Tory government which drew up the terms for Zimbabwe's and now British military instructors to knock 'wrong political heads of national army recruits.
to see Vkomo and their colleagues havi taken this COUTSE They avoid the flight of white skilled personnel and capital which threw the Mozambican mies into chaos after independence.
But if retaining white confidence means sending in the Rhodesian army against liberation fighters, price is too high.
There is a straight choice between the interests generals and landlords capitalists and those of the black guerillas and peasant workers.
Mugabe and his friends have already made their choice. Sadly it is the wrong one. members have co-operate was caused by a part the naPatriotic leader Wing on part „LO• who had no form from which to answer back. could lead to war, he said.
though the A few fighting broke Bulawayo.
DeoDle recently was over 300 provides had in deliberate ideas out of the provocatior LAN Icauti why Mugabe, The want to by supporters: yourselves and Angolan econoPatriotic few blows the deliver them.
was echoed by walte Mugabe and about the Mugabe sympathetic party state' NDEBELE 3, Rozwi 5, Zezuru OTHERS 9. 10, Vendo Nkala group of PF-haters in leadership Edgar Tekere, November a farmer on a technicality. murdering Front warned of planation Wak attacks assassination armed guerillas ZIPRA military wing platis now out of the govern.
This ment, he is still secretary-general and the have the upper days later out the cabinet It is not, At least reported, a left-wing or died More radical faction. the death toll exists What that PF leader for Zimbabwe's mind was party. campaign by Arrested Novembe fighting was sparked off stantly MUSIC Enos Nkala, who told November 'Organise into small some of them held for challenge the couple Front on ll. home ground. If it means Uniformed police we shall used in the arrest, leader Joshua then the A few weeks later he Robert not even told who talked need for groups'. ot ine South has also made references to Nkala's call for a 'one- Zimbabwe.
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