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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
GZF Welcomes New Zimbabwe Unity Govt
RE: GZF Welcomes the New Zimbabwe Unity Government
At its last General Council meeting held on 14th February 2009, the Global Zimbabwe Forum (GZF) discussed the appointment of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Governors and all other various issues related to the official launch of the government of national unity in Zimbabwe and resolved to issue the following statement:
The GZF would like to express its welcome to the official launch of the new government of national unity in Zimbabwe.
This is a positive but only the first step forward as we continue with the process of seeking a lasting and decisive solution to the nation’s crisis.
The setting up of the new government must be viewed not as an end in itself but more of as a means to the ultimate objective of attaining a truly democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.
However, until all outstanding issues on the equal sharing of power are resolved, and until there is measurable evidence of an irreversible process toward a truly democratic dispensation, the return of the rule of law, among other issues, the targeted sanctions regime against the political elite in Zimbabwe must be maintained.
The GZF also calls for an immediate release of Roy Bennet, Jestina Mukoko and all other political prisoners and for the true establishment of an enabling environment for democracy, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The GZF would like to once again raise its concerns at the secretive and exclusionary nature of the process that culminated in the setting up of the new government. It must be emphasized yet again that the political parties alone cannot be able to fully resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe. There is thus a need for an all inclusive public process of constructive national engagement in order to take the nation forward.
In particular, the GZF insists that the Zimbabwean Diaspora community needs also to actively participate specifically with regards to the process of adopting the new Zimbabwean Constitution and holding of fresh elections as proposed by the provisions of the global political agreement.
The GZF pledges to mobilize the Zimbabwean Diaspora community to actively support and participate in the entire transitional process and ensure that the nation moves forward from both a socio-economic and political perspective.
To this end the GZF will undertake the following measures:
1. To initiate a process of consulting the Zimbabwean Diaspora community over the implications of the GNU starting with a series of public meetings. The first one will be held in Johannesburg on 21st February 2009.
2. To meet with various new government leaders and officials especially the office of the Prime Minister, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs and the various diplomatic representative offices across the world. To this end, the GZF Co-ordinator is expected to travel to Harare by the end of February to meet the various new government leaders.
3. To fully participate in all the forums set up by various civil society movements both in Zimbabwe and abroad that seek to actively promote the successful implementation and monitoring of the key aspects of the global political agreement.
4. To develop a policy proposal document that will help to give a clear guideline on the broad expectations and fears of the Zimbabwean Diaspora community during this period of political transition.
May God bless our beautiful Zimbabwe!
Issued at Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday 17th February 2009
For any other queries or details, please feel free to contact the following persons:
Mr. Daniel Molokele
globalzimforum@yahoo.com +27 72 947 4815
Mr. Promise Mkwananzi
pmkwananzi@yahoo.co.uk +31 612 697 629
Prof. Stan Mukasa
mukasa@iup.edu +1 72 435 730 97
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