EDITOR - All I can do is ask Zimbabwean people to give the civil powers of the Republic time, so that we can do things the way the people want. We must deal with issues gradually and I would only ask one thing of the people: that you demand justice and democracy. Time is a highly important factor in all things. The revolution cannot
be completed in a single day. We must be sure that Zimbabwe is truly
and entirely free and that the people will have their just recompense.
It is important to remember that the military forces are the primary
service of law and authority, not improperly constituted authorities
but the legitimate author. In this struggle, there are no conquered
ones because the only conqueror is the people. There are men who have
fallen on one side and the other, but we have all joined together that
the victory may be the nation's. We have all joined together, the
reputable military and the revolutionaries. There will be no more
bloodshed.
It was necessary to organise today’s MDC movement in order to prevent
another war taking place. The revolutionary spirit spread and the
officers were ousted. That cannot take place now. Those officers have
the backing of the people and of the troops. They also enjoy the
prestige acquired by having joined a truly revolutionary movement. The
people will respect and esteem these officers and it will not be
necessary for them to use force nor to go about the streets armed nor
to attempt to strike fear in the hearts of the people.
True order is that based on freedom, on respect and on justice, but at
the same time that which precludes the use of force. Henceforward, the
people shall be entirely free and the people know how to conduct
themselves, as they have proven today. I hope we have achieved the
peace that our country needs.
I am certain that the Prime minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe will
take command of the situation. He will decree the re-establishment of
all rights and freedoms, including the absolute freedom of the press,
of all individual rights, of all trade union rights, and of the rights
and demands of the rural workers and our own free people .The country’s
economy will be re-established and this year the tax money is not going
to be used for the purchase of murderous weapons.
I do not believe that all the problems can be solved easily; we know
the road is sown with obstacles, but we are men of good faith and we
are always ready to face great difficulties. – LIVINGSTONE MUJOKORO, by
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