It acknowledged and celebrated the party for surviving 10 years of brutal dictatorship, violence, repression and emasculation by an autocratic, predatory state.
We are indebted to the people of Zimbabwe for supporting and standing with the Party and for remaining firm and resolute in the fight for democratic change in Zimbabwe, said a party spokesperson.
As well as celebrating the achievements of democratic mass resistance and protests, there were also tributes paid to those who lost their lives over the years, including Tichaona Chiminya, Talent Mabika, Trynos Midzi, Learnmore Jongwe, Gift Tandare, Isaac Matongo, Susan Tsvangirai, Tonderai Ndira, Better Chokururama, Machiridza, Remius Makuwaza, Nicholas Mudzengerere, and many others whose blood and bravery continued to water the tree of struggle.
Party members also expressed regret over the split in October 2005, but said that they were forever indebted to the capacity of the party to re-group in the months that followed.
The following issues were resolved during the conference:
1. Conference restates the founding goal of achieving and attaining genuine democratic change through peaceful and non-violent means and remains committed to its core values of social justice, equality, equity, freedom, solidarity and transparency.
2. Restates its commitment to the crafting by Zimbabweans and for Zimbabweans, of a new people-driven Constitution.
3. Calls on the Transitional Government to take on board concerns by civic society on the process and ownership of the Constitutional making process initiated in terms of the Global Political Agreement.
4. That the Party shall actively participate and mobilize actively in the Constitution making process and furthermore shall;
a. Work with civic society in reaching some understanding on the process
b. Develop urgently its own Constitutional positions and principles.
5. Restating commitment to the Congress Resolutions of March 16-19, 2006 and the ROADMAP of May 2006, Conference resolves that a genuinely free and fair election must be held at the conclusion of the Constitution making process.
6. Concerned with the plight of victims of political violence and the absence of a legal framework for the programme of National Healing or Transitional Justice Conference, resolves that the Inclusive Government vigilantly and urgently addresses the issue of welfare of victims, the National Framework of National Healing and Transitional Justice.
7. Noting the reference of GPA outstanding issues to SADC, Conference calls for the immediate convening of an Extra-Ordinary Summit of SADC to urgently deal with the outstanding issues.
8. Aware of the conflict and divisive effect of the unresolved issues of the Attorney General and the Reserve Bank Governor. Conference calls that in the national interests, Johannes Tomana and Gideon Gono must resign forthwith.
9. Whilst acknowledging progress made in some areas by the Transitional Government, Conference calls on the government to address the following issues:
i. The absence of any legislative reform agenda
ii. The slow pace of media reform
iii. Continued high and multiple tariffs by State bodies and parastatals
iv. The slow implementation of the Government 100 Day Plan
v. The continued deployment of the military in villages
vi. The existence of militia and ghost workers on the government payroll
10. Concerned and frustrated by the failure of State institutions to transform and adapt to the new order and in particular the lack of a paradigm shift on the part of a few individuals in State Security institutions, Conference resolves that the Transitional Government must move urgently to ensure that Institutional and paradigm Transformation in our State Institutions and more importantly that the National Security Council must meet urgently in terms of the law.
11. Noting the high levels of corruption in Government and public institutions including Local Authorities. Conference resolves for the appointment of all Commissions in particular the Anti-Corruption Commission and further calls on the Transitional Government to strengthen governance and transparency through appropriate legislation at all levels of the State.
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