Victoria Falls Combined Residents Association Condemn Demos.
05 January 2019
By Zimbo24news Team.
The Victoria Falls Combined Residents Association has condemned the plethora of Demnstrations and Industrial action which has been lined up for the new year going forward.
Workers' bodies , Civic societies and opposition parties have not so uncharacteristically ganged up to pile pressure on the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zimbo24news hereby publishes their communique in full.
Fellow Citizens ,comrades and friends ,we note with concern the continuous pattern often used by Politician to maintain or settle their scores purporting to be representing the people's issues through so called peaceful Demonstrations which are never peaceful in most cases. Politicians survive on suppressing citizens and hijack the citizens agenda and capitalise on that to get a life line.
Whilst section 59 of the constitution of Zimbabwe gives people the right to demonstrate peacefully it has never managed to stop the ever losses of both property and most lives attached to these politically motivated demos which often turn violent.
Our concern is drawn to the brutal fact that whilst it is true that only the very poor and vulnerable people receive the effects of these unfashionable demos ,Politicians have always heartlessly sought a repeat of this method as a way to renew their strength and energy time and again. This is a clear genocidal way of sacrificing the masses for the love of power and should never be allowed to repeat itself .
Members of the public should refuse to blindly follow such hypocritical calls , politicians have various platforms to lobby for the people's issues and they have a responsibility to resort to amicable solutions like engagements and negotiations but half the time for unknown reasons they seem to enjoy sacrificing the lives of innocent lives by capitalising on their current situation.
To that end we call upon politicians across the divide to respect lives and stop inciting innocent citizens into violence and later sacrifice them as their shield .If any politician is that sincere about the current situation they must consider the safety of the people first and resort to tables ,offer solutions and options .
If I may bring this Nation to speed about Vic Falls in particular. It is the Tourism hub and the major employment Industry that receives thousands of Tourists that not only bring the much needed foreign currency to this country's economy but provide employment opportunities to thousands of families.
To have anyone calling for a nationwide shutdown, public strike or demo should be condemned with the contempt that it deserves. It is not only suicidal to our livelihoods economically but our lives too. I urge Vic Falls Residents in particular and Zimbabweans at large to avoid being used by politically bankrupt individuals who want to quench their power thirst by sacrificing citizen like lambs. We will remain civil in dealing with our issues both locally and nationally.
We say no to further loss of lives and property due to reckless demonstrations.No citizen deserves to die for another.
Instigators and perpetrators of Political Violence deserve the harshest service of the long arm of the law.
The VIFACORA
Chairman
Morgen 'Gazza' Dube.
05 January 2019
By Zimbo24news Team.
The Victoria Falls Combined Residents Association has condemned the plethora of Demnstrations and Industrial action which has been lined up for the new year going forward.
Workers' bodies , Civic societies and opposition parties have not so uncharacteristically ganged up to pile pressure on the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zimbo24news hereby publishes their communique in full.
Fellow Citizens ,comrades and friends ,we note with concern the continuous pattern often used by Politician to maintain or settle their scores purporting to be representing the people's issues through so called peaceful Demonstrations which are never peaceful in most cases. Politicians survive on suppressing citizens and hijack the citizens agenda and capitalise on that to get a life line.
Whilst section 59 of the constitution of Zimbabwe gives people the right to demonstrate peacefully it has never managed to stop the ever losses of both property and most lives attached to these politically motivated demos which often turn violent.
Our concern is drawn to the brutal fact that whilst it is true that only the very poor and vulnerable people receive the effects of these unfashionable demos ,Politicians have always heartlessly sought a repeat of this method as a way to renew their strength and energy time and again. This is a clear genocidal way of sacrificing the masses for the love of power and should never be allowed to repeat itself .
Members of the public should refuse to blindly follow such hypocritical calls , politicians have various platforms to lobby for the people's issues and they have a responsibility to resort to amicable solutions like engagements and negotiations but half the time for unknown reasons they seem to enjoy sacrificing the lives of innocent lives by capitalising on their current situation.
To that end we call upon politicians across the divide to respect lives and stop inciting innocent citizens into violence and later sacrifice them as their shield .If any politician is that sincere about the current situation they must consider the safety of the people first and resort to tables ,offer solutions and options .
If I may bring this Nation to speed about Vic Falls in particular. It is the Tourism hub and the major employment Industry that receives thousands of Tourists that not only bring the much needed foreign currency to this country's economy but provide employment opportunities to thousands of families.
To have anyone calling for a nationwide shutdown, public strike or demo should be condemned with the contempt that it deserves. It is not only suicidal to our livelihoods economically but our lives too. I urge Vic Falls Residents in particular and Zimbabweans at large to avoid being used by politically bankrupt individuals who want to quench their power thirst by sacrificing citizen like lambs. We will remain civil in dealing with our issues both locally and nationally.
We say no to further loss of lives and property due to reckless demonstrations.No citizen deserves to die for another.
Instigators and perpetrators of Political Violence deserve the harshest service of the long arm of the law.
The VIFACORA
Chairman
Morgen 'Gazza' Dube.
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