War veterans have recommended Government to pronounce the
anti-sanctions day slated for October 25 a public holiday after Sadc countries
declared the day a solidarity day against illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe
adding that modalities for the anti-sanctions day will be discussed at the
Former Liberation Movements summit to be held in Victoria Falls next month.
Zanu-PF’s secretary for Welfare Services for War Veterans,
War Collaborators, Ex-political prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees, Cde
Douglas Mahiya commended the SADC resolution and said this is an important day
for the country.
“It would be very good for the day to be declared a
holiday. If the President says that day is a holiday it means that industry,
farmers, doctors and everyone must be supportive of that day.
“The day is very important, this is a day Zimbabweans
should demonstrate how progressive they are because here is a whole region
supporting Zimbabwe,” said Cde Mahiya.
He described the opposition MDC-Alliance and its leaders as
misguided elements who are bent on causing disharmony in a peaceful country.
“They are a clique of misdirected, politically immature
people who still give the white man support to suppress the black Zimbabweans,”
said Cde Mahiya.
He also added that sanctions are not only a threat to
Zimbabwe, but the region at large.
“Let’s talk about trade for example, Zimbabwe does not
consume everything it produces and the same applies for the other regional
countries, they produce surplus and that surplus has to be sold to other
countries hence countries require a trade congruent where they meet and trade
and sanctions have actually affected the region in that respect.
“We are pleased that at the end of the day the region is
now satisfied that the fight against sanctions is real and affects everybody.
Sanctions are a weapon of mass destruction and they are corrosive as said by
the President before.
“Sanctions are meant to punish a nation in order for
imperialism to take charge of the economy of that particular country,” he said.
Cde Mahiya also highlighted that modalities for the
anti-sanctions day will be discussed at the Former Liberation Movements summit
to be held in Victoria Falls next month. Herald
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