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Lloyd Sachikonye traces the roots of Zimbabwe's contemporary
violence to the actions of the Rhodesian armed forces, and the
inter-party conflicts that occurred during the liberation war. His
focus, however, is the period since 2000, which has seen
state-sponsored violence erupting in election campaigns and
throughout the programme of fast-track land reform. The
consequences of this violence run wide and deep. Aside from
inflicting trauma and fear on its victims, the impunity enjoyed by
its perpetrators has helped to mould a culture within which
personal freedoms and dreams are strangled. At a broader social
level, it is responsible - both directly and indirectly - for
millions of Zimbabweans voting with their feet and heading for the
diaspora. Such a migration 'cannot simply be explained in terms of
the search for greener economic pastures. Escape from
authoritarianism, violence, trauma and fear is a large factor
behind the exodus.' Sachikonye concludes that any future quest for
justice and reconciliation will depend on the country facing up to
the truth about the violence and hatred that have infected its past
and present.
Zimbabwe occupies a special place in African politics and
international relations, and has been the subject of intense
debates over the years. At independence in 1980, the country was
better endowed than most in Africa, and seemed poised for economic
development and political pluralism. The population was relatively
well educated, the industrial and agricultural bases were strong,
and levels of infrastructure were impressive. However, in less than
two decades, Zimbabwe was mired in a deep political and economic
crisis. Towards the end of its third decade of independence, the
economy had collapsed and the country had been transformed into a
repressive state. How can we make sense of this decline? How can we
explain the 'lost decade' that followed? Can the explanation be
reduced to the authoritarian leadership of Robert Mugabe and role
of ZANU-PF? Or was something defective about in the institutions
through which the state has exercised its authority? Or was it the
result of imperialism, the West and sanctions? Zimbabwe's Lost
Decade draws on Lloyd Sachikonye's analyses of political
developments over the past 25 years. It offers a critique of
leadership, systems of governance, and economic strategies, and
argues for democratic values and practices, and more broad-based
participation in the development process.
In the struggles for democratisation that emerged in the late 1980s
and 1990s in Africa, labour movements often played a central role
in the development of opposition politics. This book examines the
emergence of labour as a strong organisational and political force
in the struggles against an increasingly authoritarian state in
Zimbabwe. Written by specialists in the labour movement from a
variety of different perspectives, the chapters discuss the
political, economic, global, organisational, legal, gender and
sectoral challenges faced by the Zimbabwean labour movement in its
move from the margins of liberation movement politics to a pivotal
role in the post-colonial struggle for a more responsible and
accountable civil society and government.
This collection of essays investigates how structural adjustment
and economic liberalisation have impacted upon labour regimes -
e.g., trade unions; and upon state and civil society relations, and
processes of democratisation. The studies resulted from a
conference hosted by the Institute of Development Studies,
University of Zimbabwe, in co-operation with the Department of
Political Science, University of Stockholm. Cases and responses of
the seven African countries in attendance - Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria,
Senegal, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are documented.
Examples include: liberalisation and the case of Senegalese
industrial relations; trade unions and capacity building in the
Nigerian textile industry; the labour exodus in a liberalising
South Africa; and authoritarianism and trade unions in Egypt.
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