Zimbabwe African National Union tract, 1975
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| Zimbabwe African National Union tract, 1975 |
1. What is Zanu?
Zanu is the National Liberation Movement that is spearheading the national democratic revolution in Zimbabwe.
2. When was Zanu formed?
Zanu was formed on 8th August 1963 in the African township of Highfield, Salisbury, in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
3. Why was Zanu formed?
Zanu was formed by the people of Zimbabwe out of the realisation that the independence of Zimbabwe would not come out of constitutional conferences, but through "direct confrontation" by our own efforts.
It was also formed to further Chimurenga (war of national liberation) started by our forefathers in 1890.
4. What is the role of Zanu in the Zimbabwe Revolution?
Zanu is the vanguard of the Zimbabwe Revolution. It is the supreme authority whose every decision and objective has to be carried out by the various organs in the revolution.
5. What is Zanu’s ideology?
Zanu is guided by the principles of Marxism-Leninism. It aims at achieving a socialist revolution.
However, before the achievement of such a socialist revolution, a transitional stage of national democratic revolution is necessary.
The national democratic revolution is the necessary preparation for the socialist revolution, and the socialist revolution is the inevitable sequel to the national democratic revolution.
The deeper the national democratic revolution, the better the conditions for the socialist revolution.
6. What are Zanu’s political objectives?
The main political objectives of Zanu are to create a free, democratic, independent and socialist Zimbabwe and to remove the political domination of the foreign element in our society and its imperialistic and capitalistic tentacles. Our goal is true national independence and socialistic reconstruction of the motherland.
7. What are Zanu’s economic objectives?
The main economic objectives of Zanu are to create a self-supporting socialist economy in which all the means of production and distribution will be fully in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe as a whole.
The present capitalist economic system which benefits a few settlers in Rhodesia and other foreign countries like South Africa, Britain, United States, West Germany, etc. will be abolished.
8. What is Zanu’s land policy?
Zanu’s land policy is that all the natural resources of Zimbabwe — land, minerals, water, and flora and fauna — belong to all citizens of Zimbabwe today and forever afterwards; and, therefore, there can be no private ownership of land and natural resources as they belong to the people as a whole. The State shall hold the land as administrator and trustee for the present and future generations. Landlordism and State farms owned by capitalists will be abolished.
9. What is Zanu’s education policy?
Zanu will introduce compulsory education for all school eligible ages. It will also introduce adult education and will provide enough technical and vocational schools with a view to giving all workers and peasants opportunities to improve their skills.
10. What is Zanu’s policy on culture?
Imperialists practice cultural aggression through the stage, screen, media, literature, school and the church.
Through these, they have created a false impression that their culture is good and ours is bad. Consequently, our rich cultural heritage has been lost.
In a free, democratic, independent and socialist Zimbabwe, people will be encouraged and assisted in building a new Zimbabwe culture derived from the best in what our heritage and history have given, and develop it to meet the needs of the new socialist society and the twentieth century.
Mental decolonisation is as necessary a part of our struggle as the complete political and economic independence which we are fighting for.
11. What is Zanu’s policy on labour and welfare?
Zanu’s policy on labour and welfare is that workers will own directly and indirectly the factories for which they work. All discriminatory labour and trade union legislation will be repealed and all other exploitative practices terminated. Persons who cannot work because of old age or physical handicaps will be the charge of State.
A social security system will be introduced to care for and assist all workers and labourers, and especially mothers during times of illness and childbirth.
12. What is Zanu’s policy on National Unity?
Zanu’s policy on National Unity is based on a common struggle against a common enemy to build a free, democratic, independent and socialist Zimbabwe and to fight exploiters and imperialists of whatever colour or race and their agents. Existing racial and ethnic divisions are the work of imperialists who are enslaving us.
They must be removed and measures taken to ensure the freedom and full security of all Zimbabweans. Tribal organisations and political parties based on tribalism will be banned.
13. What is the most pressing task facing Zanu?
The most pressing task facing Zanu at present is the intensification of the armed struggle.
14. What is Zanu’s position on Southern African détente?
Détente was initiated by Pretoria in October 1974 as a means of completely destroying the armed struggle for the total liberation of Zimbabwe. Détente, as an idea, has shown itself to be a trick by Vorster and the imperialist powers to completely destroy the armed struggle in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa as a whole.
We in Zanu would like to make it clear that there is no power on earth that will stop us from winning our country back by armed struggle.
15. What is Zanu’s foreign policy?
Zanu’s foreign policy is determined by two cardinal principles: to fight against imperialism and to unite with all progressive forces throughout the world. Progressive forces throughout the world are engaged in a titanic global conflict with imperialism and capitalism.
Because the enemies we fight are both local and international, we have thrown our weight on the side of progressive forces everywhere.
We support the policy of African unity enshrined in the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Charter.
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