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- Title: Political Pawns Or Active Agents?(Comment) (Report)
- Author : Transformation
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 166 KB
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Firstly, I want to congratulate all those involved in the publication of this journal on the occasion of its 75th issue forthcoming. I have been asked to comment on Mucha Musemwa's paper (1995). It is nearly 20 years now since this paper was first published in this revered journal. Then I was just over ten years of age, perhaps far from imagining what sort of trade I would pursue in life. The article addresses a critical question that has vexed post-1980 Zimbabwe. It discusses not only Zimbabwe's liberators but also (though in a subtle way) the fate of Zimbabwe's liberation. Written 13 years after 1980 the year of the supposed independence, the paper represents the growing disillusionment and an awakening from the liberation euphoria that characterised the time hence the title, 'ambiguities of democracy'. Counterposed to the sorry state that Zimbabwe is today, such a title would qualify for a euphemism. A title for this day is most probably to read 'failed democracy/independence'. John Saul's (2007) article 'The strange death of liberated southern Africa', in a way reflects this disenchantment with what has become of 'liberated Zimbabwe'. In particular the paper discusses in detail challenges that characterised demobilisation and reintegration of the former fighters. From the Musemwa paper one is convinced that the postcolonial state failed to adequately deal with the plight of ex-fighters. Written on the eve of South Africa's transition from apartheid, the paper concludes with an attempt to draw lessons for South Africa.
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