Insiza News: Burning of People’s homes is to Insiza District what exposed human bones is to Matopo District

An analysis of the developing discourses in Matebeleland South shows that it is slowly but surely becoming an interesting scene with politicians seizing every opportunity that comes by to sell their parties.

Only in February this year Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) buried exposed human bones that were lying idle in the open at Gwandevale, an occurance regarded as taboo in the African culture. More than the shock that this development carried is the evidence it is providing to authenticate that at some stage, Zimbabweans lost their lives and concurrently, they were hurriedly buried. According to the Bible, nothing hidden will covered, no stone will remain on top of the other.

To expose the ills of the perpetrators of the genocide, God sent Cyclone Dineo which without much trouble scooped the soil from the already evidently shallow graves along the banks of Bhode River which is less than 200m from Kezi Police Station.

At the moment, there is still a debate on whether to pronounce the Gukurahundi Massacres a genocide or not. Loosely put, the word “genocide” refers to the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group”. 20 000 therefore is large enough to be called a genocide. Therefore, according to this blog it shall hereafter be referred to as such.

Most importantly, this article is not to give a detailed outline of Gukurahundi nor does it seek to fully explore the Insiza saga. It simply highlights the importance of those events to the current political developments with regards these two locations. It is interesting that Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) is leading in both cases and is possibly the only party which for now can stand face-to-face with increased immunity to all ZANU-PF led threats.

Any politician wishing to gain mileage in these two regions should definitely have something to say and promise to the people with regards these issues. Chief Jahana in Insiza has 4 000 critical followers behind him in Insiza while Matopo District has also another huge chunk.

Shine Zimbabwe Shine!