Memory and Erasure

Mandlenkosi Mpofu

Description

Memory and Erasure is part of a growing body of academic literature to properly document and narrate the Gukurahundi genocide which, hopefully, may contribute to survivors and victims� families� quest for justice and closure. Deployed in January 1983, the Fifth Brigade�s legacy has continued to cast a dark shadow not just over Matabeleland and Midlands, but over the entire country. As the title of the book � and also the chapters � forcefully underline, a culture of violence led by the state and those who control its levers pervades the whole of Zimbabwe and continues to do so partly because of the failure to address the Gukurahundi genocide and its aftermaths, which marked the height of Zimbabwean authorities� tendency to use violence to crush dissent and opposition. Collectively, these essays explore different aspects of the Gukurahundi in order (1) to challenge the silencing of the genocide as a mainstream public issue in Zimbabwe, (2) to demonstrate how, deliberately and systematically, Zimbabwe�s rulers have refused to allow this issue to be resolved and have, in the process, completely disregarded the views, demands, feelings and sensitivities of affected individuals and communities, (3) to explore and critique the institutional, legal/ constitutional and political frameworks that have sustained the failure to find a solution, (4) to demonstrate how Zimbabwe, as a state, bears collective responsibility for Gukurahundi crimes and should therefore hold itself accountable and institute a clear and honest programme to provide a lasting solution that does not lead to further division, and (5) this collection emphasises, in various ways, that the solution to the political culture that has engulfed Zimbabwe and prevented it from attaining its independence goals lies in resolving the aftermath of Gukurahundi and addressing the culture of violence, repression and impunity in Zimbabwean politics.

Sujets

• Histoire
• South
• History
• Africa

Informations

• Publié par: Weaver Press
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781779224286
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

hîs coectîon o ceary wrîtten capters by a range o scoars îs a vauabe contrîbutîon to te growîng corpus o îterature on Gukuraundî. ït represents an împortant new resource on te atrocîtîes; and on transîtîona justîce and peacebuîdîng or poîcy makers, students and academîcs aîke.  Dr Khanyisela Moyo, Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster.

hîs eoquenty constructed crîtîque îs a bod attempt at assessîng te varîous dîmensîons surroundîng te ack o progress în addressîng te darkest perîod o post-coonîa Zîmbabwe – te Gukuraundî atrocîtîes. he autors exîbît bot înteectua courage and sober înquîry înto te barrîers standîng în te way o uncoverîng trut, securîng memory, deîverîng justîce, ensurîng eaîng and accountabîîty or vîctîms. he capters ave aîd bare te eadersîp vacuum tat aunts Zîmbabwe on te evîdence o te natîona aîure to urgenty address tîs outstandîng natîona questîon.  Deprose Muchena, Senior Director, Regional Human Rights Impact, Amnesty International.

hîs book îs not ony an ode to te vîctîms o te Gukuraundî massacres în Matabeeand, but aso a recognîtîon o te contînued paîn o te survîvors. ït deves deep înto te strugge to acîeve true justîce în te ace o îstorîca dîstortîon o te narratîve and attempts to deLect responsîbîîty or tese mass crîmes by a government composed o some o te aeged perpetrators. ït caenges attempts to erase wat took pace, încudîng te eînous sexua attacks on women, and touces on dîsînormatîon în reportîng by some în te medîa at te tîme. he book aso represents ope. Hope tat troug wrîtîng, rememberîng, reteîng and memoraîsatîon, trut, justîce and accountabîîty wî eventuay prevaî.  Tiseke Kasambala, Director, Africa Programs, Freedom House.

Memory and Erasure

Memory and Erasure:

Gukurahundi and the Culture of Violence

in Zimbabwe

edited by

Mandlenkosi Mpofu

and

Percy F. Makombe

Publîsed by e Cenre or Innovaîon and Tecnology (CITE), 45 Mofa Avenue, Hîllsîde, Bulawayo, Zîmbabwe. 2022 <www.ps://cîe.org.zw/>

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Weaver Press, Box 1922, Avondale, Harare, Zîmbabwe. 2022 <www.weaverpresszîmbabwe.com>

Second edîîon, 2023.

© hîs second collecîon (CITE) Eac îndîvîdual caper e auors. © Cover îmage: Owen Maseko Cover Desîgn: Danes Desîgn, Zîmbabwe Typese: Weaver Press, Harare

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CITE ISBN: 978-1-77931-630-1 (p/b) Weaver Press: 978-1-77922-427-9 (p/b) Weaver Press: 978-1-77922-428-6 (ePub)

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Contents

 Contrîbutors bîograpîes  Acknowedgements  ‘Ode to te Nameess’ – Guguetu Sîzîba  Note to te Second Edîtîon  Foreword – Sarî Eppe ïntroductîon: Fîgtîng or te Rîgt to Remember:  te Pîgt o Zîmbabwe’s Gukuraundî Vîctîms  – Mandenkosî Mpou and Percy F. Makombe 1.te Subatern: Gukuraundî, Reconcîîatîon and Crîmînaîsîng  Transîtîona Justîce în Zîmbabwe– Mandlenkosî Mpou  and Percy F. Makombe 2.or ïntended Actîon?’: Examînîng Zîmbabwe’s Lega ‘Bandwagonîng  Framework on Peacebuîdîng- Cynîa Cîgwenya .Gukuraundî Transîtîona Justîce Deadock în Zîmbabwe he  – Pedzîsaî Ruanya and Bekezea Gumbo 4. Sexua vîoence: Gukuraundî’s Pubîc Secret  – Sîbongînkosî Moyo-Mpou 5.Memory o a Genocîde: Contestatîons over Baagwe Dîsmemberîng  Mass Graves Memorîa Sîte– Mbuso Fuzwayo, Samukele Hadebe  and Dîon Nkomo 6. T e Lînguîstîc Dîmensîons o Gukuraundî în Zîmbabwe  – Busanî Maseko and Dîon Nkomo 7. Pubîc Medîa and Genocîde: he Roe ohe Cronîcedurîng te  Gukuraundî Genocîde în Zîmbabwe– Bekînkosî J. Ncube 8. Makîng sense o tat ‘moment o madness’: Vîrtua dîscussîon o  Gukuraundî on socîa medîa în Zîmbabwe  – Gîbson Ncube and Yemuraî Cîkwangura-Gwatîrîsa 9. Gukuraundî Atrocîtîes and Accountabîîty Caenges în  Zîmbabwe: A Case For ïnternatîona Justîce–  – Sîposamî Maunga 10.Unorgettabe Memorîes: A Survîvor’s Story –Jameson Moyo 11.Dox Meomakuu  Bîblîograpy

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Contributors biographies

Cynthia Chigwenyaa poîtîca researcer and pracademîc wo as conducted îs extensîve studîes on reconstructîon în post-genocîde Rwanda, conLîct medîatîon în Sout Sudan, and tradîtîona justîce mecanîsms and reparatîon grants în post- conLîct socîetîes. Her academîc background îs Crîmîna Justîce; se ods an MA în Deveopment Studîes and an MPî în Socîa Poîcy and Deveopment. Cyntîa deîvered a TEDx tak tîted, ‘Post-ConLîct ïdentîty’ în wîc se spoke about Gukuraundî and er îved experîence wîe workîng or te Rwanda Natîona Commîssîon or te Fîgt Agaînst Genocîde. Se currenty serves as te Arîcan Unîon’s Yout Ambassador or Peace or Soutern Arîca and as engaged varîous natîona and înternatîona organîsatîons, încudîng odîng a researc posîtîon în te Sout Arîcan Parîament. Yemurai ChikwanguraGwatirisaods a Doube Masters rom te Unîversîtîes o Bremen (Germany) and Porto (Portuga) as we as a PD rom Naîrobî Unîversîty. Se ectures at Boto Unîversîty (Botswana). Se was a postdoctora eow at Reînîsc- Westäîsce Tecnîsce Hocscue-Aacen Unîversîty (Germany). Her current researc work îs ocusîng on a comparatîve study o cutures o trauma, memory and rememberîng. Her broad areas o researc are în îterary and întercutura studîes, gender and memory studîes. Shari Eppela Zîmbabwean wo îves and works în Buawayo. A orensîc îs antropoogîst, se as been învoved of and on or more tan twenty years wît te exumatîon and reburîa o tose wo dîed în te 1980s în Matabeeand. A cînîca psycoogîst by traînîng, Sarî as aso tracked te socîo-cutura and poîtîca împact o exumatîons and reburîas on amîîes and communîtîes over more tan two decades. ïn recent years, tîs as încreasîngy become work wît te next generatîon o survîvors, as transgeneratîona memory and trauma îs now a reaîty. Mbuso Fuzwayote secretary genera o ïbetsu îkazuu, a grassroots îs uman rîgts organîsatîon tat Igts or te dîgnîty and justîce or vîctîms o te Gukuraundî genocîde, an înîtîatîve based on trut-teîng. He îs a peasant armer wo was born în Mîdands and wîtnessed te excesses o te Fît Brîgade on te poor and edery în îs vîage. Bekezela Gumboa PD Candîdate at te Unîversîty o te Free State and a îs prîncîpa researcer wît te Zîmbabwe Democracy ïnstîtute. Hîs researc înterests încude transîtîon poîtîcs, socîo-economîc deveopment and sustaînabe peace buîdîng.

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