The Sunday Mail
WHILe the nation has been fixated on the commendable strides made thus far by the Second Republic with regards to moving our great nation forward, some of us have somewhat missed how the very act of moving Zimbabwe forward has unexpectedly undone the legacy of colonialism.
Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Zimbabwe now has a new identity quite divorced from our colonisers.
Our beloved country has become the symbol of what a determined people can achieve.
Zimbabwe is charting a new path; one divorced from the colonial legacy that has been weighing down on us for decades since independence.
The rewards enjoyed as a result of independence are so numerous that we cannot quantify them.
But perhaps the most important one is the ability to carve one’s future in a free and just society.
This is what an independent Zimbabwe has managed to give to all its people.
And this is what the Second Republic has sought to reinforce.
The Second Republic has become the most progressive Government in Zimbabwe’s history, and rightfully so.
What the ZANU PF Government under President Mnangagwa has been able to achieve within a short period of time is astounding.
There is so much progress now that Zimbabwe is unrecognisable to those who have not been here before the New Dispensation.
Zimbabwe is indeed entering a new age and it is all thanks to the ruling party, ZANU PF.
The work, however, still continues, and what President Mnangagwa is doing is to sow the seeds for a prosperous Zimbabwe.
The vision that my party, ZANU PF, has for our beloved country is one that extends beyond short-lived economic successes.
The goal is to ensure sustainable economic growth and development.
President Mnangagwa will, without doubt, leave a legacy similar to that of Deng Xiaoping, who sowed the seeds for modern China’s success on the political and economic fronts.
At this rate, there is no room for regression.
My party, ZANU PF, under President Mnangagwa, is clearly the architect of this progressive and economically prosperous Zimbabwe.
ZANU PF is clearly presiding over a period of enormous economic change.
When all is said and done, Zimbabweans will be eternally grateful to my party, ZANU PF, and how much it has transformed Zimbabwe for the better.
Before the advent of the New Dispensation, Zimbabwe was operating in isolation, but that is now a thing of the past.
Zimbabwe has since made headway in mending old relations with some former hostile nations, as well as forging new ones in the process.
This has made it possible to attract significant foreign direct investment (FDI) that has been instrumental in driving our economy forward.
Further, the ZANU PF Government, under President Mnangagwa, has introduced deliberate policies to capacitate local companies and increase their participation in the local economy.
This stems from the ruling party’s strong belief in empowering its people.
Since food shortages are a thing of the past, focus now turns on other areas that need to be improved.
Zimbabwe is regaining its breadbasket status once more and has begun exporting all manner of grains.
This has not happened in a long time.
Our people now have a full understanding of the importance of fully utilising the land.
I could go on and on about the good things the people of Zimbabwe now enjoy as a result of the ZANU PF-led and initiated policies, but we should not forget how the party, in its quest to move Zimbabwe forward, has banished the legacy of colonialism and created a new path for our beloved country.
No more shall colonialism define us. Rather, we have become known for our self-determination in a hostile and inhospitable environment.
With unity of purpose, as Zimbabweans, we indeed have a bright future.
Dr Obert Moses Mpofu is an academic and the Secretary-General of ZANU PF. He writes in his own capacity.
