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CiZC blasts govt over Gukurahundi comments
Lorraine Muromo and Tapfumanei Muchabaiwa and Silas Nkala ·
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has accused government of insincerity in dealing with the Gukurahundi issue and failure to bring closure for victims over three decades later.
In a statement yesterday, CiCZ, a conglomeration of 80 independent civil society groups in the country, condemned the recent comments by Presidential spokesperson George Charamba to the effect that the erection of memorial plaques in honour of Gukurahundi victims was illegal and against government policy.
The massacre of about 20 000 civilians in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces by members of the Fifth Brigade of the Zimbabwe National Army remains an emotive issue up to today, especially because Zimbabwe’s current President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the Minister of State for National Security at the time.
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