ZIMBABWE TO SEEK COMPENSATION FROM BRITAIN FOR COLONIAL INJUSTICES: PRESIDENT

Sat 02 November 2024:

Zimbabwe will seek compensation from Britain for the colonial injustices suffered by indigenous Zimbabweans during the 1890-1980 colonial period, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday.

Addressing the Zimbabwe National Elders Forum at the State House in Harare, the country’s capital, Mnangagwa announced an initiative to study the impacts of Britain’s colonialism on indigenous Zimbabweans and launch legal proceedings against Britain for compensation and apology.

“Indeed, we can no longer remain silent while our people carry the scars of a painful and cruel past. The time has come for us to engage our erstwhile former colonial power, objectively and astutely, seeking the much-delayed yet important post-colonial gesture of reparations, restorations, and much-needed apology and reconciliation,” said Mnangagwa.

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Noting that the subject of reparations is not new, Mnangagwa pointed out that Zimbabwe can not ignore the cries of its people for justice, with the calls for restitution continuing to “grow louder and louder.”

Mnangagwa said the forum will comprehensively document the untold story of the injustices, trauma, and loss of lives and livelihoods experienced by indigenous Zimbabweans due to colonial land appropriation and forced movements.

He added that the proposed study will offer recommendations to explore options for supporting the long-term healing of affected communities and for rekindling goodwill between Zimbabwean society and the former colonial power.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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