UMongameli webandla leZapu, uMnu. Dumiso Dabengwa kasekho.
UDabengwa ubhubhele namuhla.
Isikhulumeli sebandla leZapu, uMnu. Iphithule Maphosa uthi balahlekelwe kakhulu liqhawe elalwa impi yenkululeko.
“Iqhawe leZimbabwe leSouthern Africa uDabangwa usephumule kulandela ukulwa kwakhe kusukela ngomnyaka ka1939. Ubeyisizalwane esihlonitshwa ngumuntu wonke njalo yena ehlonipha abantu, ubelisotsha elikhaliphileyo ebelikhokhela amanye amasotsha. Wakhulula amazwe ezansi yezwekazi leAfrica lezinye indawo wazama ngamandla wonke ukuthi kube lentuthuko lokukhululeka eZimbabwe lobanje kwakulemigoqo emvimbayo.
“Umkhokheli weZapu ubhubhe namuhla kulandela ukugula okwamhlasela nyakenye ngoLwezi. Ubhubhe ngesikhathi kulobunzima bokuthola uzibuse njalo lokuba lozibuse obalulekileyo. Utshiye inhlanyelo yenkululeko, ubekhuthaza ukuthi abantu basebenze ndawonye lokuthi kube lentuthuko elizweni. Sizalandela konke lokhu abekwenza.”
UMaphosa uthe uDabengwa liqhawe likazulu. “Liqhawe lethu sonke njalo ubengubaba, ukhukhu lomngane. Isihlahla esikhulu sesiwile. Sizamkhumbula umongameli wethu obethanda ilizwe lakhe kakhulu. Ubefuna ukuthi ilizwe liphume kusimo lesi esibi ukwenzela ukuthi abantu baphile ngcono. Sonke siyalazi iqhawe lethu. Siyawazi lamanye amaqhawe. UDD ubeliqhawe lamaqhawe.”
Umuyi wavalelwa ejele ilizwe lisanda ukuthola uzibuse kulandela ukutholakala kwezikhali emapulazini ebandla leZapu elalikhokhelwa ngalesos’ikhathi ngumuyi uJoshua Mqabuko Nkomo. UDabengwa wabotshwa lomuyi uLookout Masuku, owayekhokhela ivuyo leZIPRA owafela ejele.
Ababili laba labanye babecatshangelwa ukuthi babefuna ukususa uhulumende kaMugabe esikhundleni. Umthethwandaba wathi kabalamacala kodwa bavalelwa ejele nguhulumende webandla leZanu PF. UMasuku wafela ejele uhulumende wathi ubulewe ngumkhuhlane weMeningitis. Ibandla leZapu lakuphikisa lokhu kulandela okwethulwa nguDabangwa owathi babethwaliswe nzima ngamapholisa ensitha ejele.
UDabengwa wasusa ibandla leZapu kumanyano walo lele Zanu PF kulandela ukukhonona kwamalunga eZapu aveza ukuthi ibandla likaMugabe lalincindezela ababeku Zapu.
Umuyi uNkomo wangena kumanyano lo kulandela ukubulawa kwabantu yiGukurahundi abafika inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili – 20,000 ezabelweni zeMatabeleland leNkabazwe kusukela ngomnyaka ka1983 kusiyafika umnyaka ka1987.