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NTENTS
Editorial .........................2...............................................................................
2
Letters .................................. 3
National Anthem .............4..........................................................................
4
PresidentOutlines TenYearsofAchievement. ......................... 7
President'sOpeningAddress totheOrdinaryMeetingof the C entral C om m
ittee ........................................................................ 13
President Announces New Cabinet ................................. ...........16
Zimbabwe,TenYears of Independence .....................................17
Governm ent Drafting Disability Bill ..........................................................
19
LegalReformsUsherNew Erafor Women .................................21
CoalGasificationtoMeetEnergyRequirements ...........................24
GovernmentinPricesDilemma .......................28
GovernmentAttaches ImportancetoCommunication .......29
Land to the People . ....................................3...........................1........... 31
Need for Acceptable Houses .............................................................. 33
AchievementsintheMinistryofTransport..................................34
InvestmentCentreApproves $350Million Worth ofProjects
39
ZimbabweEnters the1990s aUnitedNation ............................42
ToNegotiateorNottoNegotiateis theQuestionin Azania .................... .
.........:............................................................................... 45
Nigeria - 7th C oup Bid Fails ...................................................................... 4
7
WillAfricaReally,Becomea ForgottenContinent...................47
M drow SpeaksonGerman Unification ........ .....................49
elaration of Montelimar ......................................................................... 51
120thAnniversaryof Lenin'sBirth 53................ 53
TheDecadeoftheEightiesintheSouthAfricaStruggle 56
ZimbabweEstablishes32Missions Worldwide 60
Tards An Independent Africa .......................................................... 60
ZimbabweLooks BackonDecadeofDespair................................. 62
r file on the Red Hot GarikayiZuze .....................................................63
Damos Drew withPetroleos..............................66
W is the Best Goal Minder? ....................... .................................. 67
Sding the Message to the People ...................................................69
lusarurw a:- a loss to the nation .......................................... 71
Grassroots Politician Dies ....................................................................... 72
Adividedpeoplearealways aweakpeopleandeasilyfallpreyto enemy
machinations. Whenourtwopartieswereunited,therewasalmostimmediatelya
completeendtothedissidentactivitiesthathadaffectedthe western areas ofour
country. Ourpeople,throughoutthecountry, greatlyrejoicedattheadvent of
peaceintheareas thathadknownnothingbuttroubleandsufferingforsolong.
Butthoseexternalandinternalforces,which always thriveontheweaknessof
smallernations....page13
Theoppressedblackmajoritywas celebratingthedefeatofthelastremainingally
oftheapartheidregime, especiallybecausesince1967Pretoriahadbeen
maintainingsomeformofmilitarypresenceinZimbabwethethenRhodesiain
thetraditionof"when yourneighbour'shouseisonfire, you...page56
Comrade MugabedescribedthelateMusarurwa's deathasanuntimelyblowto
thoseinvolvedinthestruggleinZimbabwe.The Presidentwasshockedand
grievedas hejoinedrelativesandfriends whentheypaidtheirlasttributeat the
HeroesAcre. page71
We,accordingly,settoremovealldescriminarypractices whichhadtheeffectof
makingwomeninferior. .page11
AccordingtodeKlerk,theAfricanpeoplecanratherexercisetheirdemocratic
rightwithinademocracyconstrainedwithchecks andbalancesmeantto
perpetuatewhiteprivilege. Inotherwords whites havenointentiontoreconcile
theirintereststothoseoftheindigenous African majorityonequallandre-
distributionand...page45
EDITORIAL
Afterabitter armedstruggle,thepeopleofZimbabwebecamemastersoftheir
owndestiny. Manyillustrioussonsanddaughters -asrepresentedbythoselying
atHeroes AcreandtheMonumentoftheUnknownSoldierfellinbattleinorder
tobringaboutthefreedomthatweare celebratingtodayforthetenthtime. The
roadtotheindependenceof1980wasnotaneasyoneandbythesametokenwe
couldnothaveexpectedtheroadtoTEN yearsto havebeenabedofroses.
Whilstsuccesseswerescoredintheachievementofunityandpeace,andinthe
areasofagriculture,education,healthservicesand generaldevelopmentaimed at
raisingthestandardofliving,westillhaveourfairshareofmajortaskstobe
accomplished.Theredistributionofland,resettlement,creationofjobs,and
provisionofadequatetransportservices anddecentaccommodationforurbanand
ruralareas.To realisetheseoutlinedtasks,itisnecessarythatcentral government
takesfullaccountoftheproblems astheyexistinthevariousdistrictsand
provincesandthattheremustbeclosemonitoringofthesuccessful
implementationofapprovedprojects.
Itisthereforeincumbentuponeach and everyZimbabweantorededicate
themselves totheachievementoftheaimsandob-
jectivesofourrevolution,sothatwedonotfindourselveshavingbetrayed those
whopaidthesupremesacrificefortheliberationofourfatherland. Wecallupon
peopleinthepublicand privatesectors, members ofparliament,and ministersto
rededicatethemselvesto theachievementofoursetgoalssoastomeetthe
aspirationsofournation.
Theerawehaveentered calls uponallofus tobe truthful,avoiddeception andto
shuncorruptpracticesandensurethattheleadershipiswellinformed aboutwhat
is goingonaroundus-nomatterhowpainfulitmaysound.ThePartyrankand
fileshouldbewellinformedofdevelopmentalprogrammes.atnational,
provincialanddistrictlevelsothatthePartymachinerymaybewelloiledto
harnessthehuman andotherresources.Intheprocess,itis necessarythatwerid
ourselvesofagentsofdisunity,bentonretardingdevelopment. Whereproblems -
particularlyshortages-areanticipated,peopleshouldbeinformedwellin
advancesothatthenationcanbraceitself fortheh~rdship.Stern measures should
betakenagainsthoardingand anyonewhospeculates inordertoexploitsuch
situations. LI
ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,1990
CallingtheYouth
DearEditor
NowthatZANUPFhas wontheelections,peoplearelookingforwardtothe
realisationofwhateverwaspromisedduringtheelectioncampaign.Somepeople
mayarguethatthesepromisesweremadejustfor thesakeofwinningvotes.This
is totallyuntrue.Nearlyeverythingcanbeimplementedifweallrallybehindthe
rulingparty.
Thepopularmasseshavealottodoandshouldbethefoundationfordemocracy
inZimbabwe. Theroleoftheyouthinthemasses isandshouldbethatoflayinga
firmfoundationuponwhichtobuildademocraticZimbabwe.
We must,aboveall,considerhowtoapproachand workwiththemasses because
theyarethebackboneoftheprogrammesandtheirultimatesuccess.Therefore,
theyouthshouldnotbeselfishandinfluencedbypersonalambitionsandforcesof
division. Wemustmobilisethemassesand ensurethatwealways marchforward,
together guidedbytheparty.
We mustalsowinbackthosewhonowholdnomembershipinthe party. Westill
havetoteachandshowthemthelight.Everyoneisstillfreetojoinorrejoinour
ranks.Thelostsheepshouldbegiven alltheassistancethepartycanoffer. That
canbedonethroughtheyouth. Wemustnotforcethemotherwisetheyjust give
lipservicetothepeople's partyandourgreatleaderCorpradeRobertGabriel
Mugabe. Weshouldshowthemthattheyhavearoletoplayinthedevelopment
ofthecountry.
Theyouthshouldcounterallnegativepropagandaarmedatdestroyingour Party
andUnity. Itisonlythorughunitythatwecansucceed.
Nothingwouldbemoregratifyingtharnachievingourobjectivesinanon-violent,
reconciliatoryway. Letus rememberthatviolencebegetsviolence.
Difficultieslieaheadbutwearedestined toovercomethem.
Isincerelyhopethatallthepeoplewholovefreedom,peaceandjusticewillrally
behindthepartyforunity,peaceanddevelopment.
Longlivedemocracy! LongliveZANUPF!
YoursComrade
Livingstone"Chavhunduka"NyukeChtungwiza
ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,1990
TheYouthareStrayingintotheWildernes
DearEditor
Juveniledeliquericyisapproachingalarmingheights.Youthis indulginginto
illicitloveaffairs.Cases ofdeathduetoabortions,babydumpingarerecurrentin
ourmedialikeweatherreports.Arroganceanddisrespectamongst-the youth is
frightening.
Frustrationduetounfulfilledaspirationshasledtheyouthintoescapinginto
imaginaryheightsoffantasybytakingintoxicates inliquidandsmoke.Buton
soberingand glidingdownthefairyheightsoffantasy,theyplungeintochoking
problemsthat mayhavepermanentsoursocialrepurcusions.
TheSeventhDayAdventistChurchseemstobeawareofthis spectrehauntingthe
society.TheYouth Federationheldonthe7thofApril1990onthebushyhike
facingtheClevelandDamwas aimedatcounsellingthe youthwiththehopeof
groomingthemintoresponsible,respectableand disciplinedmothersand fathers.
Throughdramaandadvisorylessonsthechurch encourages the youthtoabstein
fromdrugs,premaritalsex andavoidemulatingforeign culturesthatmaystray
themfromtheacceptablesociety.TheadvisorysermonwasconductedbyPastor
Chifambawhousedidiomaticandfigurativelanguagetoputacrosshis message.
OntheonsetthePastordelvedintotheconfusion portrayedbythe youthon'their
choiceforthestyleoflifetheywishtofollow.Theyouth arehesitantto
pronouncetheiridentity.
Somebelieveculturalnormsareuncivilisedandbackwardand yettheyfind
christianitytoorestrictivewithalotofdont's.Howeverthe"Don'ts" approvedby
thebibleandculturalprinciples seemtoo"Appetisingand attractive"
Heelaboratedthisassessionbypickingoncommonfindingsthatshowthatthe
youtharestrayingintothewilderness."in yourrooms youfindpornographic
picturesofnudefemales hangingonthewallsstrategicallypositionedwherethe
eyefrequents.
"in yourliterarycollection youfind magazines andnovelsthatencourage
infidelityand magnifymoments'pleasurederived fromindecentunblessed illicity
sexualrelation".
Suchtendenciesonlyencouragethe youthintoexperimentingwiththeeffectof
thevernomofanoffendedviperwhichof courseis "fatalanddestroys morality".
This,Pas-
torChifambaloudlyproclaimeditashypocricyand"plasticchristianity".On
choosinglifepartnersthePastorlamentedatthecriteriatoday's youthuse.
Youngman areattracted byphysicalattributesand girlslookintothedollarpower
oftheprospectivemarriage"candidates".Theseparametersarewayward,instead
itisincumbentuponpartnerstobVsincere,honestandfaithfulfortheseserveas
shockabsorbersinthestabilityofmarriage.
Ondenouncingpremaritalsex,heposedasarcasticandcontroversialquestion,
"Youaregatheredhereontheunderstandingthat youarechildrenofGod who
livebytheprinciplesoutlinedinthebible!
"If Imayask;howmanyofyouhavecartonsofcondomsbutarenotmarried?
Howmanyof you youngwomentakethepillbutarenot married?" Hesaidsuch
tendenciesleadtoinfidelityeven aftermarriageandhencealarmingdivorcerates.
Theconfessionthat"Tilldeathdouspart"is nowamildadage.
ThePastorwindedupbyremindingthe youthofthedangers of being
irresponsible,promiscuous,arrogantandindiscipinedandleftittothe youthto
choosethegoodfromthebadforthegoodoftheir socialwellbeing.
ByDanisaMabuya
Southerton
Harare
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DearEditor
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kutiseimumatunhuasinamvura yekutimadeeptanks ashandevasingaitidzimwe
nziradzekutimombedzibviswezvikwekwe.Ngei vasingapfapfaidziremushonga
kutizvikwekweidzizvife.
ChechipirindechekutiseipasinavanhuveVeterinaryServicesvanofamba
vachiongororazvirwerepazvipfuwo? Zvakakodzerachaizvo kutimapato aya
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THEZIMBABWENATIONALANTHEME
Z$7500couldbe yoursif you cancomposemusic toZimbabwe's National
Anthem.ThefollowingShonapoemwon1stPrizeoutof1635English,Ndebele
andShonaentriessubmittedinresponsetothecountry-wideNationalAnthem
Wo Competitionwhich was launchedinOctober, 1987.Governmentnow invites
youtocomposesuitable Musictothefollow
lyrics andwin$7500cash.
1.Simudzai mnrezaweZimbabwe,Yakazvarwanomotowechimurenga:Neropa
zhinjiramagamba.Tiidzivirirekumbandudzose,Ngaikomborerwenyika
yeZimbabwe.
2.MwariropafadzanyikayeZimbabwe:Nyika yamadzitateguruedu Kubva
Zambezi kasvikaLimpopoNavatungamiriravenenduramo, Ngaikomborerwe
nyika yeZimbabwe.
3.Tarisai,Zimbabwe yakashongedzwaNamakomo,nehova,zvinoyevedza.
Mvurangainaye,minda'ipembesa,Vashandivatmwe, razhinjirugutswe
Ngaikomborerwenyika yeZimbabwe. MUSIC REQUIREMENTS: Musicinour
cultureis essentiallyasocialactivity.TheNational Anthemtune/melodyweare
seekingshould:
0 RetainandreflectZimbabwean musicalcharacteristics.
- Bedignifiedintempo,singable,andpowerfulintaste.
- Inducepeopletoparticipate.
- Havesymetry,varietyandcontrastinrhythmand form.
* Expresspeoples'deepesthopes,desireand expectactions.
- Beontapeandnotexceeding40secondsinlength.
- Beinunisonorharmonised.
* Amusicalscoreinstaffnotationandtonicsolfa isoptional.
Musictunes/melodiesshouldbesubmittedonTAPEtoThe Secretary,TheSub-
Committee, NationalAnthem, PrivateBag8232,Causeway,Harare.Those
requiringrecordingfacilitiesshouldcontactthesameaddress.
I TheCompetitionis opentoallZimbabweansandcopyrightfor entriesis
thepropertyofthe Government.Thefinalselectionwillbemadebyapanel'
* ofqualifiedjudgesinconjunctionwiththeGovernmentandwillnotbe
*1 subjectedto-anyformofappeal.
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ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,1990
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DearEditor
Inindiri musojaweZimbabweParaBasarandinoitarakangofananamasoja
eZimbabweNationalArm yeukaapotakapedzakosi(training)takataurirwakuti
isutiri'perman ma'benefits'edu achangeakafanarsojaeZimbabweNational
Army.Asitakatarisaparizvinohapanachachakafanananemautoacho eZNA.
nyotinetsandechekutiisu hatinabonus shanda.
pakupera kwegore,hatinapensionuye
Military.hatinamapayslip.Asipabasatinoendatese NdiniCnerinoita uye
kusangotichishandazvakafanana. Ini y.Ndino- ndiriColourSergent.Nevanswe
vangutinoyechisoja shandanemasojaeNationalArmyuyevane- Wuinent'uye
nyembedukupaneyangu ndinovatungami- ZNnanema-rnra.
P.O
VeZimbabweNationalArmyvanotambira Wotinowana mari yenyembeasiisu
hatitambiri mariyi. HarChinonya-lzvi zvinogarotinetsapanguvadzosedzatino-
Tidzoreimoyonemhinduroinogutsa.
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THEZIMBABWENATIONALANTHEM
ENGLISH,TRANSLATION
1.Let's raisehightheflagofZimbabwe
Bornofthefireoftherevolution
Andthepreciousbloodofourheroes.
Let'sdefenditagainst allfoes.
BlessedbethelandofZimbabwe.
2.PraisedbeZimbabwe,
Landofourheritage,
* FromtheZambezitotheLimpopo.
Mayourleadersbejustandexemplary.
BlessedbethelandofZimbabwe.
3.Beholdthelandsorichlyadorned
Withcascadingmountainsandsurgingrivers.
Letlife-givingrainbringforththeseed Andalllabourreceiveitsdueregard.
BlessedbethelandofZimbabwe.
NDEBELETRANSLATION
1.Phakamisan'ifulegi ye Zimbabwe
Eyakhiwangempi yenkululeko;Legaz'elinengilemaqhaw'ethu.
Silivikel'ezithenizonke
Kalibusisw'ilizweleZimbabwe.
2.Nkosibusis'ilizweleZimbabwe;
Ilizwelabokhokhobethu
Kusukel'eZambezi kusiy'eLimpopo;
Abakhokhelibabelobuqotho,
Kalibusisw'ilizweleZimbabwe.
3.Khangelan'iZimbabweiblotshisiwe,
Ngezentabalangemiful'ebukekayo.
lzulukaine,izilimozande,
Izisebenzizename,abantubasuthe
Kalibusisw'ilizweleZimbabwe.
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ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,19
ThePresidentOutlinesTen
YearsofAchievement
ThePresidentand FirstSecretaryofZANU PFComradeRobertGabrielMugabe
hassaidthepastTen yearsofIndependencehaveseenacompletereversal and
negationoftheevillegacyofracism,andbittertribaldivisionsamong
Zimbabweans.
Comrade MugabewasaddressingthousandsofZimbabweans gathered atthe
NationalSportsStadiumtomarkthe10thAnniversary.ofZimbabwe's attainment
ofindependence.
ThePresidentalsosaidthedecadeofindependencehasnotbeeneasyforthe
country, nationandpeoplebutwhateverhardlesZimbabwehaddemonstrated a
clarityofvisionandanirreversiblecommitmenttofundamentalprinciples.
Thefollowing,isafulltextofPresidentMugabe's speechwhich was made
before, amongothers,visiting, PresidentMengistuHaileMariamofEthiopia,
PresidentKamuzuBanda(Malawi), PresidentSamNujoma(Namibia),President
luaquimChissano,(Mozambique),President KennethKaunda(Zambia) as wellas
theTanzaniansecond Vice-President whowerein thecountryforthe
celebrations.
10thIndependencefireworks!Aswemeet yet againtoobserveandparicipatein
thecommemorationand celebrationofthedayweoverthrewcolonialrule, wedo
soonthisoccasioninathreefold manner. First,wearecelebratingthehistoric
phenomenonofourNationalIndependenceandthevictoryit represents.
Secondly,wearecelebratingthefactthatthat Independenceis nowten yearsold
andhasthusbecomewellconsolidated.Andthird- i
.,el
ly,we,oftherulingPartyand alloursupporters, havecertainlygoodcauseto
rejoiceat andcelebrateourrecentresoundinggeneralelectionvictory.
ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,1990
FundamentalPrinciples
Theten-year marchfrom 1980hasnotbeeneasyforourcountry,nationand
people.And yet,whatevertheproblemshavebeen andwhateverthehurdleson
ourway,wehave, asanation,demonstratedaclarityofvisionandanirreversible
commitmenttofundamentalprinciples.TherulingPartyhasalways maintained
thatunityandpeacearethesinequanonofsocioeconomicdevelopment.
Accordingly,inpursuanceoftheseindepensableideals,weadopted,in1980,the
policyofnationalreconciliationandproceededtoestablish,inaccordancewithit,
aGovernmentofnationalunity.Atthesametime, wealsosetaboutpurposefully
touniteourformerguerillaforces(ZANLA andZIPRA) andtobuildoutofthem
aunitedZimbabweNationalArmy,as wealsotookstepstotransformthepolice
forceintothe"propublico"ZimbabweRepublicPolice(theZ.R.P.) We remain
gratefultotheBritishGovernmentforits assistancethrough BMATr;tothe
DemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreafortheirownroleinbuildingthe Fifth
Brigade(Gukurahundi),thePresidentialGuard andthecountry'smilitiaunits;to
thePeople's RepublicofChinaforitssignificant militaryassistance,andtothe
IslamicRepublicofPakistanforthesterlingroleithasplayedintransformingour
Air ForceintoaneffectiveanddependabledefencearmoftheNation.
Thelastten years havethusseenacom-,pletereversalandnegationofthe evil
legacyof racism,segregationandbittertribaldivisions amongstourpeople. We
canasserttoday,withagreatsenseofpride,that, asapeople,wehavemoved
towardseachother,impelledbythecommonsenseofnationalbelonging,andin
thefullbeliefthatwhateverourracial,tribalorregionalorigin maybe, and
whateverourpolitical,ideologicalorreligiouspersuasionalsomaybe,weare
firstandforemostZimbabweans,boundtogetherbyacommonnationality,
sharingacommonhistoryand common culture.It wasonlyagainstthe
backgroundofthisrealisationthatournon-racialpoliciescould,andindeeddid,
succeed
TheLancasterHouseConstitution
Unfortunatelyforus,as wetookvigorousstepsandmeasures toestablish anon-
racialZimbabweansociety,therecontinuedinexistenceapointofunassailable
racialresistance -theentrenched racialprovisionsoftheLancasterHouse
Constitution.Anamelioratingfeatureofthisentrenchmentwas,however,the
limitationofitsduration. When,in1987,theseventh yearperiodentrenchingthe
provisionsonracialparliamentaryrepresentation expired,wenaturallydid away
withthem.Nowthattheten-yearperiod entrenchingconstitutionalprovisionsthat
protecttheoldlandtenuresystemhasalsoexpired,weshallproceed,inthename
ofjustice,equityandfaimess,toamendtheseprovisionssoastomakemoreland
availabletothepeasantpopulation.
In keepingwithourpolicies,whenthemoment,in1987wasripeforustoeffect
thenecessaryconstitutionalamendmentsoastochangethenatureofour
Presidency,we
Lt.GeneralSolomonTapfumaneyi Mujuru
AirMarshall
JosiahTungamirai
didsoandintroducedtheExecutivePresidencyinplaceoftheceremonial
presidencycreatedbythe LancasterHouseconstitution.In1989,wealsopasseda
BillinParliamentintroducingaunicameralParliamentand abolishingtheSenate.
Itwasonthebasis ofthis changethattherecentgeneralelectionwasheld andthe
single-memberconstituencyelections,wheretheywererequired, fought. We
now,therefore,haveasingleHouseof150 members.Thesemeasureswere
occuringinapoliticalcontextinwhichourformertwomajorpartieswereforging
unityundertheAccordofDecember22,1987,whichhasnowproducedthe
singleZANUPFpartythathaswonrecentelections.
Defence
Ourhard-earnedindependencewouldhavebeen meaninglessandhollowifwe
hadnotfenditagainstbothexternalandinternalforces'ofdestabilisation.Our
SecurityForces mustbecongratulatedandpraisedforthe
spiritofcourage,bravery,loyaltysacrificetheyhavedemonstratedoveilastten
years indefendingandpreseroursovereignindependence;peace,laworder,and
ensuringtherebythatour envmentwas madeconducivetothemndesired socio-
econonicdevelopment.Tinspiteofthesystematicactsofdestabtionperpetrated
bySouthAfricaorthesidentthreatinareasofMatabeleland Midlands,or the
banditmenacein Mo;biquerequiringthatwedefendourlifetothesea,our Forces
havealways worfullyacquittedthemselvesthroughtheiilantryand efficient
performance. Weaideed proudofthem! We areproudolpeace!
Economic Planningand DevelopmEGiventhisconduciveenvironmenpeace,we
were, as theParty,GovernrandPeople,abletopursueourset goalsobjectives,
andthus,inseveralsucce!steps,wespelttheseout firstly,inour1
ZIMBABWE NEWSAPRIL,1.
ArncPolicystatement,"GrowthwithEqthenintheThree-YearTransftional
NanlDevelopment Plan Y982/85,andlateri FirstFive-YearNational
Development
986/90.TheSecond Five-YearNationalD ment Plan(1991/95)is currently
undrpreparation.
itwasthrough-suchwell-organisedplanststhatweprogressivelymoved frome
developmentalstagetoanotherandensured greaterproductivityofour
agriculturlmining, manufacturing,constructionandinfrastructuralsectors,aswell
asthegreatergrowthofoursocialservices -education,heelthandsopiidwelfij-e.
Agriculture
In 'griculturealone,wehaveseenphenomenalpercentagerisesintheproduction
volumesand marketearningsofsuch majorcrops astobacco, cotton,maize,soya
beans,sunflower,coffee, etc.Tobacco,whosemarketvaluein1980was$97
million,was$558millionin1989.Cottonlintexports haveover.theperiodto
1989earnedthecountry$1billion,with$280millionexpertethis year.Maize,a
mostvulnerablecrop
ayetourbasic commodity, has,despitet persistentperiodsofdrought, seenitse
ofproductionsustainedatanaveraofabout1 milliontonnesa year. Itisi ectof
cotton,maize,sunflowerandsmallergrainsthatthepeasantorcomunlfarmerhas
madeasubstantialconution,producing50%ofthecottonintkeand56%of the
totalmaizedeliveries.Gementpolicyof maintainingpriceincetives andproviding
readymarketsfor yalltheagriculturalproducts,savehorttualones,has stimulated
bothcommerandcommunalproduction,whiletheprovonofextensionservices
throughAgritex h resultedinsomequalitativeimproventincommunal
agriculture.Thecattleindustry,despitethehiccupscurrentlyfelt,hascontinuedto
makesignificantcontributionbywayofmilkand dairyproducts ontheonehand,
andbeefandits exportearningsontheother.Zimbabwehas,indeed,an allround
foodself-sufficiencyexceptinrespectofits wheatproduction,wherewestill