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Brother Netfa Freeman visit to Ujamma Youth Farming Project in Zimbabwe

Greetings African Family,

I have just returned from Zimbabwe. It was a very educational and gratifying trip to say the least. With the impeccable hospitality of our brother Kwanisai Mafa, we were able to travel from what's basically the Northern East end of the country (Harare) into the center provinces
of Gweru, further south to Bulawayo, then back up to the Northern west part to the great Mosi-Oa-Tunya Falls (what the Europeans renamed Victoria Falls), AND backward through all of those to Harare again. We took the people's transportation, cambi buses/vans. No tourist rides for us.

Politically Zimbabwe is an intriguing situation that is grossly misrepresented by the Western World and even by many so-called progressives (Africans alike). Complexity and context are too often neglected from the analysis/information readily available about Zimbabwe. The repression and volatility claimed by Britain, the EU and US are pure lies. The police don't even carry guns (as they do in the police state of the United Snakes of AmeriKKKa). How can one be a dictator or repressive government when their police don't even carry
guns? Furthermore, the police and the state news media (at least TV news) are overwhelmingly young people, below the ages of 30-35, and many women. We all know that youth and women in general are too zealous and courageous to predominate such positions for the maintenance of a repressive state.

However, the effects of the illegal and immoral sanctions are evident.It is a blatant lie that the sanctions are confined to the travel and financial assets of government officials. In fact I should not say it is a lie because those imposing the sanctions publish public information
that would easily dispel such misrepresentations.

The fuss over Operation Murambatzvina is another propaganda ploy. What is always neglected there is Operation Garikai which I have seen with my own eyes. This noble operation is rebuilding brand new homes for all those displaces by Operation Murambatzvina that are of course far better than how they lived before. Why does no one talk about that? I have taken video footage of them. Is it ignorance or intentional omission?
We can not let the enemies of Africa AND the whole of humanity dictate how we see the world or Africa. They are very sophisticated in how they advance their misinformation so we must be that much more sophisticated in how we get ours.

What evidence is there that President Mugabe is corrupt or is clinging to power? We must do our homework. Zimbabwe is a parliamentary government with opposition parties in it that are able to operate freely and openly. President Mugabe nor ZANU PF can not be held responsible
for all the decisions made in the parliament. Also you do not have to visit Zimbabwe to know that the country holds elections (5 since independence in 1980) that have been hailed by the African Union, the Southern African Development Community, and others as the most free and fair in Africa. The last election was even endorsed by the Catholic Churches in Zimbabwe which are among the staunches critics of President Mugabe. The opposition parties have always lost to ZANU PF and President Mugabe in the elections. HOMEWORK!

I was there to survey the Ujamma Youth Farming Project which is a valiant initiative that needs more Pan-African support. I hope to produce some media mediums that will help dispel the lies about what is easily today the most revolutionary nation on the African continent.
This is not to say it does not have it's share of contradictions and challenges but as Africa goes, it maybe our most liberated zone. And as Kwame Nkrumah taught us we must protect our Liberated Zones at all costs.

Forward Ever! Backward Never!
Long Live President Mugabe!
-netfa freeman