There are 750,000 "displaced persons' living in wretched shanty-towns, and on the borders refugees. To this must be added the estimated 225,000 people living in the socanca protecied villages, to return to their own areas.
It Is estimated that $100m needed to bring the 'trust lands' back to Radical measures, such and a full-scale attack on the power of the foreign multi-nationals and agri-business, there say to begin to solve these problems in the interests of the masses.
Such a course of action ine let wing DI LAINu. Mowever; Robert Mugabe, pressure South Africa and British imperialism, has adopted a different approach. election victory he has appealed for calm, and he has proceeded to make some major concersons to ure wale mallorily.
Lieutenant-General Peter Walls, now seen as the leading representative of the wine sewers. has been askca Lo stay oll ar supreme commander of the armed forces. It is intended that Walls forces, mobilisation of the rest.
Dumiso Dubengwa, who has played a major role in the integration of Nkomo's ZIPRA forces, recently flew to Zambia 3h0 ° guerillas stil there. 'tricky' operation of disarming the A second major concession by Mugabe has been to include two members of the white ruling class in cabinet. Smith. who will be minister of commerce and industry, is a memoer or lan silen s Rhodesian Front Party, the Muzorewa and Smith governments.
State of calm David Smith and Denis Norman, other white in the cabinet, responsible for agriculture, are large-scale ranchers. Norman was elected president oi the Rhodesian National Farmers Union in 1978. These figures are guarantee of the property rights of the white minority.
As soon as it appeared that Mugabe had adooted a policy of moderation.
panic afflicted the white minority gave way to As the Financial commen eo the post erectos Denoeees a little like living in the immediate aftermath of an electric storm. As the thunder and subside, an unbelievable calm reigns.
The ZANU(PF) manifesto justifies its moderaton tnus. In working towaras the socialist transformation of ZANU government recognise Castorea. realities in the capitalist system cannot be transformed overnight...
"It is recognesco Inat private cuterprise will have to continue until circumstances are ripe for socialist change.'