By Loyd Matare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans at home and abroad have a duty to defend national unity, warning that division threatens peace, stability and future development.
He said this at the commemoration of the 38th Unity Day Anniversary held in Harare, marking the 1987 Unity Accord signed by former President Robert Mugabe and the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo.
The President said unity must remain the country’s defining value across borders.
“As we commemorate this Unity Day, let us remain alive to the responsibility upon each of us, those here at home, and those in the Diaspora,” Mnangagwa said.
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He stressed that Zimbabwe’s diversity should never become a source of conflict.
“No culture, language or tribe, is superior over any other,” he said, adding that disagreements must be handled peacefully.
“Differences in perspectives, ideas and approaches may arise, these must, however, be amicably resolved through dialogue.”
Mnangagwa said the Unity Accord set a lasting standard for national conduct.
“This is the inheritance and ethos left for us by our Founding Fathers, through the historic Unity Accord we are celebrating today,” he said.
He warned that his administration would not tolerate division.
“Under my Administration, there is no room for antagonistic and divisive differences, which breed hatred and disharmony,” the President said.
“No attempt to divide us will ever succeed…this is the individual and collective pledge we must all make on this important day, across every community within our borders.”
He said unity remains central to peace, stability and Zimbabwe’s long-term development.
