Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

The Dilemma of Undoing a Trail of Cemeteries

"...sad graveyards of justice..."

The Dilemma Of Undoing A Trail Of Cemeteries

one of the tumultuous periods
in our post-independence political history
was the unfettered rein of gukurahundism in the Midlands
and Matabeleland provinces in the name of curbing insurgency
and dissent but yet it was a product of supremacism and hegemony
and a consequence of a sad graveyard of justice and tranquility and unity






(Gukurahundism is a system of governance which thrives on supremacist policies and practices. It encompasses attitudes, programmes and procedures aimed at denying Non-Shona citizens access to equitable employment, educational, cultural, linguistic and business opportunities as if they do not deserve full citizenship rights).






Article © Ndaba Sibanda. All rights reserved.
Published in the August 12, 2019 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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