By Tafara Mutsigiri
Vice
president Phekezela Mphoko highlighted that peace is the major key for
development, while delivering a public lecture under the theme National
healing, reconciliation and integration at Great Zimbabwe University in
Masvingo.
Addressing university students, university
staff and other dignitaries’ vice president pointed out that there is need for
national healing as it facilitates the desired peace and harmony which is
essential to the growth of any country whether economically, politically and
culturally.
“
National healing is an important factor as it facilitates the desired peace and
harmony because for any country to develop with their political, economic and
culture there is need for peace and harmony and should prevail among all people
right through to the government,”said Mphoko
He
also highlighted the issues of migration, colonization and limited access to
education as the major sources of conflict in the country and these has led
people to be intolerant to each other and the unwillingness to accept each
other due to different cultural practices and beliefs.
“There
are three major sources of conflict which are migration, colonization and
limited access to education and these has caused the convergence of various
cultures and as a result this has caused intolerance between different cultural
groups as they is unwillingness to accept each other,” said Mpoko.
Speaking
at the same event vice president urged people deepen their sense of belonging
and also called for national peace reconciliation as a way of driving for peace
and prevention of conflict and noted that if the country manage to do that this
would bring positive change.
“There
is need for people to deepen their sense of belonging and also aim for national
peace reconciliation as it is peace driven and it is also a tool for prevention
of conflict, leads to forgiveness and repairing of trust as a result this would
bring positive change in the country,” added Mphoko
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