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Troubled Zimbabweans Say Dialogue Vital To Their Nation’s Problems
3 August 2009
Harare Herald — THE Zimbabwean delegation to the recent Smart Partnership Dialogue in Uganda was hailed, not only for showing the smart partnership concept in action, but by also attending the dialogue as an inclusive Government, and using smart partnership to practically resolve the country's political challenges. The political problems Zimbabwe faced over the past decade are partly responsible for the deplorable state of our economy. It thus follows that if Smart Partnership brought a semblance of harmony between hitherto warring political parties, it can as well be used to bring sanity and stability to the national economy. There is no doubt in our minds that the economy is simply mirroring the political and socio-economic tension that afflicted us over the past decade, and since that tension is ebbing there should be an upsurge in economic performance. To this end, we call on the drivers of the economic revival programme to adopt the Smart Partnership Concept, and put their shoulders to the wheel to drive the economic revival programme. The resumption of the Tripartite Negotiating Forum dialogue is also in order, as it would go a long way towards consolidating the socioeconomic gains Zimbabwe has made since the inception of the inclusive Government six months ago. TNF; a triumvirate of Government, labour and industry working for a common purpose; has been operating in fits and starts since April 23, 2003 when the ZCTU withdrew on the grounds that the government had unilaterally increased fuel prices a week earlier. TNF has been the missing link in the ongoing spirit of all-stakeholder co-operation and commitment towards people-centred socioeconomic transformation. It is only under the auspices of the TNF that a sustainable social contract, which would help to remove the artificial investment "risk" tag foisted on the country by forces opposed to the adoption of people-centred programmes by the Government, can be revived and developed. The enormity of the challenges to be overcome requires collective efforts, even among belligerents, for even though we may have different viewpoints it is only through dialogue that we can identify the supreme view which can be translated into policy for the betterment of the nation. In that context, we salute our three main political parties for leading by example, and call on other stakeholders to follow suit. The inclusive Government clearly shows that the purported "irreconcilable" differences between Zanu-PF, MDC-T and the MDC might actually be differences within consensus. It is only through institutional dialogue that the underlying agreement can be revealed for all to see. Who would have known that, in spite of the alleged bad blood between the country's three major political parties, the trio could come together in an inclusive Government? Once again, we stress the importance of using the institutional forums that exist in the country to debate, dialogue and solve our problems as Zimbabweans. We must all stand guided by the Kadoma Declaration that bids us to move "towards a shared national economic and social vision".
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