Heroes Acre or ZANU resting Shrine

Heroes Acre

The last time I visited the Heroes Acre I was a wee lad in Primary School grade 6 I think it was, from the time our School bus entered the shrine to time we left I was in awe of this magnificent place, the beauty of black granite stone and the real reason we were there, the Heroes. Its one thing learning about these fallen heroes in school its another visiting their place of rest. Back then everyone laid to rest deserved their heroe status. No-one (according to me) had been in the media for the wrong reasons, no-one had been on a looting spree, none of them had shamed themselves in any scams or were responsible for the suffering of their people, they were all deserving. >>>>>>>>>Fast Forward to 2010 you find some shady characters laid to rest here, nolonger is the Heroes Acre a place for Heroes but for top ZANU PF officials. Prof Mutambara was right when he said that the Zanu-PF Politburo had no jurisdiction to determine national hero status to national icons, who are they to decide? Just because Heroes Acre was built while they were in power doesn’t give them the right. Mugabe and ZANU have recently denied Gibson Sibanda of the MDC-M Heroe Status why… clearly because he represented the opposition his contribution to the Liberation struggle was overlooked but Mugabe was quick to grant this satus to his sister Sabina and brother-in-law Reward Marufu. Not all Heroes back this regime, some do not support them at all and I guarantee that they will not even get a state assisted burial that is the price you pay for jumping ship and as long the ZANU PF Politiburo is tasked with such decisions you will never see any members of the opposition laid to rest at the shrine.

ZANU PF are nolonger relevant, they lost the last electons and bullied their way into staying in power, when are they going to get it that most Zimbabweans do not want them making decisons on their behalf. ZANU PfFis a Political Party not the Government, things change is this is the way they operated in 1983 its time to wake up an smell the coffee time have moved on. They have looted so many farms over the years why not turn one of them into ZANU PF shrine and I promise you you will nver see such posts from me, Leave Heroes Acre for true Heroes people who have positively contributed to Zimbabwean Society. We have to move on in 30 years time there will be no more liberation “heroes” what are we going to do then…….shut the gates to the shrine…..I dont think so. Its time ZANU PF was relieved of making such decicions as we all know what happens when they decide for us.