MPC Launch – Glasgow, Scotland – September 27, 2008.
Saturday 27th September, 2008 was a historic day for the future of Mthwakazi. Glasgow, Scotland witnessed the birth of Mthwakazi People Convention after being carried in the womb for 2 frantic years of behind the scenes consultations.
The significance of the venue and the date was important. The date was a day early to mark the 140th anniversary of King Mzilikazi’s death. In remembering the King’s death, a new nation was born. Scotland was also significant in that it is a nation that is in transition to seeing full autonomy from the British rule.
People came as far as London for the event. Members of the NEC and the Regional leadership took part in the event. People from all walks of life and affiliations graced the meeting. A moving launch speech by the President of MPC, Edwin Mkhwananzi, was read by the Regional Secretary-general Nkululeko Ndlovu. It defined what Mthwakazi is; how it has been marginalized; the sham of both the 1987 and 2008 so-called Unity Accords. It plotted the systematic and institutional betrayal and annihilation of the Mthwakazi nation by the present day government of Zimbabwe.
The participants were given the opportunity to pose questions and opinions on the speech and the way forward that MPC will take in future. Under the highly efficient and bubbly NEC member and Director of Communications, Kirth Dube, who chaired the meeting, interesting observations from different people were heard and debated on. Some expressed fears, some concerns and some expressing joys to the birth of this new baby. Themba Nyoni, who is the MPC Director of Policy and Research, summed up the launch of the MPC with the analogue of a new born baby, who will grow and acquire language, characteristics, mannerisms and general development from people around it. The people of Mthwakazi will see to the well being of this new baby, see it crawl, run and eventually take its rightful place in the world.
The Glasgow launch was a precursor to the other launches set to take place in the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa ,Zimbabwe that will be marked by celebrations, bringing in chiefs, cultural groups, other Mthwakazi political groups and individuals together.
Saturday 27th September, 2008 was a historic day for the future of Mthwakazi. Glasgow, Scotland witnessed the birth of Mthwakazi People Convention after being carried in the womb for 2 frantic years of behind the scenes consultations.
The significance of the venue and the date was important. The date was a day early to mark the 140th anniversary of King Mzilikazi’s death. In remembering the King’s death, a new nation was born. Scotland was also significant in that it is a nation that is in transition to seeing full autonomy from the British rule.
People came as far as London for the event. Members of the NEC and the Regional leadership took part in the event. People from all walks of life and affiliations graced the meeting. A moving launch speech by the President of MPC, Edwin Mkhwananzi, was read by the Regional Secretary-general Nkululeko Ndlovu. It defined what Mthwakazi is; how it has been marginalized; the sham of both the 1987 and 2008 so-called Unity Accords. It plotted the systematic and institutional betrayal and annihilation of the Mthwakazi nation by the present day government of Zimbabwe.
The participants were given the opportunity to pose questions and opinions on the speech and the way forward that MPC will take in future. Under the highly efficient and bubbly NEC member and Director of Communications, Kirth Dube, who chaired the meeting, interesting observations from different people were heard and debated on. Some expressed fears, some concerns and some expressing joys to the birth of this new baby. Themba Nyoni, who is the MPC Director of Policy and Research, summed up the launch of the MPC with the analogue of a new born baby, who will grow and acquire language, characteristics, mannerisms and general development from people around it. The people of Mthwakazi will see to the well being of this new baby, see it crawl, run and eventually take its rightful place in the world.
The Glasgow launch was a precursor to the other launches set to take place in the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa ,Zimbabwe that will be marked by celebrations, bringing in chiefs, cultural groups, other Mthwakazi political groups and individuals together.
This story was published by MPC Communications department on 28/09/08. All rights reserved.
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