President hails police force

“I am happy to note that the Zimbabwe Republic Police is taking every step to ensure that peace and tranquillity prevail during all important national processes.” The President said Zimbabweans have the right to vote in an enabling environment.

“I am quite confident that police will measure up to perpetrators of political violence. Similarly, political leaders should contribute immensely towards enhancing peace by encouraging their supporters to desist from violence and exhibiting exemplary conduct,” he added.
President Mugabe applauded ZRP for including the history of Zimbabwe as a course in its training curriculum.

“This welcome development gives the trainees a complete context of the training they should undertake and reminds them that our erstwhile colonisers still try to subtly influence our people into disregarding the proud history of their country, which was redeemed by the protracted liberation struggle,” he said.

The President said equipping police officers with the history of Zimbabwe goes a long way in helping them comprehend why their country was relentlessly unjustly vilified.

He said the officers needed a sense of belonging.
“It is without doubt that people who are conscious and appreciative of their rich history and legacy are grounded in their thinking and value systems and they can be trusted to pass on the baton of our rich heritage to future generations,” he said.

The President congratulated Zimbabweans for gracing this year’s 32 independence commemorations in their thousands.
“For doubting Thomases, today should be a reminder that nothing will extinguish the embers, the flames of our indigenisation drive. Indeed, the cause of the liberation struggle would be diluted and close to being unfulfilled as long as the black majority are denied the right to be full time players and not substitutes in our mainstream economy,” President Mugabe said.

He bemoaned the continuous loss of lives through road accidents and urged motorists to adhere to traffic regulations.