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zanu-pf national chairman Ambassador Simon Kyaya Moyo shares a lighter moment with Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Cde Chiratidzo Mabuwa and Dr Sikhanyiso Ndhlovu as he receives a portrait of President Mugabe from members of the Friends of Joshua Trust during a tour of Toyi Toyi Gallery in Harare yesterday

Tendai Mugabe and David Shumba
Zanu-PF national chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo has said the 1987 Unity Accord signed by President Mugabe and the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo is irreversible and the party should follow its provisions when electing people in key positions at its December congress.
It is believed that there are some secretive manoeuvres by some party members who are angling for the chairmanship post. Responding to questions from journalists after touring the Toyi Toyi Gallery in Harare yesterday on the criteria used to elect the party’s national chairman, Cde Khaya Moyo reiterated that the Unity Accord was a key pillar of Zimbabwe’s history and was irreversible.

It is believed that there are some unwritten accords under the agreement that guarantee the chairmanship position to PF-Zapu former members.
In his brief response, Cde Khaya Moyo simply said the Unity Accord was final.

“Let me repeat this in case you did not get me, the Unity Accord signed on December 22, 1987, by our two great icons and endorsed by the then two congresses is irreversible. It resembles the unity of Zimbabwe.

“It stands for history and it also stands to applaud the exemplary leadership of President Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo.”
The Toyi Toyi Gallery is a historical art centre designed to showcase Zimbabwe’s cultural background and the history of the liberation struggle.

It is the brainchild of the Friends of Joshua Trust, a non-profit making organisation set to remember the illustrious life of VP Nkomo.
Cde Khaya Moyo hailed the Friends of Joshua Trust for mooting the idea of preserving and showcasing the country’s rich culture. He said as a result of colonisation,

Zimbabwe’s culture was also destroyed.
“We were not only politically colonised but culturally as well,” he said.

“Our history was not allowed to be known. The establishment of this historical gallery is a clear indication of cultural independence.”
“I express my gratitude to the friends of Joshua Trust for establishing this historical gallery that they have rightly called Toyi Toyi.”

The gallery’s curator, Mr Rayban Sengwayo, said they would also recreate the Chimoio and Mukushi training centres and their significance to the country’s liberation struggle.

Other features to be represented at the gallery include the detention camps such as Gonakudzingwa and Mbuya Nehanda’s statue among others.