My Freedom Is My Right
The inert wealth imbedded in my soil - Leave it to me to carve in my own way! You cannot undo history. Yet if history`s injustices permeate and distort the present, it is only fair to draw them to the world`s attention. Ambassador Aaron Maboyi has framed in vivid poetical terms his lament for Southern Africa, his distress at the blood spilt in order to gain freedom from white colonisers (`hawks with pink eyes`), and his grief at the continued exploitation of its enviable resources and neglected people. He uses well-loved landmarks and famous names from the past to underscore the present. Zimbabwe has had in effect two independences: one under a white caucus led by Ian Smith; and another - following a bitterly fought bush war - which...
Дата выхода: январь 2007
