- According to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), conflicts arising from issues on natural resource distribution and extraction have dramatically gone up in recent years.
- The commission alleged that the conflicts have been exacerbated by the outbreak of Covid-19.
According to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), conflicts arising from issues on natural resource distribution and extraction have dramatically gone up in recent years. The commission alleged that the conflicts have been exacerbated by the outbreak of Covid-19. NPRC spokesperson Obert Gutu during a press conference on the occasion of the World Peace Day commemorations in Harare urged for peace and unity among Zimbabweans. This year’s theme for World Peace Day was: “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World”.Gutu said that NPRC was looking into the causes of how extractive investments become a source of division among communities hosting investors.
China has been a major investor in the Zimbabwe mining sector. There have been media reports about the locals clashing with the investors alleging abuse of locals, causing land degradation. The commission called for unity among Zimbabweans by reducing polarization; minimising hate speech against each other; respecting traditional values of Ubuntu; avoiding political and resource-based conflicts and closure of past conflicts and restore trust and confidence in public institutions.
Supporting the NPRC statement, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres urged everyone to choose peace and shun hostilities.
