Zimbabwe: Unity Accord, Leadership Code Revisited

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Harare — MUCH has been written over the years about the Unity Agreement, which the ruling ZANU PF party, led by its president Robert Mugabe and the then opposition PF-Zapu party, led by the late Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, signed in December 1987.

Judging from some of the views expressed, it appears that many who wax lyrical about this historic document have obviously not had the privilege of acquainting themselves with the contents of the 1987 Accord. I recently unearthed a copy among some old papers. I was so amazed by some of the document's contents that I am reproducing it here in its entirety for the benefit of all those persons who have always had more than a passing interest in the history of our beloved and beleaguered country.

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