Harare, (New Ziana) – President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the official launch of Professor Simbi Mubako’s memoirs at Heritage Village, Liberation City in Harare on Wednesday.
A respected intellectual, jurist, and diplomat, Prof Mubako served in independent Zimbabwe’s first Cabinet as Minister of Justice. He held key positions and played significant national and international roles throughout his career, including being one of the key framers of the Lancaster House Constitution that led to the country’s self-rule in 1980.
The memoirs, titled “Zimbabwe at 45: The Struggle for Sovereign Autonomy and Prosperity,” were published by the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK), a Pan-African think tank whose mandate includes African memory preservation and promotion.
Copies will be available at the launch and accessible through leading sellers as well as online.
Prof Mubako’s memoirs throw a spotlight on his rich experiences in the creation of a sovereign nation-state. As the chairperson of INSTAK, he has been at the forefront of efforts to preserve and tell Africa’s own story through initiatives such as the Museum of African Liberation,
In the recollections, he reflects on his life of service to Zimbabwe and Africa, weaving together personal experiences with the lived history of successive post-independence generations.
“I try to trace all the steps that we went through, from the time of the first Cabinet and the time of the problems of dissidents, and the times when we resolved the problems. The memoirs also delve into the times when we had problems with the British on the land question, and the succession issue is discussed as well.
“The successes and programmes of the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa are also included in the memoirs,” said Professor Mubako, whose service to the nation spans more than fifty years.
The content of the forthright memoirs also touches on low points in Zimbabwe’s history, problematic questions of state, and areas of ideological contestation.
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