Mthwakazi Republic Party

Mthwakazi Republic Party is a political party in Zimbabwe. It has been described as both secessionist and restorationist, seeking to restore the Mthwakazi kingdom.[2][3]

Mthwakazi Republic Party
PresidentMqondisi Moyo[1]
ChairpersonMqondisi Ndebele[1]
Secretary GeneralAckim Mhlanga[1]
Treasure GeneralBrighton Ithuteng Maladzi[1]
Founded2014
Website
www.mrpnetwork.co.za

History

The party was founded in 2014 in Bulawayo.[4]

In 2020, the party started a campaign to obtain 20,000 signatures to petition the government, neighbouring countries, the British government, and the Queen of the United Kingdom, to restore the Mthwakazi kingdom. Mqondisi Moyo, the party president, said this initiative was inspired by UN resolutions, specifically, that "minority groups must be afforded their autonomy and self-determination", and that self-determination should be afforded to "all minority groups whose human rights were being denied and their dignity trampled on by majority ethnic groups anywhere in the world". Moyo said the Mthwakazi kingdom is made up of 20 different zribes.[2]

In 2018, the party delivered a petition to Pick n Pay Stores, saying the company had become "a liability to the people of Bulawayo and Matabeleland in general, through meddling in tribal politics of the current regime".[5]

In 2020, the party alleged that Ingutsheni Hospital was employing workers from outside Bulawayo, saying this was "a contravention of the Constitutional rights of Matabeleland dwellers".[6]

Elections

Prior to 2018, the party had not participated in Zimbabwe's elections, wanting "Matabeleland independence first". In the 2018 Zimbabwean general election, the party ran candidates "within the borders of Mthwakazi", stating it would be "important in raising the profile of his party and its restorationist agenda". The party promised that if elected, "the education sector remains our single most important target".[7]

References
  1. Ackim, Mhlanga (22 June 2020). "MRP Announces its New Leadership". Bulawayo24.
  2. "Mthwakazi to Petition Govt, Queen Elizabeth over Kingdom Restoration". New Zimbabwe. 18 March 2020.
  3. Harris, Lulu Brenda (17 October 2019). "We Are Not a Secessionist Movement: MRP". CITE.
  4. Ncube, Esau (2020). Robert Mugabe (Kcb): Black Supremacist. Xlibris Corporation.
  5. "Mthwakazi Petition Pick n Pay HQ in South Africa". BBA News. 3 July 2018.
  6. "Ingutsheni Staffing Sparks Tribal Storm". NewZimbabwe.com. 17 September 2020.
  7. "Mthwakazi Not Contesting Presidential Polls". BBA News. 8 June 2018.
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