“Saving Zimbabwe” Book release

This follows a day of book signings and selling in Johannesburg South Africa, last week. The Minister of Education Sports Art and culture, David Coltart, recommended it commending it a book that seeks to enlighten how and why Zimbabwe is in its current situation. “The massacre of Christians at New Adams Farm in November 1987 was one of the worst atrocities committed during the entire Gukurahundi period which lasted from 1982 to the eventual signing of the Unity accord on the 22nd December 1987. This entire period is clouded in mystery and very little has been written to enlighten and clarify what happened,” said Coltart.

“It is in this context that Bob Scott’s new book provides an excellent focus on this tragedy. What makes it even more useful is that it also analyses why Zimbabwe has had such a troubled history and what is needed to transform it from a near failed state into a flourishing God fearing Nation.” In the book a group of two different races abstain from hating one another to loving in a “Community of Reconciliation.” Loving one’s former enemy became the order of the day. Tragically, on November 25th 1987, the sixteen white members of the Community made the ultimate sacrifice and were martyred. Their killers believed they were “liberating” their fellow people but they led the black community into an abyss of poverty. Why they died is what the book seeks to clarify at the same time revealing more.

The reader can easily relate to the political atrocities the country has gone through over the years. The chief message by Scott being that Zimbabwe needs transformation which must start in the heart of her people. A Zimbabwean diaspora, Artwell Moyo, said “Saving Zimbabwe is a powerful story. It has all the potential to show all Zimbabweans feeling disenchanted with their leaders, that Christianity, when properly lived, can bring blessings and favour to everyone involved. It is profound and moving. I think it’s a must read for anyone who wants to reaffirm his or her faith in the promise of Zimbabwe. It inspires hope and presents a blueprint for the future.”