Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. THE country’s former Justice minister at independence, Simbi Veke Mubako, is set to launch his memoirs on Thursday detailing his experiences in government, including the country’s land question.
Titled Zimbabwe at 45: The Struggle for Sovereign Autonomy and Prosperity, the memoirs are published by the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK), a Pan-African think tank whose mandate includes African memory preservation and promotion.
The book will be launched at Heritage Village, Liberation City in the capital.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officiate at the event.
According to INSTAK, the memoirs throw a spotlight on Mubako’s rich experiences in the creation of a sovereign nation-state.
“As a life-long advocate of African liberation thought and practice, it is fitting that President Mnangagwa will launch the highly-anticipated memoirs,” INSTAK said.
“Prof Mubako has been at the forefront of efforts to preserve and tell Africa’s own story through initiatives such as the Museum of African Liberation, which is being built by INSTAK inside Liberation City.”
Mubako is the chairperson of INSTAK, who are also the publishers of epochal tomes such as the Book of African Records and the Africa Factbook.
Mubako said the book 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 time of the problems of dissidents and the times when we resolved the problems, and times when we had problems with the British on the land question, the succession issue as well — that is discussed,” he said.
Mubako is one of Zimbabwe’s foremost intellectuals, whose service to the nation spans more than 50 years.
The jurist and diplomat 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 midwifed Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980.
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