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We salute Bulawayo for the key
role it has played as central point of our
nationalist activities for the liberation of
Zimbabwe from settler colonialism and imperialism.
We also salute the vital role Bulawayo has played in the economic development of
the country’s western provinces in its capacity
as the industrial and commercial hub of this
region. We further salute the very important role
Bulawayo has always played nationally as an
industrial and cultural city, as the headquarters
of the national railways system of the country and
as the recipient of thousands of our tourist from
the south.
In modern times, Bulawayo has
distinguished itself, not only for wide streets
and green parks, but also as the home of the
National Free Library, Animal Museum, the Trade
Fair grounds and the National University of
Science and Technology.
Quite recently, Bulawayo has
been nominated as one of the few cities in Africa
to participate in a global forum of cities and
sustainable development from 24th June to 3rd
of July 1994. This represents the high regard in
which the international community holds the city
of Bulawayo and its contribution towards
socio-economic development.
We note that Bulawayo has
developed and grown over the past 100 years
against a number of odds and one such persistant
has been the shortage of water. The period 1991/92
posed a real threat to the sustainability of
Bulawayo as the cultural, industrial, commercial
and service centre for the whole Matebeleland, due
to the devastating drought encompassing the whole
country.
We salute the people of Bulawayo for the
indomitable will to survive and prosper
demonstrated especially during the 1992 drought.
Emergency boreholes within the city, water
rationing by the city fathers and a variety of
other measures combined with the efforts from
central the government and the donor community in
saving the day for this great city. |
