TO say that division characterised society and politics in Zimbabwe at the time of its independence is to say the obvious. There was a clear division between a privileged white minority and an impoverished black majority. The country's armed forces were divided; there were two guerilla armies and the government's army. Workers, traders and businessmen and their organisations were also along racial, tribal or regional lines.
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