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...that the South Africans were there," he argues. "In my view, they needed to be there. In no way is this going to interfere with how a single person votes in this country." On the auxiliaries-charged by many African nationalists with using heavyhanded tactics on behalf of Bishop Muzorewa-Soames is equally firm. "If you leave out the accusations of intimidation," he says, "the auxiliaries are doing a lot work that needs doing. They're helping to get the roads redone and get schools open. They're not all good and not all bad but they...
Opponents of Salisbury's former Prime Minister, Bishop Abel Muzorewa are equally distressed by the activities of his heavily armed "auxiliaries," numbering between 16,000 and 20,000 according to various estimates. Known as Pfumo Re-vanhu (spear of the people), this force was recruited some 18 months ago from among "reformed" guerrillas. In their o ten ruthless efforts to regain rural areas from Patriotic Front control, the auxiliaries have won a reputation as bullies dedicated to furthering Muzorewa's political fortunes by violence and intimidation...
Leaders of the Rhodesian security forces, who technically retain authority over the auxiliaries, defend them as a disciplined and apolitical force for "national reconstruction." But Muzorewa's rivals argue that they represent a threat to free and fair elections. One irate black leader, the Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole, last week called on the other opposition parties to join him in boycotting the election unless the Governor asserted more control over the auxiliaries. Said he: "We have law-protected lawlessness, and Lord Soames doesn't appear to have the imagination or the capacity to deal with the situation...
...violence; unknown gunmen shot and killed Oliver Saunyama, a top official in Sithole's party, in front of his suburban Salisbury home. Sithole blamed Mugabe's hit men for the murder and predicted the beginning of "an era of political assassinations." That fear was apparently shared by Muzorewa and Nationalist Leader Joshua Nkomo; they have ordered bulletproof Mercedes-Benz sedans for their campaign appearances and travel under heavy security guard. One noteworthy fact about the violence is that all the victims are black; not one white-owned farm has been attacked since the ceasefire...
Since no one appears strong enough to win an outright majority, some sort of coalition government seems inevitable. Muzorewa, whose party polled 67% of the vote last April (without Patriotic Front participation), should retain a substantial bloc. His party is by far the best organized, and he will surely benefit from the rift within the Patriotic Front. Some observers feel that Nkomo's recently adopted conciliatory tone suggests a pragmatic attempt to forge links with whites as well as other black factions, including members of the Bishop's own party. Mugabe, who has yet to return to Rhodesia...