{"id":7292,"date":"2019-04-12T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=7292"},"modified":"2019-04-12T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T15:09:32","slug":"matanga-urges-citizens-to-value-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/matanga-urges-citizens-to-value-peace","title":{"rendered":"Matanga urges citizens to value peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said Zimbabweans should value the prevailing peace in the country because some countries have been ravaged by violence and anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing contingents of police officers who were returning from an international peace-keeping mission in Darfur, Western Sudan, Matanga said the instability being experienced in other war-torn countries should serve as a lesson for Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an organisation, we have learnt essential lessons from the returning officers from conflict-torn countries. One such lesson is that conflicts by their nature destroy people\u2019s lives, social structures and national infrastructure and above all, result in catastrophic economic meltdown,\u201d Matanga said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is for this reason that as police, we are constantly encouraging all Zimbabweans to cherish the need for peace, unity and love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matanga said Zimbabweans should safeguard the gains of the country\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZimbabwe is our country together, we share the same destiny and heritage. Let us, therefore, as a nation safeguard the gains of our independence and live in peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe country has set agenda 2030 where, as a nation, we seek to transform our economy to an upper middle income status. This entails everyone putting shoulders to the wheel. On our part as police, the task is even more demanding. 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