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In his solidarity message at the launch of the National Anti-Sanctions Petition Campaign in Harare last Wednesday, Namibian Minister of Regional and Local Development Jerry Ekandjo said the illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe were hurting ordinary people and should be lifted forthwith.
“Sanctions have embedded on the generality of the people of Zimba- bwe.
“We condemn them and we add our voice to the unconditional lifting of the sanctions.
“We are going to launch an Anti-Sanctions Campaign in Namibia in solidarity with our comrades in Zimbabwe the same way we are calling for the release of the Cuban Five,” he said.
The “Cuban Five” are patriots from the Caribbean island who for years have been held in detention in the US on trumped up charges and against international opinion.
Minister Ekandjo said Zimbabwe was being punished for repossessing its land.
He said Western imperialists had regrouped and regional independence was again under threat.
“Western imperialists are in full force and they want to destroy all liberation movements and Africa must not forget that,” he said.
Minister Ekandjo said Africa should take a firm position against Western countries that disregard the sovereignty of other states.
He said the West depended on Africa’s resources for survival and Africa was capable of imposing sanctions on them.