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rage 6--tt»TenE> &sM»jahVWlD>t«Tj B>l9«eV. Mugabe takes aim at non-racist Rhodesia byPats Weodaade After years of white blacks in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia gained some control over their destiny with the recent election of Robert Mugabe, a Marxist, as Prime Minister. Although progressive changes for blacks are on the borixon, the transfor¬ mation from a white dominated society to one of black majority rule will not be achieved without opposition. According to Rich Johnson, a member of the Zimbabwe Action Campaign in Fresno, Mugabe has formed a coalition government to incorporate as many sec¬ tors of society as possible into the government. With a more' unified party. Mugabe hopes to avoid a divide and con¬ quer tactic by opposing forces. With the aid of. Joshua Nkomo leader of the opposition Zimbabwe Afriltan Peoples Union, Mugabe's Patriotic Front may gain the support of the 20 seats in the partiamsrrt won by- Nlromp's party during the last election, Johnson said: ''■<*.' As Jesper Wohlert, a member of Development Aid from People to People, said, "To lead the reconstruction, Zim¬ babwe needs leadership backed by the whole population.* ' In addition to a government position for Nkomo, Mugabe has also appointed two whites to government positions. According to Wohlert, this is to show whites that the new government will follow a non-racist policy. 'It's necessary for whites to take part in the reconstruction, too,* Wohlert said. 'Mugabe wants a non-racist society. They don't want to just make a new racist society with blacks in con¬ trol.* Johnson said that the blacks also do not want to alienate the whites since they have many of the skills needed to run the country. 'Mugabe incorporated the whites into the new government for pragmatic reasons,* Johnson said. "When you have a nigtiifjeent change in the struc¬ ture of a country you don't want to lose the technocrats.' - The whites are also needed to run the. industry in Zimbabwe, according to. Jim Cypher, economics professor at CSUF. .;-. 'Industry was white dominated and if the whites were to leave, the country would be without toe technicians and the parts needed to make it run,* Cypher said. Because Mugabe is a Marxist, many of the white industrialists in the country fear natirmsliratinn of major industries. As of now, the industrialists are assum¬ ing a 'wait and ass* attitude toward investment in Zimbabwe. « However, the only major errmnmlr re¬ form Mugabe has proposed is land reform which includes expropriation of land that is unused or under absentee. ownership. The government would pay the owners for their land and then re¬ distribute it among the country's blacks. Cypher said the land reform policy is intended to draw unemployed blacks from the cities to work on the. newly available land. The blacks in Zimbabwe desire mainly land reform, equal rights, the right to vote and the right to an education, according to Wohlert. "There is a lot of room to develop the standard of living without nationali¬ zation of the country's corporations,* Wohlert said. Because of the successful revolt by blacks over whites in Zimbabwe, many of the restive blacks in South Africa now see their northern neighbors as allies in their fight against white oppression. But because of the close economic ties between the two countries, Johnson said Mugabe's foreign policy toward South Africa is one of 'peaceful coexistence." Johnson said Zimbabwe doesn't want to aid a revolt in South Africa at the risk of committing political suicide. He said that because the new government is still fragile, Mugabe would not want to risk a political coup. Wohlert said, 'Because Zimbabwe has black majority rule people think the struggle is all over. However, the really big struggle, the struggle of develop¬ ment, is only now starting.* J »- I A stint ill the Peace Corps waa well worth the effort said former volunteer Richard Castaneda. Photo by Jim Kenney Peace Corp experience offers time to plan future by Judy Hoase When former CSUF student Richard Castaneda graduated with a master's degree in business in 1976, he decided not to go right into a career but instead opted for a two year stint in the Peace Corp. Six months ago he returned from his assignment on the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies. It can be anything you want,* he Alternative to Proposition 9 offered signatures 16 to get by Tom Braaaon j The Tax Simplicity Initiative (TSI), which its supporters say would create tax cuts for 92 percent of Calif¬ ornia taxpayers, is being offered as an alternative to Proposition 9. Petitions are being circulated state¬ wide to place the TSI on the November ballot in hopes of combatting Prop-' oeition 9, which many fear will create drastic cuts in education and various other government services. 'Proposition 9 is a rich man's tax cut,' said June Gill, faculty advisor of the campus No On 9 Committee. •It will not do what Jarvis says it will. A couple making *20,000 per year J*Zj£*?iJZZ!^A JJ"*"? ' with on.'chila^rra^'orJy a V*^.-*-&*& ***&*. 1138 tax cut if Proposition 9 passes. ' f^STe ifSiiJrrr "msmted With the TSI, UksTwouM got ^1200 ^«J2£^S%?££; ,„ ^ tax cut,'she said. r^SSmtJ^K*„1*, *Pmona <* the JkmjLXa&itJI& <^AWr,~ written by white South African Athol Fugard. Approximately 360,00 will be required by April TSI on the ballot. Signatures are being gathered on campus in front of the old cafeteria, where students may also pick up pet¬ itions. According to its supporters, TSI would: -close tax loopholes » -eliminate taxation on the first $20,000 of a couple's income -increase corporation taxes -increase tax credits for children -restrict inflation of the income tax -reduce tax forms to one page 'The TSI has a lot "of different groups supporting it. But 76 percent of the people we've approached with the petitions are not yet registered to vote. And the TSI won't be on the November ballot unless Proposition 9 is defeated in June," GDI said. South African play slated for tonight „ we've already gotten 20O,0OCrMgn,larm,'' Gill said. ZakesMokae is the director. The play concerns a colored couple who are neither white nor black within South Africa's rigid casta system. They meet an old African and converse. All are searching for homes, for a sense of roots anmd purpose in their lives. . ■ ~l said of the Pence Corps. "It can be a two« year vacation, a two year part-time job, a two year committment. It'a a period of decoding what you Want to do with the rest of your life," Castaneda said. During his assignment on St. Kitts, Castaneda supervised the Centrali Marketing Corporation, a combined retail, wholesale and import-export operation. The store dealt in fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen poultry, meat and dairy products. He joined the Peace Corp mainly to get experience in international business "I was looking to move into some kind of international business career.* ha arid. "I went into it with a very limited bus¬ iness background," Castaneda said. Yet, he was placed in a responsible position. He administered a budget of 1376,000a year and a staff of 26. "I was in a unique position. I had to order goods. It was a very challenging situation," he said. Castaneda originally wanted to be placed in a Latin American country, but was pleased with this experience in St. Kitts. He lived in the city of Basse¬ terre, the capitol with a population of 16,000, half thatof the entire island. "It was a whole world on a 66-aquare— acre plot of land. It was one speck on' **- world map. The total budget was million,* Castaneda aatd. Castaneda was able to sea down view of how government He was provided with a jeep and ed »200 a month which waa a Rood salary on the island. "Everybody knows you,* he 'Nobody has street numbers. People were friendly very religious - their only outlet for the despair they felt."
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Title | 1980_04 The Daily Collegian April 1980 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | April 8, 1980, Page 6 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | rage 6--tt»TenE> &sM»jahVWlD>t«Tj B>l9«eV. Mugabe takes aim at non-racist Rhodesia byPats Weodaade After years of white blacks in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia gained some control over their destiny with the recent election of Robert Mugabe, a Marxist, as Prime Minister. Although progressive changes for blacks are on the borixon, the transfor¬ mation from a white dominated society to one of black majority rule will not be achieved without opposition. According to Rich Johnson, a member of the Zimbabwe Action Campaign in Fresno, Mugabe has formed a coalition government to incorporate as many sec¬ tors of society as possible into the government. With a more' unified party. Mugabe hopes to avoid a divide and con¬ quer tactic by opposing forces. With the aid of. Joshua Nkomo leader of the opposition Zimbabwe Afriltan Peoples Union, Mugabe's Patriotic Front may gain the support of the 20 seats in the partiamsrrt won by- Nlromp's party during the last election, Johnson said: ''■<*.' As Jesper Wohlert, a member of Development Aid from People to People, said, "To lead the reconstruction, Zim¬ babwe needs leadership backed by the whole population.* ' In addition to a government position for Nkomo, Mugabe has also appointed two whites to government positions. According to Wohlert, this is to show whites that the new government will follow a non-racist policy. 'It's necessary for whites to take part in the reconstruction, too,* Wohlert said. 'Mugabe wants a non-racist society. They don't want to just make a new racist society with blacks in con¬ trol.* Johnson said that the blacks also do not want to alienate the whites since they have many of the skills needed to run the country. 'Mugabe incorporated the whites into the new government for pragmatic reasons,* Johnson said. "When you have a nigtiifjeent change in the struc¬ ture of a country you don't want to lose the technocrats.' - The whites are also needed to run the. industry in Zimbabwe, according to. Jim Cypher, economics professor at CSUF. .;-. 'Industry was white dominated and if the whites were to leave, the country would be without toe technicians and the parts needed to make it run,* Cypher said. Because Mugabe is a Marxist, many of the white industrialists in the country fear natirmsliratinn of major industries. As of now, the industrialists are assum¬ ing a 'wait and ass* attitude toward investment in Zimbabwe. « However, the only major errmnmlr re¬ form Mugabe has proposed is land reform which includes expropriation of land that is unused or under absentee. ownership. The government would pay the owners for their land and then re¬ distribute it among the country's blacks. Cypher said the land reform policy is intended to draw unemployed blacks from the cities to work on the. newly available land. The blacks in Zimbabwe desire mainly land reform, equal rights, the right to vote and the right to an education, according to Wohlert. "There is a lot of room to develop the standard of living without nationali¬ zation of the country's corporations,* Wohlert said. Because of the successful revolt by blacks over whites in Zimbabwe, many of the restive blacks in South Africa now see their northern neighbors as allies in their fight against white oppression. But because of the close economic ties between the two countries, Johnson said Mugabe's foreign policy toward South Africa is one of 'peaceful coexistence." Johnson said Zimbabwe doesn't want to aid a revolt in South Africa at the risk of committing political suicide. He said that because the new government is still fragile, Mugabe would not want to risk a political coup. Wohlert said, 'Because Zimbabwe has black majority rule people think the struggle is all over. However, the really big struggle, the struggle of develop¬ ment, is only now starting.* J »- I A stint ill the Peace Corps waa well worth the effort said former volunteer Richard Castaneda. Photo by Jim Kenney Peace Corp experience offers time to plan future by Judy Hoase When former CSUF student Richard Castaneda graduated with a master's degree in business in 1976, he decided not to go right into a career but instead opted for a two year stint in the Peace Corp. Six months ago he returned from his assignment on the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies. It can be anything you want,* he Alternative to Proposition 9 offered signatures 16 to get by Tom Braaaon j The Tax Simplicity Initiative (TSI), which its supporters say would create tax cuts for 92 percent of Calif¬ ornia taxpayers, is being offered as an alternative to Proposition 9. Petitions are being circulated state¬ wide to place the TSI on the November ballot in hopes of combatting Prop-' oeition 9, which many fear will create drastic cuts in education and various other government services. 'Proposition 9 is a rich man's tax cut,' said June Gill, faculty advisor of the campus No On 9 Committee. •It will not do what Jarvis says it will. A couple making *20,000 per year J*Zj£*?iJZZ!^A JJ"*"? ' with on.'chila^rra^'orJy a V*^.-*-&*& ***&*. 1138 tax cut if Proposition 9 passes. ' f^STe ifSiiJrrr "msmted With the TSI, UksTwouM got ^1200 ^«J2£^S%?££; ,„ ^ tax cut,'she said. r^SSmtJ^K*„1*, *Pmona <* the JkmjLXa&itJI& <^AWr,~ written by white South African Athol Fugard. Approximately 360,00 will be required by April TSI on the ballot. Signatures are being gathered on campus in front of the old cafeteria, where students may also pick up pet¬ itions. According to its supporters, TSI would: -close tax loopholes » -eliminate taxation on the first $20,000 of a couple's income -increase corporation taxes -increase tax credits for children -restrict inflation of the income tax -reduce tax forms to one page 'The TSI has a lot "of different groups supporting it. But 76 percent of the people we've approached with the petitions are not yet registered to vote. And the TSI won't be on the November ballot unless Proposition 9 is defeated in June," GDI said. South African play slated for tonight „ we've already gotten 20O,0OCrMgn,larm,'' Gill said. ZakesMokae is the director. The play concerns a colored couple who are neither white nor black within South Africa's rigid casta system. They meet an old African and converse. All are searching for homes, for a sense of roots anmd purpose in their lives. . ■ ~l said of the Pence Corps. "It can be a two« year vacation, a two year part-time job, a two year committment. It'a a period of decoding what you Want to do with the rest of your life," Castaneda said. During his assignment on St. Kitts, Castaneda supervised the Centrali Marketing Corporation, a combined retail, wholesale and import-export operation. The store dealt in fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen poultry, meat and dairy products. He joined the Peace Corp mainly to get experience in international business "I was looking to move into some kind of international business career.* ha arid. "I went into it with a very limited bus¬ iness background," Castaneda said. Yet, he was placed in a responsible position. He administered a budget of 1376,000a year and a staff of 26. "I was in a unique position. I had to order goods. It was a very challenging situation," he said. Castaneda originally wanted to be placed in a Latin American country, but was pleased with this experience in St. Kitts. He lived in the city of Basse¬ terre, the capitol with a population of 16,000, half thatof the entire island. "It was a whole world on a 66-aquare— acre plot of land. It was one speck on' **- world map. The total budget was million,* Castaneda aatd. Castaneda was able to sea down view of how government He was provided with a jeep and ed »200 a month which waa a Rood salary on the island. "Everybody knows you,* he 'Nobody has street numbers. People were friendly very religious - their only outlet for the despair they felt." |