The ManicaPost
Post Reporter
CHIEFS in Manicaland have been called upon to safeguard local culture as a way of upholding Zimbabwe’s norms, values and beliefs.
Addressing the province’s chiefs during the Traditional Leaders’ Day at 3 Infantry Brigade in Mutare today, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Chief of Staff, Major General Kazirai Tazira, said it is the role of chiefs to safeguard the national ethos in the face of the threat of cultural invasion.
Maj-Gen Tazira said preventing cultural dilution keeps local communities and the country’s moral fabric intact.
“Our culture is under threat of being eroded if we do not take measures to safeguard it. Parents and community leaders have a huge role to play by teaching our children our ways of life so that they always remember their roots and where they come from even as some now live in an urban set-up.
“Our culture is very important because it defines us as a people, signifies our norms, values and beliefs as well as how we relate to each other,” said Maj-Gen Tazira.
He urged the chiefs to educate people on the importance of traditional food as most of them are rich in nutritional value.
