Archival Significance
Published by ZANU-PF’s own Department of the Commissariat and Culture to mark five years of independence, this is the ruling party’s own institutional account of its achievements, problems and prospects, making it a primary artefact of state and party self-assessment rather than an independent evaluation.
Institutional Context
Published by the ZANU-PF Department of the Commissariat and Culture, Harare, printed by Mardon Printers.
Content Summary
Presents ZANU-PF’s own account of Zimbabwe’s achievements and challenges five years after independence.
Research Utility
A primary source for researchers of ZANU-PF’s self-presentation and official narrative-building in the mid-1980s, best read alongside independent assessments of the same five-year period.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.