Open AccessMsipa, Cephas G, In Pursuit of Freedom and Justice: A Memoir. Harare: Weaver Press 2015, xiv & 185 pp.
Author(s) -
Clement Masakure
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
strategic review for southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1013-1108
DOI - 10.35293/srsa.v38i2.258
Subject(s) - memoir , nationalism , economic justice , politics , nationalist movement , colonialism , law , history , sociology , political science , religious studies , philosophy
In Pursuit of Freedom and Justice: A Memoir by veteran nationalist Cephas Msipa joins the list of memoirs and biographies of women and men who fought for majority rule in Zimbabwe. Born on 7 July 1931 in the Shabani District in the Midlands province (p 1), "a teacher by profession and a politician by circumstances" (p ix), Msipa was a key member of the nationalist movement and a prominent politician in the post-colonial era. Born of poor peasants, Msipa's childhood was typical of many of his generation until he became politicised at a young age, especially during encounters with Benjamin Burombo, a proto-nationalist and a friend of his father, whom he describes as his political mentor (p 4).