Today there is a very serious erosion of honesty and freedom in Zimbabwean society. Greed coupled with the desire for power and control frequently distort people's conscience and, as a result, elaborate schemes are devised to hide the truth for personal and public gain. There is a breakdown in trust within institutions whose very purpose is to promote trust and confidence in society. Serious national problems on which we should be working together are evaded and ignored, and development of our nation is consequently affected. Justice is found where there is equality of opportunity for all members of society and common access to the ways and means of developing a meaningful life.
Justice means respect for and protection of the rights of all people.
As a result of unjust actions in Zimbabwe's colonial past, many people in our country today continue to be excluded from the mainstream of life and subjected to conditions of deprivation and poverty. Shortsighted, separatist and divisive policies were built into past systems of oppression and unjustly fed the desire for power and control by a minority. These vices, however, are not confined to past generations. There is a real danger that present efforts to correct past injustices may be undermined by self-interest and the abuse of power, thereby perpetuating the legacy of suffering for future generations. The integrity of a nation is reflected in the independence of its judiciary system and in its freedom to measure all actions of society according to the rules of the constitution to which all its people are mutually bound.