Naomi Nhiwatiwa was a delegate from the U.S. branch of Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to a ZANU women's conference in Mozambique in May 1979. Prosper Takawira is the treasurer of the U.S. section of ZANU. They talked with Anita Frankel in July 1979 about what hey believe is now happening in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), and they answer the day's headlines about guerrilla kidnappings of clergy. Naomi focuses especially on the role of women in the ZANU organization.
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