Updates by The Herald
1518: The proceedings here at Chipadze Stadium have come to
an end and that concludes our updates. Thank you for joining us.
1517: “I would like to thank the party supporters here for
attending this rally in this cold weather….I also want to thank you, President,
for showing us your respect by visiting this province,”
1512: Cde Perrance Shiri is now giving the Vote of Thanks.
He says Mashonaland Central is well known as a rich agriculture area as well as
being a strong support base for Zanu-PF.
“We assure you Cde President that we will give you a
resounding victory come July 30…we support your stance regards there being no
winners or losers in our primary elections as that was just an in-house
competition,”
1506: “Victory is certain comrades…right now we are about
to reap what we sowed on July 30. Pamberi neZanu-PF! Pamberi nekuVhota! Pamberi
nekubatana!….Mashonaland Central, tsime reZanu-PF, musvo we Zanu-PF zvichemo
zvenyu ndomutoro watinotakura, Ndatenda,” says President Mnangagwa as he leaves
the podium.
1501: “We have just opened the Empower Bank for the youths
but we don’t want the youths to repeat what happened during the Kasukuwere era
whereby youths failed to pay back the money they borrowed. We want you to pay
back those loans.”
1454: “When you work for the people, you must put all your
effort and must have integrity. We don’t want corruption…we are not against
people becoming millionaires but we are against corruptly acquired wealth,”
1441: President Mnangagwa said agriculture is the backbone
of the economy and the Command Agriculture model is meant to ensure food
security.
1431: “Independent candidates automatically expelled
themselves from the party and should not campaign using my name or our party
regalia as that is in violation of Zec regulations.”
1433: “We hear that some people are saying the new
dispensation will return farms to the colonial settlers but I want to assure
you that will never happen because we united the people with their land.”
1429: He says Government will continue looking after chiefs
despite criticism from opposition political parties and will avail vehicles to
remaining traditional leaders during the first weeks of next month.
“Our priority is now development, development, development
so that the future generations will thank us for setting a solid economic
foundation,”
1427: “We need peace in this province because we once heard
of the skirmishes caused by G40 but ignore them because we want peace,”
1426: “We want to make sure that we create a competitive
environment for businesses to thrive in the country. In Zimbabwe, we have
stability, unity and peace this will make sure that capital comes because
capital comes where it’s comfortable,”
1422: “In January I went to Davos where the rich people of
the world meet and when I went there I told them that Zimbabwe is open for
business and now we are overwhelmed by the interest shown by investors in our
country. When investors come here we should treat them well because the aim of
a businessman is to make profit, however, we need their skills and technology
which our people will learn,”
1417: President Mnangagwa reiterates the need for peace and
unity in building the country.
1413: He says the liberation struggle began in Mashonaland
central province hence the ideals of the struggle should be safeguarded.
1409: He says the party doesn’t want the imposition of
candidates. The President wants leaders that come from the people because the
power of the party is vested in the people.
“The party is the backbone of Government,”
1409: “You held primaries and let me reiterate that the
party is bigger than any individual and no person should personalise it,”
1403: The President starts of his salutations by jokingly
saluting party provincial chairman Cde Kazembe Kazembe by saying “Pamusoroi
chairman Kazembe Kazembe, huya pano”
He acknowledges the work done by the province in getting
party supporters to come out in their numbers.
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