LIVE BLOG: ZANU-PF PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE DAY 1

0955: We are at the 19th Zanu-PF Annual People’s Conference that is being held at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) in Mashonaland Central.

0957: The party’s Second Secretary and  Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi has arrived.

Zanu PF Second Secretary and Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi arrives.

1009: Zanu-PF Second Secretary and Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) has arrived.

Vice President Chiwenga arrives

1011: Zanu-PF First Secretary and President Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa have arrived.

President Mnangagwa and First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa arrive

1045: President Mnangagwa has planted a tree at the BUSE grounds as part of the tradition to mark the start of the Annual People’s Conference.

1209: Cde Mohadi is now giving his remarks and will subsequently introduce President Mnangagwa to make the keynote address.

1218: Cde Mohadi starts his remarks to introduce the President by chronicling the president’s political journey from his youth up to the present.

President Mnangagwa waters the tree he planted

1220: Cde Mohadi says that President is a man of his word, who has demonstrated his ability by rebuilding the country brick by brick. He adds that the President’s administration has seen many projects such as the ongoing rehabilitation of roads which he says is being done without external borrowings.

1223: President Mnangagwa is now delivering his keynote address to mark the official opening of the 19th Zanu-PF Annual People’s Conference.

Zanu PF Secretary for Women’s League Cde Mabel Chinomona (right) and the Women’s League Secretary for Administration Cde Monica Mutsvangwa

1226: President Mnangagwa starts by reading out the conference theme: “Growing and Modernising the Economy Towards Vision 2030”.

1228: The President says that this year’s conference is being held both virtually and physically due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

1230: President Mnangagwa says that the conference is coming at a critical time as the country is moving towards the attainment of Vision 2030.  He says the illegal sanctions are an abuse of human rights but says that the country is successfully forging ahead towards achieving a middle-class society.

1236: The President has commended all party structures for organising successful demonstrations against the illegal sanctions. He says that the Second Republic’s thrust is to achieve national development without leaving no one and no place behind.

President Mnangagwa and First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa

1242: The President says that in line with the 2018 elections manifesto and previous conference resolutions, Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to grow by 7.8% which is the highest in the region.  He reiterates that his government will continue offering support to the Agricultural sector through programmes such as Pfumvudza, irrigation programmes and various animal husbandry initiatives.

” We need to scale up strategies for our farmers to produce for the export market.”

1254: President Mnangagwa says that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the adoption of important innovations such as the oxygen plant in Mutare. The President also noted the various value addition projects that have already been commissioned in rural areas.

“More factories will be set-up going into the future”

Zanu-PF Second Secretaries, General Chiwenga (Retired) and Cde Mohadi

1256: “New mines are being established while those previously closed such as Eureka and Shamva mine are being re-opened.”

President Mnangagwa says that Government’s ERRP program will rehabilitate roads in both urban and rural areas.

“Very soon we’ll be opening the Beitbridge Border Post and then move on to other borders.  We want all our borders to be state-of-the-art.”

1304: “Government is constructing more schools especially in rural and farming areas. No child should walk for more than 5km to school.”

1311: President Mnangagwa says that the party remains unwavering in creating opportunities for youths and women.
“Gender-based violence has no place in our country.”

1314: The President says that the re-engagement process is yielding positive results especially with the EU and member states.

1316: The President says that he is happy that the country’s position against illegal sanctions has been vindicated by the visiting UN Special Rapporteur.

1318: The President concludes his keynote address by saying that, “We must silence our detractors by voting overwhelmingly for Zanu-PF in 2023.”

1333: VP Chiwenga is now giving a Vote of Thanks to the President’s keynote address. He says that the keynote address by the President will steer the party to electoral victory.

1339: VP Chiwenga says that the country has gone a long way in acquiring Covid-19 vaccines and thanks the President for taking a leading role in the fight against the pandemic.

1343: The Vice President says that the country continues to march towards Vision 2030 and thanks the President for his people-centred approach to the development of the nation.

1356: The Vice President has concluded his address and the party Chairperson Cde Oppah Muchingur-Kashiri has now called solidarity messages.

1520: The third session of the day has come to an end and the delegates break for lunch and after that, there will be closed sessions to conclude the first day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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