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Thupeyo Muleya,Beitbridge Bureau

Zanu PF is rolling out a number of strategies to reclaim urban wards it lost in Matabeleland South Province during the 2018 harmonised elections.

This was said by the provincial party chairman Cde Rabelani Choeni on Saturday during an interface with Zanu PF supporters at Swereki Business Centre, some  issues in urban settlements where we lost a few wards. In essence, we have the medicine to cure that ailment. We know the issues and we are going to address them, and for us to succeed, we need to work together from grassroots up to the national level.

“Starting this year, we are going to every corner of the province and whipping all our representatives in local authorities and Parliament to deliver in line with the party’s manifesto.

“The party President has made it clear that we must deliver in line with our different roles.

“We will also have a lot of feedback and consultative meetings from grassroots to the highest level in the party.

“It is critical that we roll out all our programmes with everyone on board with one vision.

“It’s not that we don’t have people in those urban local authorities we performed badly like Beitbridge. We just need to be constant in engaging the people.”

Cde Choeni said Zanu PF was still strong in Matabeleland South, considering that it won 12 constituencies out of 13 in parliamentary elections.

He said in 2013 they had a clean sweep of everything that was on offer.

Cde Choeni said the party was working on a massive restructuring and mobilisation programme to consolidate its support base.

“We need to consolidate what we have on the ground and build more support base,” he said. “Generally, we are strong on the ground, but like any other province we need to work extra hard and now is the time.”

Speaking at the same gathering, Beitbridge West legislator Cde Ruth Maboyi said it was important for people to maintain peace and unity in the part structures.

She said the party supporters should embrace peace, rather than being vindictive attitude against those who want to join or rejoin Zanu PF, but previously belonged to other parties.