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Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
CENSUS training resumes today after sticking issues surrounding the recruitment of enumerators were resolved.
Government and security ministries’ representatives agreed at a meeting yesterday that the programme should proceed as planned.
The census will run from August 17 to 27, with principals in the inclusive Government expected to launch the programme next Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara and Acting Finance Minister Gorden Moyo held a meeting with ministers and senior officials from security ministries to iron out sticking issues surrounding the criteria used in the selection of enumerators.
There were reports that security personnel were not happy with their quota allocation.
It is understood ministers Emmerson Mnangagwa (Defence), Sydney Sekeramayi (State Security) and
Home Affairs co-Ministers Kembo Mohadi and Theresa Makone attended the meeting together with
ZDF loyal to civilian authority: Chiwenga
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces are loyal to civilian authority and their discipline has never been questionable, ZDF Commander General Constantine Chiwenga has said.
He said experience gained during the days of the liberation struggle had taught them the importance of subordination to civilian political authority, contrary to criticism by some members of the inclusive
Government that the forces were biased towards Zanu-PF.
He was speaking in an interview ahead of the Defence Forces Day commemorations on Tuesday.
Gen Chiwenga said ZDF had remained loyal to the country and authority, despite challenges brought by illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
“The principle of military subordination to civilian authority, which is the cornerstone of professionalism was borne out of the armed struggle and not these theories, which are being talked about that are very nonsensical.
“That principle to civilian authority was borne out of the armed struggle and that is how this country was liberated, which then entails self dedication to serve the people, which was also an attribute gained during the liberation struggle.
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