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Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau
ZANU PF annual People’s Conference, which will be held virtually because of the global pandemic, will take place tentatively between 25-27 October in a format that will see politburo and central committee members meeting at the Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) in Mashonaland Central provinces.
Across the country, party senior leaders will follow events from designated centres in each of the country’s 10 provinces with the provincial leadership of Mashonaland Central, the host province, congregating at BUSE town campus.
This is in line with Covid-19 protocols that include decongesting public places while the conference will be the first in two years after last year’s edition was postponed because of the ravaging and fast-spreading pandemic.
Recently, technical committee led by the revolutionary party director for administration Cde Dickson Dzora expressed satisfaction with preparations for the annual indaba of the ruling party.
“The Transitional Stabilisation Programme will come under the spotlight during the conference while the introduction of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) will also be discussed. As a party which is people centred and with people centred policies we need to take stock of promises which were made in 2018, the resolutions made in Esigodini and Goromonzi and the economic transformation programme,” he said.
Cde Dzora added: “We need to see where we are in terms of party structures, state of the party and the economy. A lot has happened in the past two and half years, we have transformed this economy as we move towards vision 2030.
“We will talk about milestones achieved and organise ourselves to romp to victory in 2023. We will continue to implement the economic transformation which will uplift the standard of living for our people.
“The conference will give us an opportunity to reflect on the state of the party and state of the economy. During his inauguration, President Mnangagwa said the economy must take a front seat while politics take the back seat,” said Cde Dzora.
Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson Cde Kazembe Kazembe said the national technical team visited the province to assess progress in terms of preparedness. He added that concerted efforts are being put in place to ensure uninterrupted proceedings since the meeting will be virtual.
“For a virtual meeting to be successful, we need ICT connectivity. We are working with the Zanu PF national ICT department and different companies in ensuring connectivity. The team is liaising with ZESA so that power is available,” he said.
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Senator Monica Mavhunga said a comprehensive provincial report which profiles socio-economic activities is being compiled.
“Given the progress and preparations noted to date, I am confident that the province is more than ready to host the conference,” she said.
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