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08.00 – Multitudes of ZANU PF supporters have gathered at Robert Mugabe Square in Harare for a star rally
09.50 – President Mnangagwa is set to commission MRI, medical equipment and vehicles at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
The Second Republic is presently on a drive to capacitate the country’s health sector
11.20 – ZANU PF First Secretary President Mnangagwa has arrived at the Robert Mugabe Square for the star rally. He heads straight to briefing
12.36 – ZANU PF National Political Commissar Cde Mike Bimha is now on stage giving introductions
13.25 – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga takes to the podium
13.27 – VP Chiwenga urges the electorate to vote out the opposition, which has caused a decline in service delivery in urban areas
13.32 – VP Chiwenga introduces President Mnangagwa and invites His Excellency to give his keynote address
13.35 – President Mnangagwa takes to the podium
13.36 – President Mnangagwa is addressing supporters at the ZANU PF star rally at Robert Mugabe Square
13.44 – President Mnangagwa says ZANU PF will continue to preserve the country’s heritage
13.46 – The President has urged the urban electorate to vote out opposition councillors, who are behind poor road network, and deteriorating water reticulation and sewage systems
“ZANU PF rejects the daylight robbery of our people’s hard earned money by the opposition, as they are heartless and incompetent,” said President Mnangagwa
14.01 – The President says the whole country should remain united and peaceful, to shame the country’s detractors
“Perpetrators of violence will be brought to book without fear or favour,” he said.
“We need peace and harmony during and after the elections, and at all times as we are a peace-loving people. I commend you for the prevailing peace we are experiencing in the country.”
14.06 – President Mnangagwa says the country is now food secure.
“We are in our third year of experiencing food security, and we are confident that even in the event of climate change-induced drought, we will not experience food shortages as we have built dams for irrigation.”
14.08 – President Mnangagwa said, to address food shortages in urban areas, Government will distribute free fertiliser and seed to urban farmers
14.13 – President Mnangagwa chronicles some of the key infrastructure projects that have been undertaken by the Second Republic, including the Mbudzi Interchange, Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge road, the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport expansion project, and many others
14.14 – The President said the Second Republic has also made headway in addressing energy challenges by rehabilitating Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8, which have added over 600MW to the national grid
He also said Government has managed to address fuel challenges, which are now a thing of the past
14.17 – The President says it is regrettable that Harare-based soccer teams such as Dynamos FC are now being forced to play their home matches out of the city, because of the poor state of stadia.
“We will renovate our stadiums, so that our teams such as DeMbare can play their matches in the capital,” he said.
14.22 – He says the Second Republic is determined to improve the health sector as shown by the construction and rehabilitation of numerous health institutions across the country
He says Government commissioned various equipment, including ambulances, drug delivery trucks and MRI machines at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals this morning
14.28 – President Mnangagwa announces that he has brought 90 laptops, as well as printers, projectors and projector screens, among other ICT gadgets, which will be distributed to schools in Harare Metropolitan province
14.30 – President Mnangagwa concludes his address
14.31 – ZANU PF National Political Commissar Cde Mike Bimha takes to the podium and invites the ruling party’s Second Secretary Cde Kembo Mohadi to give closing remarks
Online Reporter