Online Reporter
Online Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S 47th Independence Day celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party will be held at Rutenga Growth Point in Mwenezi District, a Cabinet Minister has said.
This was said by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Zhemu Soda during today’s post-Cabinet media briefing.
He said Cabinet noted and approved a report presented by Vice President Dr Kembo Mohadi on the proposed venue for the national celebrations.
“Masvingo Province will host the 47th Independence Anniversary Celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party in line with the Cabinet directive at its meeting of 20th May, 2025 on the Independence Celebrations rotational hosting sequence,” he said.
The selection of Rutenga Growth Point is in keeping with President Mnangagwa’s directive that remote and less-developed areas should be prioritised when choosing venues for national events.
“It should be recalled that in one of his earlier interventions, His Excellency the President stressed that remoteness and underdevelopment should be accorded importance in the selection of a hosting district.
“In that regard, Rutenga Growth Point in Mwenezi District has been approved as the venue for the 47th Independence Celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party,” said Dr Soda.
Cabinet also considered sites where the Independence Flame will be lit as part of the commemorations.
Two locations in Masvingo Province — Gonakudzingwa former detention camp in Chiredzi District and Jenya Liberation War memorial site in Chivi District — were identified as places of significance for the ceremony.
Dr Soda said the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage would identify additional sites of historical importance in the province and undertake appropriate memorialisation programmes.
The annual Independence celebrations are hosted on a rotational basis among the country’s provinces, with the programme being used to promote infrastructure development and economic activity in host communities.
