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Joseph Madzimure
Zimpapers Politics Hub
ZANU PF’s two-day inaugural strategic seminar for Politburo members was an intellectual exercise aimed at assessing the party’s progress, interrogating policy implementation and charting the course towards Vision 2030, Secretary for Information and Publicity Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has said.
The seminar, held at the Heritage Village in Harare, brought together the party’s highest decision-making body for what Cde Mutsvangwa described as a reflective session to evaluate past performance, examine internal dynamics and analyse the external environment.
“What we are doing as a party is sitting down, reflecting and gathering feedback from various resource persons, some from within the party and others from outside, so that we can analyse where we are, where we have come from, and where we are going,” he said on the sidelines of the meeting.
“This was an intellectual exercise. It is a look back, a look inside and look outside exercise for the leadership of the party at all levels, which included the President and his deputies.”
President Mnangagwa, in his capacity as the party’s First Secretary, officially opened the seminar and urged members to remain ideologically grounded, constitutionally embedded and resolutely committed to disciplined leadership and effective governance.
Cde Mutsvangwa said the seminar marked a return to the party’s revolutionary intellectual traditions.
“It is a new experience for the party leadership as we delve more deeply into our intellectual tradition, drawing on both the Kremlin and the Zimbabwean revolutionary experience,” he said.
“A revolution can succeed in practice only if it is firmly grounded in theory.”
Cde Mutsvangwa credited the Second Republic with revitalising the nation’s economic foundations.
“In many respects, the foreign direct investments and agricultural performance indices are strong. Infrastructure delivery has been remarkable and the party’s diplomatic standing is at an all-time high”.
Deliberations at the seminar included evaluations of the national economy in the context of the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1 and the unpacking of NDS2.
Other sessions addressed the role of the Politburo in resource mobilisation, led by Treasurer-General Cde Patrick Chinamasa and Central Committee member Cde Kudakwashe Tagwirei.
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson Mr Michael Reza led discussions on strategies for the Central Committee to combat corruption in both the public and private sectors.
The seminar also covered diplomacy, protocol, etiquette and international relations, alongside mapping exercises for Zanu PF Vision 2050, extending beyond the current Vision 2030 target.
Cde Mutsvangwa said the maiden seminar would now become a permanent feature on the party’s calendar.
“We must always marry theory to practice, and ensure that our facts reinforce our ideas,” he said.
“That is why we gathered: to sharpen our planning and to chart the future of the party and the nation as we move towards Vision 2030.”
“Our country’s performance is beginning to dovetail with the multipolar world that is emerging beyond our borders. We will continue to implement the policies the President has set out, guided by the key mantras he has articulated.”
The Politburo functions as the executive committee of the Central Committee and serves as the party’s nerve centre for policy decisions, implementation co-ordination and overall strategic direction.
