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Joseph Madzimure
Zimpapers Politics Hub
ZANU PF Harare Province will strengthen its structures through empowerment programmes next year, the party’s provincial Political Commissar Cde Voyage Dambuza has said.
Under a loan-scheme to be unveiled at the start of the new year, party members will receive a minimum of US$1 000 to embark on income-generating projects.
In an interview, Cde Dambuza said the funds will be disbursed in all constituencies in the capital.
“In 2026, we will roll out an empowerment programme that will provide US$2 million in loans to our members.
“In addition, we have the Presidential Constituency Empowerment Fund, which we are going to be launching very soon for our parliamentarians. We will be issuing out US$1 000 loans to our members as a start-up for business, which they will repay in three months’ time without interest.”
To account for all new members, he said the province will embark on a cell restructuring exercise
“We are going to go out there and increase the number of our cells as part of the restructuring exercise.
“We are also going to make sure that we have strengthened all the structures of the party from cell -District Coordinating Committee (DCCs)” he said.
Since the 2023 harmonised elections, ZANU PF has reclaimed Parliamentary seats from the opposition in constituencies in Harare such as Glen View South, Mt Pleasant and Harare East, whilst also winning local authority seats.
Cde Dambaza said the party will continue to grow its numbers in Harare, as 50 000 members were recruited from opposition parties in 2025 through the Dzokai Kumusha programme.
Zanu PF successfully drew significant crowds, including a notable number of first-time voters, during inter-district meetings held across all six zones. Cde Dambuza highlighted the success of these gatherings, noting that the party’s outreach strategies have yielded strong results.
“Our mobilisation efforts have been highly effective, as evidenced by the high attendance at our meetings across Harare’s six administrative districts. The turnout was consistently strong from zone one through to zone six.”
In addition to voter mobilisation, the province successfully integrated prominent members of the business community into the party structures over the past year. Notable figures co-opted into these structures include Cde Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Cdes Taka Mashonganyika, Joachim Chivhayo and Pritchard Sibanda
These appointments reflect the party’s ongoing efforts to strengthen ties between the political leadership and the private sector, Cde Dambuza said.
During the inter-district meetings held in all the six zones, Zanu PF managed to attract a sizeable number of people, including the first-time voters.
The revolutionary party, Cde Dambuza said has successfully attracted a sizeable number of participants, including first-time voters, during inter-district meetings held across all six zones.
“Our mobilisation efforts have been highly effective, as evidenced by good attendance at our meetings in the six administrative districts of Harare from zone one to six,” he said.
“We have seen that our mobilisation has been very good when we hold our successful inter-district meetings across the six admin districts that we have in Harare, where we had very good numbers in terms of attendees,” he said.
