Good afternoon. Today we are in Chegutu for the ZanuPF election campaign rally at Pfupajena Stadium.
Vice President CDGN Chiwenga has arrived at Pfupajena Staduim together with other top ZanuPF officials who include Ziyambi Ziyambi, Dexter Nduna, Phillip Chiyangwa, Chris Mushowe.
13:00 President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives at Pfupajena Stadium and will a lap pf honor meeting party supporters;
This is the second rally by the President after he held a youth convention in Gweru yesterday.
13:06 Webster Shamu is also here.
part of ZanuPF Supporters here at Pfupajena Stadium
13;27 Time for the national anthem as the Pres finishes his lap of honor.
13:33 Mash West ZanuPF Chair Ziyambi Ziyambi takes to the podium to introduce party members.
13:35 Makorokoza are happy since you came into power says Ziyambi.
more scenes from Pfupajena Stadium in Chegutu
13:37 A bit of a silence as the presidential choppers land near the stadium
13:38 ZanuPF National PC Rtd Mjr Gen Rugeje takes to the podium to introduce the senior party members
first lady Auxcillia Mnangagwa wavws at party supporters
party supporters
13:44 VP Mohadi takes to podium and chant the ZanuPF slogan, He is followed by VP CDGN Chiwenga.
13:49 Now addressing the gathering
“Madadisa candidate yedu, Va Shumba Murambwi ndivo vatirikuti ED PFee,” says VP Chiwenga.
“Toda kuti musi wa 31 July pen ingoti tsepete ichienda pana ED Mnangagwa,” adds VP Chiwenga.
13:52 VP Chiwenga no narrating the life history of Pres Mnangagwa since birth.
Pres ED Mnanngagwa and the First Lady dance to Kutonga Kwaro at Pfupajena stadium, Chegutu.
14:00 VP Chiwenga tells the ZanuPF supporters that Pres ED Mnangagwa does not belong to the Garwe totem. He says it is a moniker given to him due to the Crocodile Gang which he belonged to during the war.
Expelled ZanuPF Mash West Provincial Minister Webster Shamu also in attendance
14:14 Pres Mnangagwa now takes to the podium to give his keynote address.
14:20 “Tauya kuno ku Mash West. Ndiri Kufara kuona kuwanda kamakaita kuno,” says ED
We are sorry to the families who lost their members yesterday in an accident as they were travelling from Gweru.
14:24 We started the day ith renaming of Flyde Airbase to Jason Ziyapapa Moyo Airbase says ED
14:26 Mash West is far more of an agricultural province. This is where we have the country’s largest silos adds the President.
This shows that Mash West is a very critical province to food delivery says ED
14:30 We are in the middle of a land audit and we want to take all the land which is being underused. We also want to downsize land and give it to the youths says Pres Mnangagwa.
14:31 The war vets also asked for land as they said they did not get land during the land reform adds ED
14:31 We want to continue giving out the Presidential Inputs Scheme and we will do it for free, says ED.
14:32 On mechanisation,We are bringing tractors from Brazil but they are not for free. We will give you two or three years to pay adds Pres Mnanngagwa.
14:33 We have a program with the Spanish Govt to bring pivots to all provinces. We are targeting 350 000 hectares of land under irrigation says Mnangagwa.
14:41 Pres Mnangagwa there are several mining programs lined up. The Darwendale project will be on production in the next two years.
14:44 The economic and political environment is now conducive for business all because of the new dispensation says ED Mnangagwa.
14:45 If we unite as a people, global people who control the world capital will start coming into the country as they are doing now.
14:46 Creation of employment is underway in the agricultural sector.
14:47The younger generation is the one we are working for because they are the future.
14:48 By the year 2030, this country should be a middle income country. Our per capita should be 3500 in the next 12 years.
part of the crowd at Pfupajena Stadium in Chegutu for the ZanuPF Rally
Economic growth now at 4.7% a huge increase since we got into power.
I have no doubt that by December we would have grown to 5%.
If we win, we will develop the economy into a growth of 7% per annum says ED.
14:50 We are targeting to revive David Whitehead .
We have attracted $400 million to revive the railway lines.
more scenes from Pfupajena Stadium in Chegutu
14:53 This country will be developed by ourselves. We will help each other to do so adds ED
14:44 Since the new dispensation, we have said Zim is open for business.
We must embrace the international community. E are being welcomed everywhere, across the board .
Those investors who want to wait till after the elections, let them wait but nothing ill change because Zanu-PF will still be in power after the elections.
We want free and fair election, says ED.
14:57 Pres Mnangagwa says he is not losing sleep over the opposition. He urges his party supprters to ignore opposition members.
14:48All these potholes are a result of maladministration from the MDC-led council says ED
15:04Pres Mnangagwa asks the Zanu-PF supporters to assure him that they will vote for ZanuPF.
15:05 First Lady assures the Pres that she will vote for ZanuPF
15:06 Unit 6 and 7 at Hwange will be up soon. We received $1 billion for that project.
15:07 We have plans to expand he railway line into Mozambique. We have made the agreement with Pres Nyusi says Pres Mnangagwa.
15:13 Pres Mnangagwa says his government is creating economic zones which will create employment .
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ended his address and that marks rhe end of our updates.
Thank You!
