Source: The Herald – Breaking news.
President Mnangagwa addresses the 125th Central Committee meeting at Zanu PF Headquarters in Harare yesterday. 
Zvamaida Murwira and Joseph Madzimure
ZIMBABWEANS should continue to carry out their normal daily activities and ignore calls by some “chameleon-like” characters threatening to cause chaos in the country as that will be thwarted by State security personnel who will be deployed to protect property and the security of everyone, President Mnangagwa has said.
He described those calling for protests as retrogressive individuals who were pursuing delusional ambitions.
President Mnangagwa, who is also Zanu PF’s First Secretary, said this yesterday while addressing the 125th Central Committee meeting at the party headquarters in Harare.
Central Committee meetings are held every three months in line with the party constitution.
“To be a leader in our revolutionary mass party Zanu PF, is never an entitlement or a right. We must remain anchored on the commitment to wholeheartedly serve the people of our great motherland, Zimbabwe. It is most unfortunate that a retrogressive trend has emerged, with some members of our party showing their ‘chameleon-like’ characters as willing accessories to our detractors for the purpose of desecrating our rich revolutionary heritage. Pasi navo!” said President Mnangagwa to wild applause.
He said 45 years after Zimbabwe attained independence by defeating the retrogressive spirit of individualism and the Rhodesian settler regime, it was a shame that a small clique of individuals was pursuing delusional ambitions and selfish interests.
“Their actions are an affront to the party’s principles and grossly taint our country’s image as well as the gains of our liberation struggle. These rogue opportunists will soon meet their fate. The party and our peace-loving nation are commended for bravely standing firm against such treasonous acts of indiscipline.
“People are called upon to go about their business as usual. Our State security infrastructure is in place to protect property and the safety of all Zimbabweans, from Plumtree to Mutare, Chirundu to Beitbridge” said the President.
He congratulated the party for winning in local authority by-elections held in Mashonaland West Province and urged members to redouble their efforts in the forthcoming by-elections in Gutu East and Glen View South.
Gutu East constituency fell vacant after Zanu PF recalled the incumbent Benjamin Ganyiwa for indiscipline, while Glen View South constituency was declared vacant following the death of CCC legislator, Mr Gradmore Hakata.
“Our focus now shifts to winning Gutu East and Glen View South Constituency here in Harare Province, where the youthful Comrade Tsitsi Tawomhera is our candidate,” said President Mnangagwa.
He commended Zimbabweans for taking it upon themselves to embark on nation-building activities.
“Through increased production and productivity, the people of Zimbabwe, in every sector of the economy, are applauded for dismantling the spectator mentality. To date, it is pleasing that all Zimbabweans here at home and those abroad are all working hard, demonstrating resilience and focus towards the attainment of our vision to become an empowered and prosperous upper middle-income society. Congratulations Zimbabweans,” said President Mnangagwa.
He said evidence was all around the country showing that the national development philosophy “Nyika inovakwa, inotongwa, inonamatigwa nevene vayo/ilizwe lakhiwa, libuswe, likhu-le-kelwe ngabanikazi balo” is taking root across communities and the citizenry as a whole.
“Under the Agriculture and Food Security Pillar of our development strategy, we are poised to realise yet another bumper harvest, which was occasioned by the good rains received across the country. The country is on track with regard to accelerating the establishment of new irrigation schemes and the rehabilitation of existing projects. The Village Business Units, Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme will have a profound impact on growing our country’s food security as well as household incomes.”
President Mnangagwa said these milestones were reflective of the concerted efforts by Government in implementing Zanu PF resolutions as directed by the party’s annual conference.
“In the mining sector, the commissioning of the Palm River, a US$3.6 billion investment project in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province and the expansion of other mining projects across the country, is a clear testimony of our conducive business operating environment. To achieve energy security and self-sufficiency, the construction of an array of projects by Independent Power Producers is on course. These are augmenting our green-energy integrated power generation initiatives,” he said.
The President outlined several projects the Government is undertaking aimed at improving the livelihoods of people. They include the Presidential Youth Empowerment Facility, the War Veterans Fund and the Borehole Drilling Scheme.
“As the Party, it is our expectation that beneficiaries of these programmes take up productive, profitable and viable economic enterprises. This should not only bring about the transformation of livelihoods at the household level but have a positive ripple effect to the local economies, at the village and ward levels,” he said.
Turning to the party’s Central Committee meeting, President Mnangagwa said the session will provide members with an opportunity to collectively reflect on the impact of the international and continental geopolitical dynamics.
“It is critically important, therefore, that we stand ready to craft responsive strategies for the good of both our Party and the nation as a whole. The Central Committee being the principal decision-making body of our colossal revolutionary mass Party, is called upon to proffer the requisite recommendations and decisions to propel our people’s revolution, Party Vision as well as the national aspirations and goals,” he said.
“We are as the Central Committee vested with an array of functions and powers, including coordination of party activities across all organs. This meeting will accordingly receive comprehensive reports covering the intervening period. These include an outlook at the state of our party, economy and the progress on the various people-centred projects and programmes, which our Government is implementing throughout the country.”
President Mnangagwa invited all citizens to attend the 34th Independence Day celebrations to be held in Nembudziya, Gokwe North district in the Midlands province under the theme, ‘Devolve and Develop Together towards Vision 2030’.
President Mnangagwa commended members for their ideological aptitude and national consciousness shown in executing the work of the party.
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