Source: What Presidential candidates promise – Sunday News July 15, 2018
Presidential candidates
Continued from last week
Daniel Shumba
United Democracy Alliance (UDA)
– Unemployment benefits equivalent to the poverty datum line for all unemployed people above 18 years
– Form agency for youths to engage the Government
– Venture capital funds for youths and graduates
– Introduce our gold-based currency
– Uplift the lives of citizens
Gava Mapfumo Peter
United Democratic Front
– Compensate all victims of political violence from 1980
– Lure Zimbabweans in the diaspora to come and help in the development of the country
– Reduce cabinet perks, number of foreign trips by the President and other Government officials
– Introduce cheap vehicles for senior civil servants.
-National debts paid up within five years
Busha Joseph Makamba (FreeZim Congress)
– Re-building the country’s industry and courting foreign direct investment in order to create employment
-Fix the currency crisis
– Restore trust, civil liberties, dignity and social justice
– Respect of human rights
– Change police conduct
Hove Mhambi Divine
National Alliance of Patriotic and Democratic Republicans
– Push for devolution
-Disband the Central Intelligence Organisation and the Zimbabwe Republic Police
– Fight corruption
– Attorney General, Prosecutor General and Auditor General to serve at the pleasure of the President
– Cede more powers to provincial councils
Kasiyamhuru Blessing
Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity
– $200 billion economy through investment partnerships within five years
– 21st century technological advancements
– Trimming of the civil service through abolishment of posts
– Reducing Cabinet to 12 or 14 ministers
– Long-term national plans that take into account the needs of our great-grandchildren 200-500 years into the future
Manyika Noah Ngoni
Build Zimbabwe Alliance
– Cutting Cabinet to 15
– Restoring Property Rights and Investor Confidence
– Building a Dynamic Economy from the Bottom Up
– Rural Development and Agriculture Recovery Plan
– Restoring Common Sense Public Policy and Sound Financial Management
Munyanduri Tendai Peter
New Patriotic Front
– Balanced diet for everyone including egg, bacon and milk for every breakfast
– Establish Fruit Authority of Zimbabwe aimed at providing a forest of fruit trees
– 100 percent access to free and quality medical/ health care
– Nationalise all indigenised and privatised companies
– Reduce the cost of upmarket houses to less than a $1 000 for first time buyers
Mugadza William Tawonezvi
Bethel Christian Party
– 12 ministers
– Abolition of provincial ministers
– Israel as new strategic trading partner
– Partnering with church for community development
– Dual citizenship and scraping of visa requirements for Zimbabwean in the diaspora, their children and legitimate spouses
Mutinhiri Ambrose
National Patriotic Front
– Restoration, maintenance and preservation of the legacy of independence
– Provision of affordable and accessible healthcare with requisite state-of-the-art and well-staffed facilities across all communities
– Provision of compulsory top-notch basic education and development of internationally competitive high-end science and technology based skills in tertiary and higher education to generate engineering solutions to societal problems and incubate industries
– Creation of national wealth through economic growth, industrialisation and modernisation
– Generational renewal in the leadership of political, business, State and government institutions to ensure a progressive balance between continuity and change
Timothy Chiguvare
People’s Progressive Party
– Create 2,5 million jobs in two years
– No shortage of money
– No shortage of medication in hospitals
– Ensure that the international business community invests in Zimbabwe
Busha Joseph Makamba
FreeZim Congress
– Re-building the country’s industry and courting foreign direct investment in order to create employment.
– Fix the currency crisis
– Restore trust, civil liberties, dignity and social justice
– Respect of human right
– Change police conduct
Mteki Bryan Taurai
Independent
– Has not said much since nomination day. What is known is he is a musician and also runs businesses in Harare
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