Zanu Conference 2020
Savanna News has learnt that Zanu PF is preparing to host its 19th annual national people’s conference in December.
At least 10 000 people are expected to attend the conference which will be hosted by Mashonaland Central. This will be the second time that the province will be hosting the annual conference.
The party‘s Politburo member Perrence Shiri, who is also Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement Minister, said preparations have started in earnest and they were utilizing all resources available in the province.
Shiri said, “The annual conference will be held in Mashonaland Central this year and we want people in the province to be involved. Some of the items required such as food cannot be provided by an individual but the province as a unit. We are expecting about 10 000 people and we want to host them well. We had a meeting with Chiefs and farmers to alert them of the event and soon we will be meeting civil servants and residents so that we have a total buy in. This is the year for farmers to show the country that our province is the country’s bread basket. Let our farms be a tourist attraction.”
There is no definite venue for the conference but proposed venues are new the Zanu PF site in Bindura, Chipindura Secondary School, Nzvimbo growth point, and Mvurwi.
Last year the Zanu PF annual conference was held in Mashonaland East at Goromonzi High School under the theme, “Modernise, Mechanise and Grow the Economy towards Vision 2030”.
The vice chairman of Mashonaland Central province, Brigadier-General (Retired) Epmarcus Kanhanga said they were assessing the proposed venues’ suitability to host a conference. “The management and protocol committee visited these places and was looking at thing such as the surface, easy access from different areas, infrastructure like offices and storerooms, availability of water and electricity and capacity to host over 7 000 people”, he said.
Zanu PF is preparing to host a conference at a time when reopening of schools has been deferred due to COVID-19. The further reopening of the economy has been halted as local transmissions spike.