Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent
ZANU PF will convene its 22nd Annual National People’s Conference in Mutare next week with the event expected to reaffirm the party’s economic agenda and reflect on its historic liberation legacy.
The conference, which runs from October 13 to 18 at Mutare Polytechnic, will be held under the theme: “Attainment of Vision 2030 through economic empowerment and value addition.”
ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa said the conference is a key process for consolidating the party’s 2023 electoral mandate and evaluating progress made under the Second Republic.
“The conference is an important process delivering on the mandate given to the party by the people in 2023,” he said in an interview.
“It serves as a platform for members to assess achievements, challenges, and opportunities, ensuring a cohesive approach to the party’s economic policies and initiatives moving forward.”
Cde Mutsvangwa said the gathering was not a mere political ritual, but a crucial moment for introspection, realignment and strategic planning.
“The success rate with regards to implementation of our resolutions has been phenomenal,” he said.
“Resolutions are not designed for completion in one year. They usually overlap yearly cycles but we are proud to inform the nation that most of the targets have been surpassed.”
He said holding the conference in Manicaland carried a deep symbolic significance as the province was a key theatre of the country’s liberation war.
“Manicaland was the bastion province of the decisive and victorious stage of the Second Chimurenga,” Cde Mutsvangwa said.
The province played a pivotal role not only in Zimbabwe’s liberation but also in shaping Southern Africa’s independence trajectory.
Victories of ZANLA forces in Mozambique and Zimbabwe paved the way for Namibia’s independence and the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Manicaland, said Cde Mutsvangwa, was witnessing renewed economic activity under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration driven by infrastructure development, agricultural recovery and new trade routes.
“Bravo to President Mnangagwa. As of 2025, the Mutare-Beira Eastern Trade gateway to the Indian Ocean has taken ascendancy over Beitbridge,” he said.
“Agro-industry revitalisation is kicking in for Manicaland, with coffee, tea, macadamias and blueberries now taking advantage of new trade markets opened by the Second Republic.”
Cde Mutsvangwa said the province’s strategic geographic position and rich resource base in minerals, agriculture and tourism were positioning it as a key driver of national economic growth.
“Manicaland has finally cast away the curse of negative geopolitics to firmly restore its economic vitality. Virtuous diplomacy of friend to all and enemy to none is reaping rewards of virtue.”
Cde Mutsvangwa confirmed that the 2025 conference would host foreign delegations from liberation movements and allied nations, underscoring Zimbabwe’s enduring international ties.
“We are expecting delegates from revolutionary sister parties such as the ANC of South Africa, FRELIMO of Mozambique, SWAPO of Namibia, Chama Cha Mapinduzi of Tanzania and the MPLA of Angola,” he said. “Representatives from China, Russia, and other friendly countries will also attend.”
The Mutare conference is expected to adopt resolutions that reinforce Zimbabwe’s economic transformation agenda while celebrating the enduring unity and revolutionary heritage of the ruling party.
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