The Sunday Mail
08.00 – Today, the ruling ZANU PF will launch its 2023 Harmonised election campaign at Mutema Secondary School in Mutema- Musikavanhu constituency in Chipinge district
08.10 – Huge crowds are already gathered for the campaign launch at Mutema Secondary School. People started trickling in as early as 6 am
10.24 – President Mnangagwa is expected to officially handover an ambulance and an assortment of medical equipment to St Peter’s Checheche Catholic Mission Hospital before proceeding to Mutema Secondary School in Chipinge District for the launch of ZANU PF’s election campaign
11.02 – Various artistes entertain the crowds at Mutema Secondary School in Chipinge
11.55 – President Mnangagwa has arrived at St Peters Mission Hospital in Checheche, Chipinge District for the handover of an ambulance and medical equipment. He is accompanied by Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga and senior Government officials
12.06 – President Mnangagwa is also expected to launch a number of schemes in Chipangai area, Manicaland
The schemes, including goats, poultry, inputs, nutritious gardens and boreholes, are in line with the rural industrialisation agenda
12.16 – ZANU PF Vice President Kembo Mohadi, National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Political Commissar Mike Bimha have arrived at the venue
12.34 – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has arrived at the venue
13.00 – ZANU PF First Secretary and President Cde Mnangagwa has arrived at Mutema Secondary School in Chipinge for the launch of the ruling party’s election campaign
13.40 – President Mnangagwa, VP Chiwenga and Cde Kembo Mohadi are meeting and greeting supporters
14.08 – ZANU PF Manicaland provincial chairperson Tawanda Mukodza takes to the podium. He thanks President Mnangagwa for granting hero status to ZANU PF founding leader Ndabaningi Sithole
14.09 – He said all ZANU PF Manicaland province candidates successfully filed their nomination papers
14.15 – ZANU PF Political Commissar Mike Bimha takes to the podium. He says 2 743 candidates for the upcoming election have attended the campaign launch
14.20 – VP Chiwenga takes to the podium. He reiterates the “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo” mantra
14.56 – VP Chiwenga introduces President Mnangagwa
15.00 – President Mnangagwa takes to the podium
15.08 – ZANU PF is the only party that can protect Zimbabwe’s independence and sovereignty, says the President
15.15 – “Manicaland produced many revolutionaries, like Cde Rekayi Tangwena and Herbert Chitepo, and we honoured them”
15.22 – “We are giving free inputs to 3 million households”
15.32 – President Mnangagwa said the Second Republic has fulfilled many of its promises
15.33 – “We resolved the fuel crisis, we resolved electricity shortages. After Hwange 7 and 8, we will be building more power stations, and we speak we no longer have load-shedding”
15.40 – “We are a people-centered party. We do not take instructions from anyone,” said President Mnangagwa.
15.35 – President Mnangagwa says ZANU PF is a democratic party
15.37 – “As we go for elections we should all shun violence because ZANU PF is a peaceful party”
15.49 – President Mnangagwa concludes his address
15.52 – ZANU PF VP Cde Kembo Mohadi gives the vote of thanks
