The Sunday Mail
Sunday Mail Reporters
ZANU PF’s Central Committee elections were a resounding success as voting went according to plan with no incidents of concern, party spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa said last night.
Voters queue to cast their ballots during the Zanu-PF Central Committee elections in Lupane, Matabeleland North province
All provinces held their elections except Masvingo, where polling will be conducted today, as the province hosted President Mnangagwa for a star rally in Chiredzi yesterday.
In an interview, Ambassador Mutsvangwa said a formal announcement of winners would be made after results are collated and presented to the Politburo and party leadership.
Newly elected Central Committee members for Mashonaland West Province, Cde Chris Mutsvangwa and Cde Kindness Paradza who were both uncontested.
“I take this occasion to announce that the Central Committee elections of the party of the revolution, ZANU PF, have gone on very well.
“They have been orderly and there have been no incidents of particular concern. The disciplined membership of the party went on their voting processes, choosing their candidates according to their choice,” he said.
“We are the party of the Zimbabwe revolution. Our contestation yields no losers, it yields no winners, actually the winner is the party and in the process the benefit of the winning goes to the Zimbabwean people, who have always given their faith to ZANU PF as the party that freed them from bondage, as the party that organised them to fight against foreign rulers and as the party that delivered the independence that they enjoy today.”
Ambassador Mutsvangwa said democracy and the electoral ethos run deep in the party’s DNA as evidenced by its goal to deliver prosperity to the Zimbabwean people.
He added that the Central Committee elections are a crucial preparation for the party Congress to be held at the end of the month, following a successful restructuring exercise.
“We are preparing for the elections in 2023 and because of our bond with the Zimbabwe people, we are very confident that our party will win and that our candidate, President Mnangagwa, will emerge with an overwhelming victory, a landslide victory which dwarfs the one of 1980 which brought about independence to Zimbabwe,” he said.
ZANU PF Women’s League’s Secretary for Administration, Cde Monica Mutsvangwa, led a team to supervise the elections in Midlands province and said the polls had gone on smoothly.
“We are happy to say that ZANU PF is roaring in Midlands province, everything has shown that ZANU PF cadres are very mature and love their party.
“Everything was done peacefully and there was no violence, everyone was happy. The Women’s League was involved, I was really happy as the team leader,” she said.
In Mashonaland Central, voting took place in six districts of Guruve, Mazowe, Mbire, Mt Darwin, Muzarabani and Rushinga.
There were no elections in Bindura and Shamva as Cdes Kenneth Musanhi, Monica Mavhunga and Remigious Matangira (Bindura) and Cdes Sydney Chiwara, Nicholas Goche and Paul Dzawanda (Shamva) sailed through uncontested.
The Central Committee elections in Mashonaland West were held in all six political districts and Cdes Ziyambi Ziyambi, Kindness Paradza, Douglas Mombeshora and Prisca Mupfumira won with no contest.
By end of the day yesterday, all districts had completed vote counting.
Voting in Manicaland progressed very well in all the districts. Manicaland provincial chairman Cde Mike Madiro said an announcement will be made when all results are verified and tabulated.
Information Communication and Information Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, was the leading candidate in Manicaland.
Other candidates who made it include Cdes Shadreck Chipanga, Lucia Chitura and Josephin Gandiya.
In Mutasa, Cdes Mike Nyambuya, Irene Zindi and Tendai Samanga made it, while in Nyanga, Cdes Supa Mandiwanzira, Chido Sanyatwe and Moses Gutu were duly elected.
Mutare Urban saw Cdes Isau Mupfumi, Misheck Mugadza and Judith Mawire romping to victory. In Zimunya-Marange, Cdes Mike Madiro and Admire Mahachi made it.
In Chipinge, Cdes Charity Billa, Julie Faira, Dorothy Mabika and Winnie Mlambo were elected, while in Chimanimani, Cdes David Chemusaiziva, Joshua Sacco and Nokuthula Matsikenyere made it.
Provincial chairman, Cde Mike Madiro, said official announcements will be made when all results are verified and tabulated.
In Mashonaland East, winners included Cde Sydney Sekeramayi and Cde Daisy Taguma, subject to confirmation.
