Educate people on sanctions, MPs urged

ZANU-PF Chief Whip Cde Pupurai Togarepi has urged the party’s National Assembly members to educate people in their respective constituencies on the effects of sanctions.

In an interview yesterday, Cde Togarepi said the anti-sanctions march was meant to show the world that the embargo was heinous and destructive, hence impacting negatively on the livelihoods of the people.

“Now that we have gone through the march, we are encouraging all our MPs in their respective constituencies to go and educate and conscientise the people that the situation we are in today is not of our making, but we are being fought by people who feel we should not have taken our land,” he said.

“People who feel if we allow Zimbabwe a free environment they will develop fast and encourage other countries to repossess their land.”

Cde Togarepi called upon the youths to be resilient in fighting against sanctions.

“We encourage our youths and MPs to go out there and conscientise everyone that sanctions must go,” said Cde Togarepi.

He called for the to punishing of those who have invited sanctions to cripple the country’s economy.

“As MPs, we are going to push for a motion in Parliament that any member of our society, whether it is an MP, councillor or senator, if that person goes out there to invite sanctions, the law must penalise them and take its course,” said Cde Togarepi.

ALL is set for the Zanu- PF National Youth Assembly meeting scheduled for today, where the party’s First Secretary, President Mnangagwa, is expected to interface and address youths on numerous issues that are affecting their lives.

The youths will have an opportunity to present issues affecting them to the President.

The party’s secretar y for Youth Affairs Cde Pupurai Togarepi confirmed yesterday that members of the National Youth Assembly from the provincial level to the national executive arrived in Harare yesterday for the interface meeting.

“All is set for the big event,” he said. “At l east 500 delegates f rom the national executive have already confirmed their participation.”

The Youth League yesterday held a

Masvingo Bureau

ZANU- PF retained the Chiredzi Rural District Council Ward 12 seat in a local authority by-election last weekend as it maintains its dominance over other political parties.

THE party’s candidate, Cde Anold Rukanda, romped to victory after amassing 159 votes against his sole challenger Mr John Mazhata of MDC-Alliance who got 26 votes. national executive meeting in preparation for today’s indaba.

“We held an executive meeting today ( yesterday), where members were put in various thematic committees,” he said.

THERE were 265 registered voters in the ward, and voter turnover was 70,6 percent, while there were two spoilt papers. THE Chiredzi RDC Ward 12 seat fell vacant following the resignation of councillor Andrew Ndebele (Zanu-PF) on health grounds.

WARD elections officer Mrs Hendrina Mukuvare declared Cde Rukanda duly elected.

Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial spokesperson Cde Ronald Ndaba said it was

The programme, Cde Togarepi said, will start at 9am.

“All members are expected to be seated by 9am,” said Cde Togarepi.

“Members from different thematic foregone that the ruling party would retain the seat.

Cde Ndaba said the victory confirmed Zanu-PF’s political dominance in Masvingo, where MDC-Alliance and other opposition political parties are now perennial losers.

Victory in the Chiredzi ward comes after Zanu-PF pummelled the MDC-Alliance and the NCA in the Zaka East parliamentary by-election held on September 21. committees will make presentations.

“After presentations from thematic committees, the President will give his keynote address.”

Ministers responsible for Youth,

The party’s candidate Cde Clemence Chiduwa strode to victory after amassing over 7 000 votes against his nearest challenger Mr Derick Charamba of MDC-Alliance, who got less than 2 000 votes.

Prior to that, the ruling party had also retained the Masvingo RDC Ward 1 seat after its candidate Cde Richard Murambiwa garnered more than 1 600 votes, with his main challenger of MDC-Alliance getting less than 340 votes.

Finance and Economic Development, Mines, Industry and Commerce and Agriculture have been invited to make presentations on issues relating to youth empowerment.