Currency, mining law amendments
Take robust measures to strengthen the purchasing power of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency and entrench its usage;
Expedite efforts to de-dollarise the economy and promote the use of the ZiG as the country’s sole currency;
Promote wider circulation of the ZiG currency and its availability in all denominations;
Curb money laundering, speculation and arbitrage on the parallel market including the criminalisation of the activities of economic saboteurs, errant manufacturers, retailers and other service providers as well as prescribing deterrent penalties;
Synchronise, harmonise and coordinate all fiscal and monetary policies in order to stabilise the economy;
Implement a robust zero-tolerance legal framework against corruption;
Formulate a set of incentives and other support measures to promote indigenous participation in the mining sector;
Amend the legislation on exclusive prospecting orders (EPOs) in order to allow other players to prospect in the area covered by the EPO;
Ensure the policy of “use it or lose it” in order to inhibit mining entities from holding mining claims for speculative purposes;
Revival of closed mines, finish key dams
Develop and implement a robust programme to revive all closed down mines through modern technologies, innovation and funding frameworks;
Ensure that landowners in resettlement areas are given the right of first refusal in mining claims;
Revoke non-operational special grants in mining to give other potential investors with the relevant capacity an opportunity to work on the grants;
Ensure that investors are incentivised to purchase raw materials from local producers;
Ensure that the Mutapa Investment Fund is strategically structured and operationalised to resuscitate and capacitate State-owned enterprises so as to increase their contribution to the national GDP;
Ensure that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), working with law enforcement agencies, develop and implement a robust system that curb leakages of unprocessed natural resources and the smuggling of goods in and out of the country;
Speed up the completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani and Kunzvi Dam;
Ensure that the Presidential Livestock Programmes continue benefiting the vulnerable;
Strengthen restocking programmes to grow the national herd;
Expedite the implementation of new land tenure policy to give beneficiaries security of tenure;
Expedite the allocation of 10 hectare plots per district for the youth;
Expedite the localisation of the production of fertilisers and other agricultural inputs so as to reduce the cost of production;
Ensure that in line with the President’s vision, distribution of presidential inputs and social welfare relief are distributed to all deserving citizens regardless of political or other affiliations;
Fight corruption
Distribute Presidential inputs and social welfare relief free of corruption.
Ensure timeous distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers in an effort to promote and sustain food sovereignty;
Sufficiently capitalise the Venture Capital Fund in order to support start-up ventures;
Come up with the policy measures with a clear action plan that promotes the ease and cost of doing business so as to promote a conducive investment environment that increases exports;
Intensify efforts towards clearing the country’s external debt in order to unlock global capital;
Drought relief distribution, more schools
Strengthen monitoring mechanisms to enforce adherence to labour laws especially in the private sector
Develop a programme that ensures efficiency, transparency, equity, inclusivity and speed in the distribution of drought relief to all vulnerable citizens immediately;
Expedite the operationalisation, including digitalisation, of the National Disaster Management Centre.
Ensure the urgent development and implementation of a comprehensive and transformative programme that is consistent with an upper middle-income society for civil servants working conditions;
Urgently review the public and private pension policies to improve and safeguard the welfare of pensioners and the parameters of strengthening all pension funds as guided amongst others by the Justice Smith Commission report.
Establish secondary school teacher training colleges in every province;
Expedite the upgrading and registration of satellite schools through the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Adequately stock all health facilities with essential drugs, medicines and equipment;
Capacitate all provincial and district hospitals with ambulances;
Expedite completion of Lupane Provincial Hospital;
Also expedite the development of Lupane as the provincial capital for Matabeleland North;
Expedite the establishment of the School of Hospitality Industry in Victoria Falls; υυυ τττ Low-cost houses, fight
child abuse
Ensure that legacy arrears arising from Basic Education Assistance Model (BEAM) commitments are cleared and funds due under the programme are timeously released;
Ensure that BEAM beneficiaries are not sent away from school due to delayed payment or fees;
Provide free health care services for the elderly, minors, persons with disabilities, marginalised and the vulnerable;
Review policies and strengthen the legal framework to cap the distribution of drugs and substances;
Improve the operational efficiency of Zupco buses in both rural and urban communities and ensure affordable fares;
Expedite the construction, rehabilitation and capacitation of deep tanks in all the provinces;
Ensure that activities of land and space barons are curtailed through the accelerated development of masterplans and digitisation of the state land bank.
Establish mobile health care facilities in all communities where there are no primary and maternal health care services;
Expedite the establishment of the national health insurance scheme;
Develop and implement a programme that supports the existing Government policy that aims to provide free of charge health services for pregnant and lactating mothers, children under five and those aged 60 years and above;
Strengthen enforcement of laws related to gender-based violence, rape, murder and child marriages;
Develop a policy that prioritises qualified graduates from the Zimbabwe National Youth Service for employment opportunities in the public sector;
Ensure that local authorities adhere to the call by the President that they provide services to the citizens in line with the Call to Action No Compromise to Service Delivery Blueprint.
Infrastructure development
Intensify the upgrading and modernisation of irrigation and power generation infrastructure at existing water bodies as well as installation of irrigation and power generation infrastructure at any idle water body;
Recapitalise the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (Rida) to strengthen the development agenda;
Increase rural electrification with focus on renewable energy;
Embark on an accelerated development programme to reduce the power generation deficit;
Rehabilitate, refurbish and maintain all state buildings;
Speed up the rollout of e-Government services including e-learning services;
Value addition, NRZ revival
Intensify efforts on value addition and beneficiation of all resource endowments;
Ensure that investors are given incentives that encourage them to purchase raw materials from local producers
Expedite the localisation of the fertiliser value chain and other agricultural inputs.
Enhance manufacturing capacity and value addition in the pharmaceutical, iron, steel, timber, agro-value chain and mining sectors
Expedite the passage in parliament of the amendment of the Mines and Minerals Bill.
Establish industrial parks in all provinces to drive rural industrialisation and employment creation;
Accelerate the revival of national railways of Zimbabwe to enable efficient and cost-effective movement of cargo in order to promote trade and prolong the lifespan of the rehabilitated roads;
Strengthen the enforcement of legislation and regulations to combat the proliferation of fake products, counterfeit, underweight, hazardous, improperly labelled and smuggled goods in order to enhance consumer welfare and fair trade in the marketplace;
Farm compensation
The Party directs Government to engage the British Government to fulfil its promise to contribute financially to pay off compensation to former white commercial farmers.
War vets vetting
We enjoin the Government to expedite the vetting of outstanding war veterans of the liberation struggle.
Gazette the names of veterans of the liberation struggle and make timely payments of appropriate gratuities and issue recognition awards.
Direct the Government to implement a robust programme to refurbish and maintain all national provincial and district heroes shrines.
Enhance protocol policy to recognise veterans of the liberation struggle at all state occasions.
Prioritise the disbursement of resources for exhumations and re-burials of veterans of the liberation struggle.
Protect veterans of the liberation struggle from land evictions and undue development planning by local authorities that affect veterans of the liberation struggle and their lawful dependence.
Direct the Government to establish provincial museums to preserve the memories of the liberation struggle coupled with an autobiography centre.
To accelerate the renaming of streets, avenues, schools, institutions, and buildings after veterans of the liberation struggle.
Direct Government to accelerate renaming of provinces and do away with colonial names which divide the nation.
To develop a policy for the design and erection of statues of national heroes in the provinces.
To implement a policy that will guarantee state-assisted burials for liberation war heroes and liberation heroes.
VTCs rehab, establishment of new ones
The Party directs the Government to establish new and upgrade existing vocational training centres and recreational facilities to curb idleness that leads to drug and substance abuse.
The Party directs the Government to make use of ZIMDEF funds to construct and refurbish vocational training centres.
The Party directs the Government to continue accelerating empowerment programmes including mining concessions, land skills training, affordable access to capital and education.
Government capacitates the youth desk in every ministry department and agency.
Government should extend quotas in the allocation of residential and commercial stands for the youth.
The Party directs the Government to put in place mechanisms to protect the interests of those who seek employment outside the country.
The Party must ensure that attendance at Chitepo school of ideology is made compulsory for every member of the Zanu PF youth league.
That Government ensures that the recruitment of National Youth Service Zimbabwe be done under the supervision and consultation of the Party provincial leadership.
That Government introduces mandatory national youth service in the national schools’ curriculum.
That the Party directs Government to consider the appointment of youths in boards of parastatals.
That Government expedites the construction of multi-sporting discipline infrastructure in all the districts.
To direct all authorities to channel 10 percent of their revenue towards promotion of sporting facilities.
Government must speed up the planned establishment of a dedicated sporting channel on national television to promote and encourage youth activity.
To save the environment
The Party directs the Government to enforce the ban on riverbed mining and accelerate river desalination programmes.
That the Party enjoins Government to expedite the operation of helicopters to assist human-wildlife conflict and air rescue, to prioritise management of human-wildlife conflict, to institutionalise gastronomy tourism in conjunction with township tourism to create employment and boost revenue in course.
To explore alternative ways for the country to unlock value in ivory, to fund wildlife management and community programmes, to accelerate climate-proofing programmes and initiatives to mitigate the negative effects of climate change.
The Party directs Government to intensify environment management programmes so as to keep the country clean, ensuring people benefit from a safe and clean environment.
Party and Govt
The Party and Government should establish a comprehensive framework that ensures that the principle of Party supremacy over Government is followed.
The Chitepo School of Ideology should decentralise its training programmes to administrative districts for the benefit of Party members, Government employees, the private sector and the general populace.
The Party’s conflict resolution committee should be proactive and come up with programmes that detect, resolve and mitigate conflict within the Party. That the Party should expedite the digitalisation of its cell and village registers to ensure credible Party voters’ rolls during Party elections so as to minimise election-related disputes.
The Government must prioritise the employment of national youth service graduates who have requisite qualifications.
Directs that the Party district executive chairmen be allocated motor vehicles to effectively enhance their mobility in executing Party programmes.
That the Party amends the Party constitution to recognise non-combatant cadres and war collaborators as categories forming part of the veterans of the liberation struggle.
Dr Joshua Nkomo Day
The Party directs that July 1 of each year be declared a public holiday in honour of the late VP Dr Joshua Nkomo.
That political returnees from the opposition be integrated into the Party after following proper procedures, thereby ensuring their progressive ascendancy in the Party structures.
That the Party internal election processes should strive to achieve the implementation of the 50-50 gender equality policy.
That the Party should create a level playing field to allow women access to positions of authority within the Party, in Government and in other institutions.
Lastly, that the President and First Secretary of Zanu PF, His Excellency, Cde Dr ED Mnangagwa’s term of office as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and First Secretary of Zanu PF be extended beyond 2028 to 2030.
