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Mugabe to open Zanu-PF conference today
08 Dec 2011 at 06:04hrs | Views
Zanu-PF's 12th Annual National People's Conference started in Bulawayo yesterday with delegates arriving from all over the country.
The conference, being held under the theme "Defend National Sovereignty, Consolidate Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment," ends on Saturday. It is being held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Grounds.
President Mugabe, president and first secretary of Zanu-PF started proceedings for the event yesterday by officiating at the party's traditional tree planting ceremony.
President Mugabe, who has dubbed it a party mini-congress as it comes on the eve of a national election next year, will officially open the four-day conference today.
Tomorrow and on Saturday, the conference breaks into committees where key issues of party and national concern would be discussed and resolutions agreed. Items topping the agenda include the economic indigenisation programme, agriculture, and the constitution-making programme.
The conference, being held under the theme "Defend National Sovereignty, Consolidate Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment," ends on Saturday. It is being held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Grounds.
President Mugabe, president and first secretary of Zanu-PF started proceedings for the event yesterday by officiating at the party's traditional tree planting ceremony.
President Mugabe, who has dubbed it a party mini-congress as it comes on the eve of a national election next year, will officially open the four-day conference today.
Tomorrow and on Saturday, the conference breaks into committees where key issues of party and national concern would be discussed and resolutions agreed. Items topping the agenda include the economic indigenisation programme, agriculture, and the constitution-making programme.
Source - TC
