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Preserve peace to attain prosperity says Mnangagwa
05 Aug 2016 at 21:14hrs | Views
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zimbabweans to be united and preserve peace and tranquillity to enable the country to attain prosperity and to uplift the lives of ordinary people.
Vice President Mnangagwa held a news conference in his Munhumutapa offices on the subject of Heroes Day commemorations which will be held on Monday.
In a wide ranging interview in the capital on Friday afternoon, Mnangagwa said Heroes Day aims at inculcating patriotism and selflessness to all generations.
He said it is also a reminder to the heroes that they are not forgotten and that they did not die in vain.
In the face of the current drought facing the nation and the whole of Southern Africa, Vice President Mnangagwa has been appointed to lead the Food and Nutrition Coordinating Committee under ZIM ASSET.
In that regard he says government has launched a serious programme that will ensure that Zimbabwe attains food security through command agriculture.
He said the committee is in the process of identifying 400 000 hectares of land where the project should be implemented and is confident that the country will achieve the goal in the next four harvesting seasons.
The media briefing was attended by representatives of different media houses.
Vice President Mnangagwa held a news conference in his Munhumutapa offices on the subject of Heroes Day commemorations which will be held on Monday.
In a wide ranging interview in the capital on Friday afternoon, Mnangagwa said Heroes Day aims at inculcating patriotism and selflessness to all generations.
He said it is also a reminder to the heroes that they are not forgotten and that they did not die in vain.
In that regard he says government has launched a serious programme that will ensure that Zimbabwe attains food security through command agriculture.
He said the committee is in the process of identifying 400 000 hectares of land where the project should be implemented and is confident that the country will achieve the goal in the next four harvesting seasons.
The media briefing was attended by representatives of different media houses.
Source - zbc
