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Zanu-PF urban push boosted by Tagwirei
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Businessman and Zanu-PF central committee member Kudakwashe Tagwirei has reportedly invested over US$5 million in empowerment projects across Harare as the ruling party intensifies efforts to win urban support, historically elusive since the rise of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in 2000.
Sources within Zanu-PF's Harare provincial programme committee confirmed that US$1.6 million of the total funds was disbursed directly to the party's six zones in the capital, each receiving US$250,000 for organisational and empowerment projects. The initiative focuses primarily on water infrastructure and food aid, targeting the city's chronic water shortages.
Tagwirei, speaking at a Zone 6 Inter District Feedback Meeting, revealed plans to drill 480 solar-powered boreholes across Harare, with six boreholes allocated per district. Infrastructure experts estimate that each borehole, fully equipped with drilling, casing, submersible pumps, and solar panels, costs between US$5,000 and US$8,000.
In addition to the water projects, approximately 95,000 hampers, each valued at US$18, were distributed during meetings, bringing the total cost of the food aid programme to roughly US$1.71 million.
Zanu-PF Harare provincial chairperson, Godwills Masimirembwa, praised Tagwirei's role in modernising the party's urban strategy, noting that his guidance had strengthened both outreach and operational capacity. "The programme of empowerment is going on smoothly, and we are already seeing the benefits on the ground," Masimirembwa said.
He added that Tagwirei advised the party to anchor urban mobilisation efforts on empowerment, service delivery, and addressing the daily needs of constituents, a shift that has enhanced the party's relevance in metropolitan areas. District coordinating committee members received vehicles to improve mobility and responsiveness, while the top six provincial administrations were also provided with cars to bolster organisational efficiency.
"The feedback we are receiving shows that people appreciate tangible empowerment," Masimirembwa said, emphasising that community development initiatives, youth programmes, and economic upliftment projects remain central to the party's urban strategy.
The initiative comes as Zanu-PF continues to capitalise on fractures within opposition structures, gradually winning seats and council wards across Harare, marking a significant strategic push into urban constituencies that have traditionally been challenging terrain for the ruling party.
Sources within Zanu-PF's Harare provincial programme committee confirmed that US$1.6 million of the total funds was disbursed directly to the party's six zones in the capital, each receiving US$250,000 for organisational and empowerment projects. The initiative focuses primarily on water infrastructure and food aid, targeting the city's chronic water shortages.
Tagwirei, speaking at a Zone 6 Inter District Feedback Meeting, revealed plans to drill 480 solar-powered boreholes across Harare, with six boreholes allocated per district. Infrastructure experts estimate that each borehole, fully equipped with drilling, casing, submersible pumps, and solar panels, costs between US$5,000 and US$8,000.
In addition to the water projects, approximately 95,000 hampers, each valued at US$18, were distributed during meetings, bringing the total cost of the food aid programme to roughly US$1.71 million.
Zanu-PF Harare provincial chairperson, Godwills Masimirembwa, praised Tagwirei's role in modernising the party's urban strategy, noting that his guidance had strengthened both outreach and operational capacity. "The programme of empowerment is going on smoothly, and we are already seeing the benefits on the ground," Masimirembwa said.
He added that Tagwirei advised the party to anchor urban mobilisation efforts on empowerment, service delivery, and addressing the daily needs of constituents, a shift that has enhanced the party's relevance in metropolitan areas. District coordinating committee members received vehicles to improve mobility and responsiveness, while the top six provincial administrations were also provided with cars to bolster organisational efficiency.
"The feedback we are receiving shows that people appreciate tangible empowerment," Masimirembwa said, emphasising that community development initiatives, youth programmes, and economic upliftment projects remain central to the party's urban strategy.
The initiative comes as Zanu-PF continues to capitalise on fractures within opposition structures, gradually winning seats and council wards across Harare, marking a significant strategic push into urban constituencies that have traditionally been challenging terrain for the ruling party.
Source - Newsday
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