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  • Dambuza orders full mobilisation ahead of National Cell Day….Mash East weighs in

    Dambuza orders full mobilisation ahead of National Cell Day….Mash East weighs in

    Political Reporter

    Harare: Harare Province Political Commissar Cde Voyage Dambuza has upped the tempo across all districts ahead of ZANU PF’s National Cell Day, directing structures to move from planning to full mobilisation.

    In a directive issued yesterday, Cde Dambuza ordered district coordinating committees to conduct cell verification drives, strengthen attendance registers, and ensure every cell meets before the national date. He said the province must lead by example in party discipline and grassroots organisation.

    “Cell Day is the heartbeat of the party. Harare Province will not be found wanting. We are moving with speed to activate, account, and report,” Cde Dambuza told party cadres during a provincial taskforce meeting.

    Party officials across Harare’s 46 districts have since intensified door-to-door visits, membership updates, and logistical preparations.

    The push comes as ZANU PF nationally focuses on re-energising its base structure ahead of key organisational activities.

    With the national date approaching, Cde Dambuza said daily monitoring teams will track cell meetings and submission of reports to ensure Harare Province delivers on targets set by the party’s national leadership.

    Meanwhile, Mashonaland East Provincial Commissar Cde Lincoln Matare has thrown his full weight behind the National Cell Day, declaring that his province has been given the nod by its provincial leadership to spearhead the success of the event.

    In a mobilisation blitz across the province, Cde Matare issued a passionate call to action, urging all party structures and the general populace to turn out in force.

    “National Cell Day is not just a routine meeting; it is the foundation of our revolutionary party. Mashonaland East has been entrusted by our provincial leadership to lead from the front, and we shall not disappoint. Every cell must be a living organ of the people’s power,” said Cde Matare.

    He further emphasised the inclusive nature of the day, extending a direct invitation beyond card-carrying members to ordinary citizens eager to join the revolutionary fold. “I invite every party cadre, every war veteran, every youth, every woman, and every villager to come and celebrate Cell Day.

    But more than that, I call upon the general populace, those who have not yet registered, to come forward, register as party members, and be counted in the march towards Vision 2030,” Cde Matare added.

    In his third quotation, Cde Matare underscored the organisational discipline required for a successful event. “The cell is where the party meets the people. Without strong cells, we have no party. That is why Mashonaland East will mobilise down to the last homestead. We have received our marching orders from the provincial leadership, and we are bringing every cadre and every willing citizen to the event, because a united province builds a victorious nation.”

    All roads lead to the National Cell Day, with both Harare and Mashonaland East provinces now locked in a friendly but fierce drive to achieve 100 percent cell activation and mass registration.

  • Zanu PF returnee defies party directive,plays host to unauthorised sports gala

    Zanu PF returnee defies party directive,plays host to unauthorised sports gala

    Political  Reporter

    Harare-VACCILATING politician and Zanu PF returnee Shadreck Mashayamombe is in the eye of a storm.

    The fickle politician has served as Zanu PF Harare South MP before defecting to MDC Alliance where he contested incumbent MP Hon Tongai Mnangagwa but  lost in the 2018 .

    This time, he has been accused of insubordination after allegedly flouting a provincial party directive by providing a venue and proceeding with a youth sports programme in Churu constituency on Saturday, a move that drew the attention of anti-riot police,Express Mail Zim can report.

    The event, held at Mashayamombe’s Canterbury School, was billed as a belated Africa Day sports gala aimed at supporting sports infrastructure and grassroots development.

    However, earlier in the week, Harare Provincial Chairman Cde Goodwills Masimirembwa issued a directive ordering all affiliate organisations to immediately suspend individual programmes and channel full resources into a massive grassroots mobilisation drive targeting over 600 000 party members ahead of National Cell Day Commemorations.

    Despite the clear instruction, Mashayamombe did not lock his gates and allegedly gave a nod to organisers to proceed with the gathering, prompting police intervention to disperse attendees.

    Party insiders noted that Mashayamombe and his crew could have simply applied for a waiver to the provincial leadership to be exempted and go ahead to host the sporting gala, rather than outrightly defying the party directive which is an act of insubordination.

    “Well, one affiliate, ZimSports4ED, had a brilliant initiative which however coincided with preparations for the National Cell Day and the provincial party directive to halt all affiliates’ provincial programmes,” said a senior party official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

    “The party law and directives need to be followed because they are reached after wide consultation with the national organ and relevant party authorities. So for you to then bless and play host providing venue to an illegal event is tantamount to breach of provincial party directives, which sows seeds of division in the party, and that cannot be tolerated.”

    The official referred this reporter to Provincial Commissar Cde Voyager Dambuza or Vice Chairman Cde Ephraim Fundukwa for further comment. Both could not be reached at the time of writing, with Cde Dambuza passing the phone to someone who said he was driving to the funeral wake of the mother of Cde Masimirembwa and could not talk.

     

    Mashayamombe’s phone went unanswered, but his close loyalists defended the decision to go ahead despite the ban.

    “My friend, a lot of resources were pulled in preparing for this sports gala, and cdes from ZimSports4ED ran around seeking support from the corporate world. Two days before the event, you then get a directive to halt all this effort. We need to empathise with the children who were meant to participate,” said a Ushewokunze resident who identified himself only as Cde Tyson.

    “More still, Shaddy (Mashayamombe) only provided his grounds at the school. How could he have locked his gates?”

    Meanwhile, residents in Churu constituency said Mashayamombe was strategically plotting to regain his hold on Harare South constituents through social service provisions, including using his school as a tool.