ZANU PF Sets November Deadline for Grassroots Digitisation

By Simba Zimunya

ZANU PF has set November as the deadline for completing the digitisation of its grassroots structures, with party leaders in Masvingo calling on district officials to accelerate the programme.

The exercise featured prominently at the party's Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting held in the provincial capital on Sunday, where leaders reviewed progress and discussed efforts to ensure the process is completed within the set timeframe.

Party Pushes to Strengthen Grassroots Structures

ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, said strengthening grassroots structures remained central to the party's organisation and historical foundations.

He linked the party's cell structures to its liberation history, emphasising the importance of maintaining and strengthening them.

“It is in line with our party structures. Cell structures emanated as a result of our liberation. We must strengthen these party structures,” Mutsvangwa said.

Masvingo Provincial Vice Chairperson Trust Mugabe urged district structures to speed up the digitisation exercise to meet the November deadline.

“Let us expedite this programme in all our districts. We must ensure we meet the deadline that has been set,” he said.

Government Development Agenda Highlighted

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira outlined development activities taking place across the province.

He highlighted agriculture, mining, tourism and infrastructure as key sectors, linking the province's development activities to Government policies and national development strategies, including the National Development Strategy 1 and 2.

“We are a beneficiary of President Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s policies that include NDS 1 and 2. Our province is active in different sectors that include Agriculture, mining, tourism and infrastructure development,” Chadzamira said.

What the Digitisation Exercise Means

The November deadline places pressure on the party's district structures to complete the exercise within the month.

However, the report does not specify how many structures have already been digitised, the technology being introduced, the total number of members covered or the consequences of missing the deadline.

The effectiveness of the programme will therefore depend on its implementation and the extent to which the digitised structures improve the party's organisation at grassroots level.