Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF officially launches its election campaign
Its election manifesto theme is ‘unite, fight corruption, develop, re-engage, create jobs’ and the party claims it is the only one that can guide the country
Harare — Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party officially kicked off its election campaign on Friday with the launch of its election manifesto, themed "unite, fight corruption, develop, re-engage, create jobs", at a hotel in Harare.The launch was attended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, among other senior officials in Zanu-PF.In his address, Mnangagwa said, "We launch the 2018 people’s manifesto and there is no other party that can put Zimbabwe in good hands as Zanu-PF. This manifesto will guide us and the next government, and the launch marks the beginning of honest, people-centred hard work — and is not an end in itself, but the start of delivering to the expectation of our people, both in and outside of Zimbabwe."The launch gave the strongest indication that the country has inched closer to holding elections in July in which Mnangagwa will stand as the Zanu-PF presidential candidate. About 117 registered political parties are interested in contestin...
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