10 star rallies lined up Wednesday, 10 July 2013 02:44 View Comments Cde Rugare Gumbo Michael Chideme Senior Reporter ZANU-PF has lined up 10 star rallies to be held in the country’s provincial capitals as the July 31 date for the harmonised elections draws closer. Dates of the rallies would be announced today after a scheduled Politburo meeting. Party Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Rugare Gumbo confirmed holding of the star rallies. “We are going to have star rallies in all the 10 provinces. They would be held at provincial capitals,” he said. In Manicaland, Sakubva Stadium would host the rally while in Masvingo, Mucheke Stadium would be the venue. In Matabeleland South, Pelandaba Stadium in Gwanda would be the venue of the rally, while in Midlands Mkoba Stadium would host the rally. In Mashonaland Central, Bindura would be the venue while Chinhoyi would be the venue for the Mashonaland West province. Marondera would be the place for Mashonaland East while the Matabeleland North star rally would be held in Lupane. Harare and Bulawayo would be venues for the two metropolitan provinces. Cde Gumbo said besides the star rallies, provincial leaders will also address mini rallies in their provinces with constituency campaign teams meeting the people at constituency level. Related Stories... Zanu-PF intensifies election preps Zanu-PF steps up campaign in Mat South Zanu-PF holds rallies in Mashonaland Central Province Zanu-PF in massive national campaigns Zanu-PF rallies Bikita supporters He said there would be ward meetings to garner support. “Those who did not make it in party primaries have been asked to hold joint rallies and meetings with winning candidates,” he said. Cde Gumbo said the party was working to ensure it retains all the seats it won in 2008 and reclaim the lost ones. Commenting on independent candidates who are using Zanu-PF party symbols to campaign, Cde Gumbo said they risked being prosecuted. He said the party reserved the option to institute legal proceedings against the independent candidates. “It’s unacceptable to use our party symbols and President Mugabe’s portrait. Those doing such may be prosecuted because they no longer belong to our party. There is no way an independent can use party symbols and materials. Herald
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:18:32 +0000
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