IN PICTURES: Uhuru celebrations at Barbourfields Stadium
By Tawanda Mudimu
HISTORY was made in Bulawayo today as the city, for the first time since 1980, hosted the country’s main Independence celebrations at Barbourfields Stadium in line with the Second Republic’s devolution and decentralisation thrust.
President Mnangagwa inspects the parade
The Independence Day celebrations are being held under the theme: “Zim@ 42 — Leaving no one and no place behind.”
President Mnangagwa marches past the parade
In the past, Independence Day celebrations were held in Harare.
For the first time Bulawayo hosted the main Independence celebrations
Thousands of Zimbabweans are gathered at the iconic football field for the momentous event that has been spiced up by entertainment from schoolchildren, musicians, Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service drills, among others.
The First Family at the State House in the morning
President Mnangagwa presided over the celebrations and delivered the keynote address.
President Mnangagwa delivers the keynote address
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