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Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau

Zanu-PF has — with immediate effect —appointed secretary general for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) Cde Victor Matemadanda as Secretary for Commissariat.

Cde Matemadanda replaces Cde Engelbert Rugeje, who is awaiting redeployment in September.

Addressing the Press yesterday after an Extra-Ordinary Session of the Politburo, the party’s Secretary for Information and Publicity, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, said the appointments were with immediate effect.

“The Politburo has appointed Cde Matemadanda to the position of Secretary for Commissariat replacing Cde Rugeje who will remain a Politburo member pending re-deployment in September to a yet to be announced assignment,” said Cde Khaya Moyo.

Before re-deployment, Cde Matemadanda was the Secretary for War Veterans in the Politburo and he is also the Deputy Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs.

Cde Khaya Moyo said the Politburo appointed Cde Douglas Mahiya as the new Secretary for War Veterans, deputised by Cde Headman Moyo.

Cde Zenzo Ncube is now the deputy director for War Veterans Affairs at the party headquarters, taking over from Cde Mahiya.

Cde Khaya Moyo added that the First Secretary of the party, President Mnangagwa, welcomed members to the Extra-Ordinary Session of the Politburo, saying the purpose of the Politburo was to review the rules and regulations, governing conduct of intra-party elections.

Cde Khaya Moyo said the move is in line with the ethos of the new dispensation as propagated by President Mnangagwa, to continuously focus on party renewal in line with changing circumstances.

“The rules and regulations shall apply to party members intending to contest from cell to Central Committee positions as might be guided by the party constitution.

“The elections of the executive members at cell, village, branch, district, ward, province and Central Committee members must be carried out by secret ballot,” said Cde Khaya Moyo.

He added that the rules and regulations shall apply from such a date as may be determined by the Secretary for Commissariat as to how the elections should be conducted.

The Chitepo School of Ideology, Cde Khaya Moyo said, will have to train members seeking for positions within party structures.