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PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA DELIVERS, WAR VETS RECEIVE TRACTORS
President Dr ED Mnangagwa has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to empowering Zimbabwe’s war veterans and driving national development, with the handover of 100 tractors to former liberation fighters.
The tractors, presented by Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Masuka on behalf of the President, are part of a broader empowerment package aimed at boosting productivity on farms allocated to war veterans across the country.
Dr Masuka emphasised that President Mnangagwa deeply value the immense sacrifices made by war veterans, both during the liberation struggle and in reclaiming land for Zimbabweans.
“The President always say the war veterans did a splendid job to liberate Zimbabwe and they went further to reclaim the land, it is only befitting that they be given the necessary equipment to develop the Country” said Dr Anxious Masuka.
Also in attendance was the Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Cd Monica Mavhunga, who expressed gratitude on behalf of the war veterans.
” The Government has made it clear that the welfare of the war veterans is always looked at. The President promised tittle deeds on farms and that program has already started. Now we are receiving tractors on top of the land and tittle deeds, Surely we have to be thankful comrades” she noted.
Comrade Douglas Mahiya, another senior war veteran, praised President Mnangagwa’s visionary leadership, saying he is a man who delivers on his promises.
“We had asked for 3000 tractors, but we understand that tractors are not like blankets that comes in large volumes. This is just the beginning and more are coming”. Said Cd Mahiya.
This gesture reaffirms the Second Republic’s commitment to inclusive empowerment and Agricultural mordenisation, ensuring that war veterans remain central to the country’s socio-economic transformation.