Staff Reporter
Addressing thousands of Johanne the 5th of Africa International Church, President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to work for the betterment of their livelihoods and that of the country through the achievement of Vision 2030.
President Mnangagwa left the congregants in stitches quoting bible verses as he drove his point home by reciting Proverbs 20 verse 4 off head adding that Zimbabweans ought to utilise local resources and achieve greatness. He punctuated his message by revealing that for the past three years Government has been producing surplus wheat.
“Ivhu munaro, maziso munawo, mawoko munawo, makumbo munawo, kudenga kuna Mwari ndokunobva mvura inonaya. Ngatirimeyi tive nekuguta mukati menyika yedu (utilize your energies and engage in farming activities and let God compliment your efforts through the rains” thundered President Mnangagwa.
He added “Takange tisingakwanise kurima gorosi munyika muno, takavaka madhamu. Kare taitenga gorosi ku Ukraine uko kwavanehondo, asi three four ago takagara pasi tikati aiwa…takabvunzana kuti mahectare imwe inoita matonne mangani uye tinoda ma tonne mangani kuti tikwane gorosi? ikozvino ravagore rechitatu tisingasunzi? (we could not produce enough wheat locally until we did our homework and as a result it has been three years producing surplus wheat)”
Meanwhile, President Mnangagwa took a swipe at opposition politicians by reading from 1 Peter 2 verse 9 which says ‘You are the chosen generation’ before dissing those that rush to report to the West as unfocused and misplacing their fortunes. He said each nation had its own blessings which needed to be exploited by its locals. “If you have a dream wishing or thinking that western countries are better than us, muka uite zvinhu zviviri. Muka upise machira or kumarasa (wake up and burn the blankets or throw them away).”
Johanne the 5th of Africa International Church acquired at least 50 hectares of land from Government where it plans to carry out agricultural activities to compliment the Second Republics efforts to eradicate poverty in Zimbabwe.
