Rutenga growth point in Mwenezi district, Masvingo, has been officially selected to host the country’s 47th Independence celebrations.
The decision was approved by Cabinet following a report presented by Vice President Kembo Mohadi and announced during a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday.
Addressing journalists after the Cabinet meeting, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister, Zhemu Soda, said the decision was in line with a Cabinet directive adopted in May last year.
“It should be recalled that in one of his earlier interventions, His Excellency the President stressed that remoteness and underdevelopment should be accorded importance in the selection of a hosting district,” Soda said.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet also considered sites of historical significance linked to Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle where the Independence Flame will be lit as part of the commemorative activities.
Soda said Gonakudzingwa, a former detention camp located in Chiredzi District, and Jenya, a liberation war memorial site in Chivi, were identified as places of significance for the national programme.
The inclusion of the two sites is expected to strengthen efforts to preserve and celebrate the country’s liberation heritage.
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