{"id":25293,"date":"2020-07-14T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=25293"},"modified":"2020-07-14T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:00:07","slug":"zapu-postpones-elective-congress-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zapu-postpones-elective-congress-due-to-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"ZAPU Postpones Elective Congress Due To COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zimbabwe African People\u2019s Union (ZAPU) has resolved to postpone its elective congress that was set for August 26 to 28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The elective congress was meant to elect a new leader to succeed the late Dumiso Dabengwa, who was the party leader.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s national spokesperson, Iphithule Maphosa, said the decision to postpone the elective congress was made by the National People\u2019s Council (NPC) after taking note of the increasing coronavirus infections in the country. Said Maphosa:<\/p>\n<div class=\"IIPpYkX8\">\n<p>The NPC is the party\u2018s highest decision-making body, who between congress held a zoom meeting in July 11 to postpone the congress.<\/p>\n<p>The ZOOM conference was made up of clusters of NPC members in Bulawayo, Harare, South Africa and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x0NQLHxp\">\n<div class=\"ad-links-inside\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zimbabwe African People\u2019s Union (ZAPU) has resolved to postpone its elective congress that was set for August 26 to 28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The elective congress was meant to elect a new leader to succeed the late Dumiso Dabengwa, who was the party leader. 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