{"id":49017,"date":"2021-10-28T18:52:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=49017"},"modified":"2021-10-28T17:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:58:58","slug":"zapu-elective-congress-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zapu-elective-congress-gets-underway","title":{"rendered":"ZAPU Elective Congress Gets Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZAPU\u2019s elective congress commences this Thursday in Bulawayo, with the main events of the congress running from 28 to 30 October.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition party\u2019s congress was postponed several times last year and this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown regulations.<\/p>\n<p>ZAPU is set to elect its new president to replace the late former intelligence supremo and party president, Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Party acting president Isaac Mabuka yesterday told Southern Eye that they were finalising the accreditation of members, with 2 000 delegates expected at the congress. Said Mabuka:<\/p>\n<p>All is in order, and we will start with the accreditation of our members tomorrow (today), then on the second day, we will hold a closed-door meeting.<\/p>\n<p>We expect about 2 000 delegates at the Bulawayo Amphitheatre for the congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late nationalist and Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, is leading in the nominations for the party presidency after bagging nine out of 10 provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Other presidential candidates include secretary-general Strike Mkandla, Mark Mbayiwa, ZAPU former Matabeleland South chairperson Matthew Sibanda, Bernard Magugu and Sithembiso Mpofu, who is based in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. ZAPU\u2019s elective congress commences this Thursday in Bulawayo, with the main events of the congress running from 28 to 30 October. The opposition party\u2019s congress was postponed several times last year and this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown regulations. 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