Watch as Vice President, General Constantino Chiwenga speaks at the Fortunes Gate, Bulawayo, home of his in-laws. He was accompanied by his new wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi.

Key Points from the Speech:

  1. My grandmother was born in South Africa and she came as a baby.
  2. In 1898, when Robert Moffat came, she was the first to give him water.
  3. If you have been to state House, behind there is a door that faces Ntabazinduna, it goes straight, there is a small hut, that is my grandmother’s hut.
  4. She died at 122 years.
  5. We have got the longevity genes.
  6. Two weeks ago, we went to Hwedza with Miniyothabo, to congratulate my aunty who turned 100 years, so we are very happy. There are some very good genes in our family.
  7. Our great Grandfather was the last Munhumuthapa.
  8. And the sister was married by Mzilikazi.
  9. I took Miniyothabo in December to Tanganyika, Godbhayi Gorge, to see where we all originated.
  10. Our Nguni ancestors, their umbilical code was thrown there, so they don’t eat fish.
  11. I want to say we are Zimbabweans, we have a unitary state as Zimbabweans. This is why we had to introduce the languages.
  12. Every culture must have their language. This is why we have 16 languages.
  13. We went into the Wilderness for 40 years, but we did not achieve the objectives. But now we want to meet the objectives.
  14. Last month, I was in Egypt. This was the same time that they discovered the crossing points from Canaan.
  15. But its only 7 days from Canaan to Egypt, but they took 40 years.
  16. Exactly that same history repeated itself here.
  17. We must stop it and develop our country.
  18. I came here and then went to Gwanda, where we distributed cattle. Please ask Chief Mtshana Khumalo and Madupula, Jahana and Madliwa, I will give them four heifers and one bull.
  19. They will help us to organize the people.
  20. The program of the government of giving people cattle is on course.
  21. Myself and the President, have a deep history in Matabeleland.
  22. The President’s grandfather was taken by Mzilikazi as a boy and was kept at the palace until he was trained in the regiment.
  23. In the battle of Phuphu, he was threw the spear that killed the last white soldier.
  24. This is why President Mnangagwa wants to buld a statue for Chief Mtshana.

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