State of the Nation Address By His Excellency The President of the Republic Of Zimbabwe Comrade R.G. Mugabe, Parliament Building 25th August , 2015. As a Nation, we occasionally find time to reflect on our achievements and the challenges we face in our quest to improve people’s quality of life. Madame President, Mr. Speaker, Sir, We have been able to do so in an environment of peace and stability, sustained since Independence. To this end, I wish to pay tribute to our security and defence forces, and the generality of our people, who have joined hands in peace building efforts, even under very difficult socio-economic conditions Madame President, Mr Speaker, Sir, To maintain economic growth, and especially the creation of jobs for our people, my Government has proposed a Ten-Point Plan of 1. Revitalising agriculture and the agro-processing value chain 2. Advancing beneficiation and/or value addition to our agricultural and mining resource endowment 3. Focusing on i...