SPEECH

BY

THE PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY,

DR. E. D. MNANGAGWA

AT

THE JOHANE MARANGE APOSTOLIC

CHURCH 2026 BIG SABBATH SERVICE

MARANGE-MUTARE

18 JULY 2026

Director  of Ceremonies;

Our Host, leader of the Johane Marange Apostolic

Church, His Holiness, St Nimrod Taguta;

First Lady, Amai A. Mnangagwa;

Vice President, Hon. Gen. (Rtd) Dr.C.G.D.N. Chiwenga;

Vice President, Hon. Col. (Rtd) Dr. K. C. D. Mohadi;

Chairman of ZANU PF and Minister of Defence,

Hon. O. C. Z. Muchinguri-Kashiri;

Mambo Marange, nemamwe madzimambo aripano

tinokukwazisayi; Ndino chingamidza zvekare hutekwa-tekwa hwese huripano hwekereke, Musangano wedu we ZANU PF, neveku hurumede;

Wungano yese ye kereke ino, yeJohane Marange Apostolic Church, ndinoku-kwazisai;

Comrades and Friends.

Ndafara kuvanemi, pa-Sabbath Service yenyu se kereke re Johane Marange Apostolic Church, pano pa-nzvimbo inoyera.

Ndinokutendai mose nekuti gamuchira kwamaita. It pleases God when we meet in unity to pray for our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe. Jehovah vano fara kana vatendi tichisangana, takabatana, tichinamitira Nyika yavakatipa, tisina kukumbira. From Plumtree to Mutare, and from Beitbridge to Chirundu, Tinoti Ebeneezer Mwari vatisvitsa pano, seNyika, takabatana, tinerunyararo, nebudiriro. It is Almighty God who helps us. Tenzi ndiye chete mubatsiri wedu. Alleluya.

I thank you all, for the prayers you make for our country. Nyasha, nengoni, norugare, zvinobva kuna ivo Mwari Baba, Ishe wedu Jehovah anoti muna Jeremiah 29 verse 11; ‘Ndinoziva urongwa hwandinahwo pamusoro penyu; urongwa hwokuti mubudirire, kwete kukuitirai zvakaipa, urongwa hunokupai tariro neramangwana rakanaka. Alleluya.

Allow me to thank the Johane Marange Apostolic Church for the relations it has with Government and our revolutionary mass Party, ZANU PF.

Hukama hwe kereke ino nehurumende neMusangano wedu we ZANU PF hunokudzwa. Tinotenda rutsigiro rwenyu. Hukama uhu, ngaurambe hwakasimba, tichivaka Nyika yekwedu, pamwe chete.

From Zambezi to Limpopo, Plumtree to Mutare, we are one people, a united country singing one national anthem. Se-Nyika inokudza Mwari, inoda runyararo, tinoramba tichisimbiswa neshoko rehupenyu rinoti muna vaHeburo ngatibvisei mitoro yose nechivi chinotikurira, ngatimhanye nemoyo murefu, tichitarira kuna Jesu.

Rugare.

Let us depend on the Almighty God, in building, modernising and industrialising our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe, brick by brick and stone upon stone.

It is through Him, that our people centred programmes and plans continue to succeed.

As the Church, and nation, ngativimbe muna Jehovah. Ndiye chete anoita kuti mabasa emaoko edu, abudirire.

Fellow Congregants;

Our nation is marching on to Vision 2030. I challenge the Church to make loud its voice and encourage hard-honest work, production and productivity in all sectors, as we develop our country.

Kereke ngaiparidze, kukosha kweku shanda ne simba. Ngaiparidze rudo, kubatana nekuda Nyika yedu. Mwari akataura kuti tichadya cheziya.

Our national culture, values and identity as well as the correct moral up-bringing of our children are important.

The Church has a part to play. Tino vimba nekereke kuti ibatsire kuti tirambe tichichengetedza tsika dzedu nehunhu hwakanaka seNyika. Ndimi chiyedza, che Nyika, rambayi muchibwinya.

As the Johane Marange Apostolic Church, you have invested in education, entrepreneurship, skills training, sports and recreation as well as in other critical sectors of the economy such as mining. That is commendable.

Rambayi muchishanda nesimba, kuti matunhu edu abudirire, vanhu vave nehupenyu hwaka- vandudzika.

The many empowerment projects you have undertaken, demonstrates how your Church, contributes towards the growth of our economy. Tinotenda. Well done.

On its part, my Government is removing bottlenecks which hinder increased production and the growth of small businesses. Hurumende icharamba ichi dzikisa mitero yema licences and levies kuti vanhu vawane kushanda zvakareruka.

Our ZANU PF Party policies will continue to promote access to more economic opportunities, wealth creation, jobs and a better quality of life for our people.

“Mhuri ye Zimbabwe Uyai, ngativakeizve Nyika yekwedu, kuti tinyadzise vavengi vedu.

I call upon the Church, to mobilise and organise congregants to participate in empowerment programmes being championed by Government. Vemakereke, musasarire kumashure.

Let us all be front runners in building the Zimbabwe we all want, household by household, village by village, ward by ward and district by district.

Nyika inovakwa, inotongwa, inonamatigwa nevene vayo/ ilizwe lakhiwa, libuswe, likhu-le-ke-lwe ngabanikazi balo. Alleluya.

Let us all take part in the construction of our roads, schools and health centres; let us till our God given land to produce the food we eat and also mine our resources to develop and modernise our country.

Under our ZANU PF-led Government, no one and no place will be left behind. I commend Manicaland Province for the successes you are registering across all sectors. The Province is now ranked number five in-terms of its contribution to the overall national GDP.

Your achievements in the agriculture sector, especially in wheat and milk production, as well as in the manufacturing sector are commendable. Well done.

Makorokoto. Amhlophe.

Going forward, I urge you to increase sector specific growth, particularly focusing on high value exports. Also take advantage of new technology and innovation, to growth all your businesses.

Under the Tourism sector, I expect Zimbabwe, including Manicaland, to continue to grow the sector so that our country remains a destination of choice to visit, invest, trade and do business.

In concluding, ndinotenda zvekare baba, His Holiness, St Nimrod Taguta, Church Elders, nehutungamire , musangano rese re Johane Marange

Apostolic Church.

I also thank Manicaland Province and the ZANU PF leadership, Traditional Leaders and all stakeholders for warmly receive me as we worshiped together in unity as one people.

Let us continue to preach and carry the peace, love and harmony taught to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I appeal to us to never get tired of praying for our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe, and for the development of our Continent Africa.

To all my dear fellow congregants, in particular the women and youth, I thank you for attending this service in your numbers. Your service to this Church, in the various departments has made this Sabbath Service successful. Thank you. Makorokoto. Amhlophe.

With these remarks, I wish you journey mercies, as you travel back to your respective provinces and districts.

Ndinokushuvirai rugare, uye kufamba zvakanaka pamuno-dzokera kumatunhu enyu.

God bless you all.

God bless Zimbabwe.

I thank you.