CAB 3 Emerges as Pillar of Vision 2030 as Traditionalists Back Development Continuity

Online Reporter

Zimbabwe’s march towards Vision 2030 has received renewed backing from traditional and cultural stakeholders, who say Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB 3) will strengthen the foundations of stability, continuity and sustainable development needed to accelerate national transformation.

The Bill, which is expected to be debated in Parliament next week, has attracted support from the Zimbabwe Traditionalists for ED (ZITFED), whose leadership believes the proposed constitutional reforms will help safeguard the gains achieved under the Second Republic while providing a stable framework for future national development.

Speaking on behalf of the organisation, ZITFED National Chairperson Cde Memory Mpofu, popularly known as Gogo Mayamba, said Zimbabwe’s development aspirations require policy consistency and leadership continuity to ensure that ongoing projects reach completion.

“The progress that Zimbabwe is witnessing today must be protected. Our communities are seeing roads, schools, clinics, dams, irrigation schemes and other development projects taking shape. Stability is critical if we are to achieve Vision 2030 and secure prosperity for future generations,” she said.

Gogo Mayamba said the principles embodied in CAB 3 reflect long-standing traditional governance systems that enabled unity, social order and economic prosperity during the era of the Munhumutapa Empire.

“CAB 3 is very important to Zimbabwe because it seeks to restore the values of stability, continuity and development that our people enjoyed during the Munhumutapa Empire. It is a step towards reclaiming our identity as MaDzimbabwe and ensuring that the progress being witnessed under the Second Republic is protected for future generations,” she said.

She noted that since President ED Mnangagwa assumed office in November 2017, Zimbabwe has embarked on an extensive development trajectory characterised by infrastructure expansion, agricultural modernisation, energy sector investments, dam construction, road rehabilitation and rural industrialisation initiatives.

According to ZITFED, these interventions have transformed livelihoods across the country and laid a firm foundation for the attainment of an upper-middle-income economy by 2030.

The organisation also emphasised the importance of preserving indigenous values and national sovereignty as Zimbabwe continues implementing its development agenda.

“We support CAB 3 because it will provide the stability necessary for long-term planning and sustained development. Zimbabwe must remain focused on its developmental trajectory without unnecessary disruptions,” said Gogo Mayamba.

She added that traditionalists appreciate the inclusive approach adopted by the Second Republic.”President Mnangagwa’s leadership has not left traditionalists out, but accommodated us in the spirit of Nyika Inovakwa neVene Vayo/Ilizwe Lakhiwa Ngabanikazi Balo with no one and no place left behind,” she said.

CAB 3 has already been tabled before Parliament and is awaiting debate. Upon passage by both the National Assembly and Senate, the Bill will be forwarded to President Mnangagwa for assent before becoming law.

The endorsement by ZITFED comes amid growing calls by cultural stakeholders for heritage and indigenous knowledge systems to remain central to Zimbabwe’s development philosophy.

Recently, Gogo Mayamba presided over traditional rites during the launch of National Culture Month in Bulawayo, where she honoured ancestral traditions and sought blessings for the successful commemoration of Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage.

ZITFED maintains that culture, heritage and development remain inseparable pillars in Zimbabwe’s national journey and should continue guiding the country’s transformation agenda as it advances towards Vision 2030.

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