Rutenga To Host 2027 Independence Day Celebrations

Rutenga Growth Point in Masvingo Province will host the 47th Independence celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party. The Independence Flame will be lit at Gonakudzingwa, a former detention camp, and at Jenya, a liberation war memorial site, both of which have been designated as places of significance.

Speaking at Tuesday’s post-Cabinet briefing in Harare, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Zhemu Soda said Cabinet had noted and approved the report on the proposed venues, presented by Vice President Kembo Mohadi.

“Masvingo Province will host the 47th Independence anniversary celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party in line with the Cabinet directive at its meeting of 20th May, 2025 on the Independence celebrations rotational hosting sequence,” Soda said.

“It should be recalled that in one of his earlier interventions, His Excellency the President stressed that remoteness and underdevelopment should be accorded importance in the selection of a hosting district.

“In that regard, Rutenga Growth Point in Mwenezi District has been approved as the venue for the 47th Independence celebrations and the 2027 Children’s Party.”

Soda said Gonakudzingwa, a former detention camp in Chiredzi District, and Jenya, a Liberation War memorial site in Chivi District, had been designated as Places of Significance.

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