GOVERNMENT is committed to addressing the welfare and conditions of service for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, including the entire public service, with efforts underway to procure more vehicles to improve their mobility, President Mnangagwa has said. The President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, yesterday handed over 102 vehicles to ZDF, as part of the conditions of service for senior army officers. All in all, the ZDF will get over 700 vehicles, with the consignment being augmented by a batch of buses, allowing intra-city and inter-city movement of the forces.
Prior to yesterday’s commissioning, the President had handed over 54 staff and utility vehicles at a ceremony held in Harare last year. President Mnangagwa flanked by Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri (left) and Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda at Msasa Logistical Garrison in Harare yesterday.–Pictures: Justin Mutenda At this year’s Defence Forces Day commemorations in August, the President committed Government to providing vehicles for senior officers and yesterday’s commissioning was a partial fulfilment, with the rest of the vehicles expected to be delivered by mid-next year. “During this year’s celebrations of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day, I reiterated that the addressing of the welfare and conditions of service for our Defence Forces, including the entire public service, is an ongoing process.
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