Mechanics4ED has officially joined the ranks of ZANU PF’s grassroots mobilisation machinery, throwing its weight behind Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 while announcing a nationwide rollout of skills training programmes aimed at empowering thousands of young mechanics across the country.
Harare Provincial Political Commissar Cde Voyage Dambuza gave the assurance last night during a Vision 2030 Strategic Dinner hosted at China Gardens, telling delegates that Government will address the operational challenges faced by informal sector artisans.
“You are not coming as beggars. You are coming with skills and you have demonstrated that you are ready to contribute meaningfully to the Party and to national development.
“We have a common interest in supporting President Mnangagwa and ensuring Vision 2030 succeeds. The environment created allows engagement between leadership and communities, including mechanics. We will take your concerns forward,” said Cde Dambuza.
The concerns include harassment by municipal police, lack of designated operating space, rental pressures, and limited access to formal financing barriers that have for years kept informal mechanics operating on the margins of the economy.
Responding, Mechanics4ED National Chairman Cde Lovemore Gadha announced that the organisation has moved beyond advocacy into direct action, having already established youth training hubs in operational garages across several provinces.
The initiative aims to turn informal workplaces into structured training centres equipping young people with marketable skills while steering them away from drug abuse and idleness.
“Mechanics4ED is actively training youths and fighting drug abuse through vocational engagement.
“This programme is independently funded by our members, we are not coming to government with a begging bowl. We are coming with skills, ready to contribute to the Party and to national development,” said Cde Gadha.
The organisation has in recent months conducted comprehensive skills audits across all ten provinces, identified training gaps in emerging automotive technologies including electric vehicle maintenance, and established mentorship structures pairing veteran mechanics with young apprentices. Its membership now spans major urban centres including Chitungwiza, Mbare, Mabvuku-Tafara, Dzivaresekwa and Highfields, areas where informal garages have become critical nodes of youth employment and economic activity.
Cde Dambuza further declared Mechanics4ED’s full support for Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3, which seeks to extend Presidential and Parliamentary terms from five to seven years, effectively allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030 and beyond.
“We stand firmly behind the Party’s resolutions and we respect the institutions mandated to process the Bill to its logical conclusion.”
The endorsement aligns with Party spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa’s defence of the Bill as part of a lawful parliamentary process.
The dinner ended with Mechanics4ED pledging to mobilise its national membership in support of the Party’s 2030 agenda.
Harare Province is now rolling out mobilisation rallies targeting key constituencies where mechanics and informal sector players form a significant voting bloc, working towards the target of enlisting one million members ahead of the 2030 elections.
