‘Let Us Have Faith in Developing the Country’

President Mnangagwa kicks the ball during the official opening of the 5 000-seater The Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, owned by Prophet Walter Magaya, yesterday. — Picture: Innocent Makawa

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter

Zimbabweans must have faith in themselves and in their efforts to develop the country, President Mnangagwa said yesterday while opening the 5 000-seater, The Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, Harare, constructed by Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya. According to the clergyman, the state-of-the-art stadium is a replica of the home of English Championship side Swansea City, the Swansea Stadium. It boosts a world class suspended pitch, which enables an efficient drainage system. There is a corporate booth, a roll of honour wall, international standard dugouts and crafty change-rooms that meet the local Premier Soccer League and Confederation of African Football requirements. Added to this, the stadium is entirely installed with bucket seats. It is expected to be expanded to accommodate 10 000 people by February next year, increasing to a final capacity of 40 000 as time goes on. The stadium is complemented by Yadah Hotel, which is part of the complex, and can be utilised by teams and individual sportspersons. President Mnangagwa said construction of such a stadium was a demonstration of the national philosophy that “Nyika inovakwa, inotongwa, inonamatirwa nevene vayo/Ilizwe lakhiwa, libuswe, likhulekelwe ngabanikazi balo”. ReadMore