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GOVERNMENT has completed nearly 5 000 projects out of about 7 000 being implemented across the country’s 10 provinces under the 100-day cycle as the Second Republic forges ahead with its development agenda of leaving no one and no place behind.
The projects, most of which are infrastructural, were started in 2018 soon after President Mnangagwa started his five-year term as the country’s Head of State and Government.
In Matabeleland, a total of 1 699 projects are being implemented and 1 121 have been completed.
In Bulawayo, there are 230 projects, and 163 were completed while 67 are near completion.
Those completed include the rehabilitation of Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital, tarring of 6th Avenue, 8th Avenue, Coghlan Avenue, Doncaster Road, and Woodville Park Road, 10 community information centres, five ECD classroom blocks at Nketa, Mahatshula, Emganwini, Manondwane, and Senzangakhona primary schools including the installation of digital television transmission equipment at ZBC’s Montrose studio.
Others include the installation of a new plant at Treger Group, which is now operational, and a soft drink plant at Arenel (Pvt) Ltd.
Matabeleland South Province has 800 projects, the highest number in the region with 523 having been completed while 277 are almost completed.
Those completed include Ntepe-Manama Community Radio Station, the rolling out of the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) schools project, the establishment of the Mopani worm/amacimbi/madora processing plant in Beitbridge; and the 5MW Richsaw Solar Plant in Gwanda.
In Matabeleland North, from the 669 projects being undertaken by Government, 435 projects have been completed while 234 are near completion.
The completed projects include Hwange Teachers’ College and Binga Vocational Training Centre; the installation of piped water schemes at Mkhombo, Jotsholo Sub Office, Dingani Clinic and Tiki Clinic in Lupane and Hwange districts.
Others include Lupane Magistrates Court, the installation of a transmitter at Lupane State University Campus, the issuance of national registration documents in Tsholotsho and Binga districts, and the availing of employment opportunities in Government Departments.
In her post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the highest number of completed projects across the country were under infrastructure, with 1 866 which constitute 37,4 percent.
“Cabinet received and noted the compendium of projects implemented by the Second Republic during the Period 2018 to 2022 presented by the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes, Honourable Joram Gumbo. The highest number of projects were implemented in the following provinces, namely: Midlands, 1 083; Manicaland, 951; Mashonaland East, 861 and Matabeleland South, 800,” she said.
“The purpose of the compendium of both Government and private sector-funded projects is to inform stakeholders and the public of the work that the Second Republic is undertaking in uplifting the livelihoods of citizens as we journey towards a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030.”
Midlands Province had 1 083 projects, with 791 completed and 292 are almost completed. Those completed include the construction of the RZM Murowa 500TPH Greenfields Diamond Plant, 300 primary health centres which were installed with 8KVA solar panels, the Midlands State University National Language Centre, and the renewal of the Gweru FM Transmitter.
Minister Mutsvangwa said a total of 535 women were funded under the Women Development Fund.
In Harare metropolitan province there are 267 projects, with 121 having been completed projects while Manicaland Province had a total of 951 projects, with 777 completed and 174 almost complete.
Mashonaland Central Province had 727, with 581 completed and 146 soon to be completed while Mashonaland East Province had a total of 861, out of which 604 were completed and 257 soon to be completed.
Mashonaland West Province had 604 projects, with 452 projects completed and 152 soon to be completed. In Masvingo, Government undertook 677 projects, with 537 completed and 140 near completion.
Minister Mutsvangwa said these projects have improved people’s lives across Zimbabwe’s provinces.
“They have also enhanced access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, irrigation programmes, access to radio, television, and markets for their various products and availed business opportunities to the youth, women, and SMEs,” she said.
The minister said the compendium will be translated into the 16 recognised languages of Zimbabwe.
Cabinet also approved the all-encompassing Zimbabwe National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy. The policy will harmonise and standardise the coordination of TVET across line ministries. Presently the co-ordination of TVET is fragmented throughout ten ministries.
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