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BILITATED and dualised Sam Nujoma Extension, from Cork Road to Harare Drive, was opened yesterday as the face of Harare continued to change and get a glowing touch.
Transport and infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona, Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Charles Tawengwa, and other senior Government officials, were on the ground to open the stretch of one of the city’s major roads.
Speaking after the tour, Min Mhona said the accelerated infrastructure development being witnessed across the country aligns with President Mnangagwa’s vision of achieving an Upper middle income economy by 2030.
He said all roads used by public motor vehicles and major trunk roads will be rehabilitated.
““Yes, SADC is coming in just a few weeks but the Summit will come and go and we will need robust and vibrant infrastructure at the end of the day,” said Min Mhona.
“You have seen that we are having a number of problematic roads in the city. So, the idea was the to descend on such roads.
“And, I want to commend the Second Republic for championing and opening economic enablers in terms of road infrastructure to connect with neighbouring countries.
“You know this is part of one of the trunk roads that we have in Zimbabwe.”
He added:
“The culture and work ethic of the Second Republic is to make sure that the economic enablers, for instance the roads, we upgrade in tandem with the Sadc dictates and, at the end of the day, we enable business to move smoothly.”
Min Mhona assured the nation that road networks countrywide, which are in need of rehabilitation, will be covered.
“We assure the people of Zimbabwe that we want to attend to our road network as a whole not just those designated roads for SADC purposes. But we cannot do it in a single day,” he said.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter