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THE appointments of Cabinet Ministers, their deputies as well as Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution set in motion the wheels of Government business in the drive to achieve Vision 2030.
Anchoring on National Development Strategy (NDS1), Zimbabwe is moving to achieve an empowered and prosperous upper-middle income economy by the Year 2030.
The country’s development agenda has already taken off and is flying high, with high impact projects for economic development and social transformation being implemented by Government.
With such a robust foundation in place, brick by brick and stone upon stone, the Second Republic is continuing to build the Zimbabwe that is desired by everyone.
Manicaland Province is a major player in national development.
From Makoni to Chimanamani, Chipinge to Nyanga and Mutasa to Buhera, the province has got it all.
From farming to mining and tourism to manufacturing, Manicaland can accelerate its development hinging on all these economic sectors.
The province is endowed with mineral resources like the diamonds in Chiadzwa, lithium in Buhera, Mutare and Nyanga, as well as phosphate in Buhera.
All these can be exploited to develop Manicaland and beyond.
The establishment of a gemmology centre in the Fernhill Special Economic Zone just outside Mutare near Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences has to be expedited as construction work of the first phase is shaping up well.
At its completion, the gemmology centre is expected to drive the diamond cutting and polishing value chain in Manicaland Province and the country at large.
This will increase beneficiation of the mineral.
Capacitation of industries across the province so that they can operate at their optimal potential must also be a top priority.
Consequently, this will create employment for locals and spur production for domestic consumption as well as surplus for exports.
The modernisation of Forbes Border Post and the construction of a new dry part is also central in driving Manicaland’s development as this will enhance the efficient and effective clearing of cargo.
The projects will facilitate the creation of a transit economy for the entire country.
With Christmas Pass creating major headaches owing to the regular occurrence of road traffic accidents involving haulage trucks, the by-pass road has become long overdue.
Establishing the Christmas Pass by-pass road will go a long way in preserving human lives.
These transformative projects are key to the development of Manicaland.
To get them done, all stakeholders need to have unity of purpose.
Newly appointed Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Honourable Misheck Mugadza, this week spoke on the need for Government ministries, departments and agencies to pull in the same direction, with their unity of purpose sustaining Manicaland’s growth.
Minister Mugadza, a hardworking and proactive servant of the people who is Mutasa South legislator, now has a bigger responsibility of superintending Manicaland’s development and ensuring that no one and no place is left behind.
As the jewel in the eastern parts of Zimbabwe, Manicaland has what it takes to shine and stand tall as one of the country’s economic hubs.
Online Reporter