LATEST: First Lady to present ZNCC awards

First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe is welcomed by Minister of State for Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs Cain Mathema and Minister of Industry and Commerce Mike Bimha at Victoria Falls Intenational Airport.-(Picture by Tawanda Mudimu)

Lloyd Gumbo in VICTORIA FALLS

First Lady, Dr Amai Grace Mugabe has arrived in Victoria Falls for the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Congress where she is expected to hand over awards to companies and individuals who excelled in their respective sectors last year.

She was welcomed at the Victoria Falls International Airport by Ministers Mike Bimha, Douglas Mombeshora, Cain Mathema, Clifford Sibanda and National Assembly Speaker Advocate Jacob Mudenda as well as ZNCC president Davison Norupiri.

Meanwhile Advocate Mudenda earlier told delegates here that Parliament was ready to consider and pass legislation that sought to improve the Ease of Doing Business in Zimbabwe.

He implored industry and commerce to identify laws that impede the Ease of Doing Business and bring petitions before Parliament for their consideration and possible repeal.

In his remarks, Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Ray Ndhlukula said the Office of the President and Cabinet was working flat out to make the business environment conducive and attractive to investment.

Some of the interventions included reducing the number of days to register a company as well as amendments to the Procurement Act to decentralise procurement to Government ministries and departments.

Some of the major problems that were identified as impediments to the Ease of Doing Business in Zimbabwe include too many police road blocks, bureaucracy and corruption.