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Public Services Manager of the Year for 2010 at a ceremony hosted by the Zimbabwe Institute of Management.
Minister Mzembi has been at the forefront of a number of initiatives aimed at boosting the tourism sector.
Earlier this year, he was awarded the African Tourism Minister of the Year.
His achievements include the promotion for the establishment of strategic partnerships and synergies between local tourism players and those in the region and abroad.
Notwithstanding the liquidity crunch, tourism has experienced an upturn in capacity utilisation, with official statistics showing it created 50 000 new jobs last year alone.
Figures also show that tourism was the major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product at around 13 percent, with the Ministry of Tourism projecting revenues from the sector to hit US$5 billion by 2015.
Minister Mzembi scooped first prize ahead of second-placed Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Mr Gershem Pasi, and Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society chief executive officer Mr Everisto Rukasha.
The Private Sector Manager of the Year award was won by Cell Holdings (Pvt) Ltd group chief executive officer Mr Isheunesu Makuzwa, followed by Seed Co managing director Mr Dennis Zaranyika, who scooped the first runner-up prize. In third place was Savanna Tobacco executive chairman Mr Adam Molai.
The Young Manager of the Year award went to Pathfinder Luxury Coaches’ 28-year-old managing director Mr Moses Makoni.
There were no first and second runner-up winners in this category.
There were no winners in the Small to Medium Enterprises Manager of the Year.
The National Contribution Award 2010 went to Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) executive director Ms Maria Wilson.
The Customer Service Excellence award 2010 was taken by Telecel Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd, followed by PowerTel Communications (Pvt) Ltd, and Pathfinder Luxury Coaches in third position.
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmis-sion and Distribution Company (Harare Region) won the Zim Human Resources Development Award.
The company scooped the same award in the previous year.
This award is given to the organisation that has trained the largest number of staff in various courses through the institute.
Guest of honour at the event Spar Group managing director Mr Evan Christophides encouraged managers to expedite the decision-making process as a key mechanism to ensure organisational effectiveness.
“Pace is a critical element in organisational decision-making in view of the quicker speed of change in our contemporary environment,” he said.
“Managers should be quick in responding to changes in the environment, or face extinction.” .
Mr Christophides added that people were an organisation’s greatest asset. Positive remuneration was therefore necessary for skills retention
He also called upon companies to expose their human capital to the international context, but reiterated the need to re-engage the skills the country is losing to the Diaspora.
The ZIM Manager of the Year awards are conferred each year to the top managers who have contributed towards the promotion and development of management excellence.
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