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Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
ZANU-PF has taken on board the business community as it intensifies the implementation of its poll promises pursuant to transforming livelihoods and turning around the country’s economic fortunes.The party tomorrow convenes a meeting in Harare with captains of industry and heads of parastatals to exchange ideas. The meeting will be held under the theme “Practical approach to issues”.
Zanu-PF secretary for business development and liaison Cde Sithembiso Nyoni last night said other consultative meetings were slated for Masvingo and Mutare this week and next week, respectively.
She said they invited four Cabinet ministers to tomorrow’s meeting to respond to concerns raised by the business community at meetings held recently in Harare and Bulawayo.
“As the party’s department for business development, we are consulting the business community on how they want the Government to walk with them in the new dispensation.
“We are inviting relevant ministers who will respond to concerns raised by the business community at our recent meetings. Some of the issues that were raised relate to labour relations, cheap imports, agriculture inputs and the reason why we are not making it in agriculture yet we seem to have everything.”
Cde Nyoni, who is also the Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development, said it was important to have a direct link between the party, Government and the private sector.
“We want a situation that when people talk business, they should see Zanu-PF in their eyes.
“We are going to have another meeting in Masvingo on Friday and another one in Mutare next week.”
The meetings, she said, were not mere talk shows, but would yield positive results for the country.
“We cannot just talk and talk. At the end of the day we want to have a clear programme on how to deal with our economic challenges.”
She said meetings held in Harare and Bulawayo were encouraging as the business community showed keen interest to work with the new Zanu-PF Government.
In its election manifesto, Zanu-PF promised to work towards real transformation of people’s lives through indigenisation and economic empowerment.
Mining and tourism are some of the key sectors that are expected to play a central role as economic drivers.
President Mugabe said he would fulfil promises made to the people.
As part of fulfilling poll promises, Zanu-PF began engaging civil servants with a view to improving their working conditions.
Civil servants unions have since submitted proposals which are now being considered by the Government.
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