Harare- The Zimbabwe government completed nearly 300 high impact projects across the country in 2022, including the rehabilitation of a cumulative 24 100 kilometres of road under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2).
This was contained in a report presented to Cabinet by the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Monitoring and Implementation of Government Programmes Joram Gumbo, on the implementation of 100-Day Cycle Projects by the Second Republic.
In a post Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said a total of 287 projects were implemented across the country’s 10 provinces.
Under Infrastructure- the flagship project was the Beitbridge Border Post upgrading, which was commissioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and created over 2 000 jobs for the locals.
In the health sector, six health posts, namely: Mashamvura in Chivhu; Mutasa in Buhera; Maringazuva, Zvakanaka, Nyamatito and Nyaurungwe in Gokwe North were completed.
In Mining, nine plants are under construction and these will contribute to the attainment of the US$12 billion mining economy.
“The projects include the Dinson Colliery Coke Oven Battery Construction in Matabeleland North; Lithium Processing Plant at Sabi Star in Manicaland; Mimosa Mining Company Optimisation of the concentrator plant in the Midlands; the Rio Zim Murowa 500 tonnes per hour greenfields diamond plant and establishment of a ferrochrome smelter at amazon in Midlands; and Tshingshan Iron Ore and Chrome/Coke Value Addition project in Mashonaland East. The Mimosa and Murowa Diamond Plants are set for commissioning in 2023,” she said.
In agriculture-in a bid to improve food self-sufficiency, the government is increasing land under irrigation and procuring agricultural machinery.
The initiatives include, developing 326 hectares of land for irrigation at Muzvezve and Kanyemba Irrigation Schemes.
At least 350 hectares were also cleared for irrigation in the Lowveld Irrigated Agricullture Belt.
“At least 429 boreholes were drilled under the Presidential Borehole Drilling Programme; 5 Piped Water Schemes were completed at Nyamandhlovu, Chitida, Muyambi, Ngomahuru and Gonde.”
In the manufacturing sector, some of the projects, meant to value-add and beneficiate agriculture and mining produce, included the installation of a state-of-the-art leather processing plant by Zambezi Tanners in Bulawayo, the New Blending Plant and Granulation Plants at ZimPhos in Harare, and the Wheat Milling Plant at Mega Market in Manicaland.
Strides were also made to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural areas through projects under the ICT sector.
“At least 914 schools, 105 health institutions and 26 vocational training centres were connected to the internet. ICT laboratories and 31 Community Information Centres were established across the country’s 10 provinces,” she said.
