PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today tour and commission new equipment at three companies in Gweru as part of the country's modernisation and industrialisation process.
This comes as the country is witnessing rapid industrialisation and capacity utilisation, as investors' confidence in
In the past few years, capacity utilisation has grown significantly across all productive sectors with the manufacturing sector this year operating 20 percent above the same period last year.
This is demonstrated in the resurgence of industries, including the opening of those that had closed shop before the dawn of the
In Gweru, the once struggling
In response to the rising demand, new equipment for the shoe company will be commissioned by
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Senator Larry Mavima, said at Bata, the President will commission new leather shoe processing equipment which the company bought in response to the rising demand for shoes outside the country.
"It's a hectic schedule for the President here in the Midlands province and we are proud to host His Excellency where he will be witnessing success stories of the companies in the province.
"He will start with
Sen Mavima said
"The Vision is on and the President is walking the talk. We have been witnessing more production and more people being employed at these companies and Vision 2030 is surely on course," he said.
Sen Mavima said the Midlands province was playing its part in improving the country's Gross Domestic Product(GDP).
"We are very happy and we welcome the President to the province on development issues. We are proud as a province for the strides that the business sector has taken in complementing and implementing the President's vision," he said.
This year alone,
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