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Chinotimba appointed Gtel ambassador
19 Nov 2013 at 03:00hrs | Views
Joseph Chinotimba receives a new cell phone from Gtel head of sales and marketing Mr Robert Gonye in Harare yesterday
BUHERA South legislator, Joseph Chinotimba has urged local authorities and Zimbabweans at large to support indigenous companies and boost the manufacturing industry.
Speaking after receiving a promotional A717 Explorer handset worth US$395 and appointment by Gtel company as its brand ambassador at the company headquarters in Harare yesterday, Chinotimba said indigenisation was the way to go.
"In line with the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme spearheaded by the President (Mugabe), the local market needs to be promoted so as to empower ordinary indigenous Zimbabweans," he said.
He added that local companies create employment for the people but warned the companies against producing poor quality products, as this would in turn affect their sales.
He said different companies, for example Willowvale Motor Industries, assemble cars here but people shun them because the cars are expensive.
Gtel chief excecutive Mr Chamunorwa Shumba said Chinotimba would assess the originality of the phone.
The Zim-based mobile phone company recently unveiled its greatest contender ever to the Zimbabwe market, stirring up the battle of smartphones against traditional international giants.
Samsung and iPhone brands have been leading the market internationally and their presence on the local scene have surely helped them affirm their global positions yet in an unprecedented manner, but Gtel hopes its brand new A717 Explorer would compete.
Speaking after receiving a promotional A717 Explorer handset worth US$395 and appointment by Gtel company as its brand ambassador at the company headquarters in Harare yesterday, Chinotimba said indigenisation was the way to go.
"In line with the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme spearheaded by the President (Mugabe), the local market needs to be promoted so as to empower ordinary indigenous Zimbabweans," he said.
He added that local companies create employment for the people but warned the companies against producing poor quality products, as this would in turn affect their sales.
He said different companies, for example Willowvale Motor Industries, assemble cars here but people shun them because the cars are expensive.
Gtel chief excecutive Mr Chamunorwa Shumba said Chinotimba would assess the originality of the phone.
The Zim-based mobile phone company recently unveiled its greatest contender ever to the Zimbabwe market, stirring up the battle of smartphones against traditional international giants.
Samsung and iPhone brands have been leading the market internationally and their presence on the local scene have surely helped them affirm their global positions yet in an unprecedented manner, but Gtel hopes its brand new A717 Explorer would compete.
Source - herald
