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Revival of Bulawayo industry speed slow- deputy minister of industry
23 Feb 2016 at 05:37hrs | Views
DEPUTY Minister of Industry and Commerce Chiratidzo Mabuwa has admitted that the pace at which the revival of industries in Bulawayo is very slow but the government would be doing all what it can to resuscitate the companies.
Most of the companies in Bulawayo either closed show or relocated their operations to the capital city Harare between 2007 and now.
"We know Bulawayo to be a city that used to have smoke every time but we do not want that now because it causes air pollution. We want an industry that has technology that does not damage our industry. Bulawayo was a city well known of always having a smoke or a hub industry, even up to now, there are some industries that are now functional. We know that the speed of having these industries back to functioning is very slow," he said.
"What we want to know are the problems that these industries are facing so that the industries do not close again. For example, if the company is located where there is a problem of ZESA, we can try and talk to people from ZESA so that they do not switch them off and the industry continues working."
He said they can even have an industry that can negotiate with the Ministry by highlighting certain raw materials that they need and they can negotiate on their behalf at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development so that they are exempted from duty.
"The main intervention that we have is at enterprise level so that we can attend to their issues," he said.
Most of the companies in Bulawayo either closed show or relocated their operations to the capital city Harare between 2007 and now.
"We know Bulawayo to be a city that used to have smoke every time but we do not want that now because it causes air pollution. We want an industry that has technology that does not damage our industry. Bulawayo was a city well known of always having a smoke or a hub industry, even up to now, there are some industries that are now functional. We know that the speed of having these industries back to functioning is very slow," he said.
He said they can even have an industry that can negotiate with the Ministry by highlighting certain raw materials that they need and they can negotiate on their behalf at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development so that they are exempted from duty.
"The main intervention that we have is at enterprise level so that we can attend to their issues," he said.
Source - Byo24News
