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Dairy Board relocating from Bulawayo -MP
08 Mar 2016 at 05:35hrs | Views
Pelandaba-Mpopoma MP Joseph Tshuma has expressed concerns that the Zimbabwe Dairy Board Company was relocating its equipment from the city and questioned what is the government doing to see to it that the company remains operating in Bulawayo.
"I am talking about Dairy Board. There was a factory operating in Bulawayo, but they have since started relocating equipment outside the factory. I was saying what is the Ministry doing to capacitate it so that Dairy Board can come back to Bulawayo? Those are employment opportunities lost by our people in Bulawayo," he said.
Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa said the issue is that he would not be able to go into the nitty-gritty of the strategic position of the company in terms of the reason why it is closing Branch A and opening Branch B.
"However, what I can say is that the Dairy Industry is one of the industries that is performing very well," he said.
"Perhaps Dairy Board Zimbabwe realised that it is facing competition because we now have new players in the industry like Dendairy and Alpha Omega which came in. Maybe Dairy Board then found it unviable for them to operate the Bulawayo branch. Maybe we need to consult with Dairy Board to find out why they are closing down the Bulawayo Branch. What I know is that the dairy industry is supplying Bulawayo adequately."
"I am talking about Dairy Board. There was a factory operating in Bulawayo, but they have since started relocating equipment outside the factory. I was saying what is the Ministry doing to capacitate it so that Dairy Board can come back to Bulawayo? Those are employment opportunities lost by our people in Bulawayo," he said.
Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa said the issue is that he would not be able to go into the nitty-gritty of the strategic position of the company in terms of the reason why it is closing Branch A and opening Branch B.
"However, what I can say is that the Dairy Industry is one of the industries that is performing very well," he said.
"Perhaps Dairy Board Zimbabwe realised that it is facing competition because we now have new players in the industry like Dendairy and Alpha Omega which came in. Maybe Dairy Board then found it unviable for them to operate the Bulawayo branch. Maybe we need to consult with Dairy Board to find out why they are closing down the Bulawayo Branch. What I know is that the dairy industry is supplying Bulawayo adequately."
Source - Byo24News
