Opinion / Columnist
Thumbs up for ZINARA
26 Nov 2015 at 14:10hrs | Views
We should all rally and support the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA) for a job well done for completing the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo (formerly Airport Road) road. This was brought to fruition because of the toll fees collected from the national highways.
The state of the road is a cut above the rest.
The Airport road project has proved that parastatals can deliver if they are properly managed and this has been proved by ZINARA as opposed to other parastatals which are not performing.
The parastatals in Zimbabwe used to contribute more than 35 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However these days the parastatals are actually draining the fiscus and characterised by incompetence and mismanagement.
The Zimbabwe government formulated Zim Asset as a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth creation. The results based agenda is built around strategic clusters that seek to enable Zimbabwe to achieve economic growth and reposition the country as one of the strategic economies in the region.
The four strategic structures are Food and Nutrition, Social Services and Poverty Eradication, Infrastructure and Utilities; and Value Addition and Beneficiation. We are the most literate nation in Africa. It is a fact like it or hate it. It is time to revise what the government proposes for us and make informed contributions towards the rebuilding of our nation.
ZINARA has tried by all means to achieve Zimbabwe's economic blueprint, Zim Asset by utilizing the funds collected from toll fees and other related charges. This has been achieved because of competent and professional leadership. The Airport road has been given a primary status and that means it would be given a budget for its maintenance.
ZINARA has also taken the social responsibility of donating school furniture to the nearby Hatfield Primary School for causing noise pollution during the construction. At this point in time it sounds quite plausible and valid to say hats off to ZINARA. Keep up the standards and continue on doing a good service to the nation.
The state of the road is a cut above the rest.
The Airport road project has proved that parastatals can deliver if they are properly managed and this has been proved by ZINARA as opposed to other parastatals which are not performing.
The parastatals in Zimbabwe used to contribute more than 35 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However these days the parastatals are actually draining the fiscus and characterised by incompetence and mismanagement.
The four strategic structures are Food and Nutrition, Social Services and Poverty Eradication, Infrastructure and Utilities; and Value Addition and Beneficiation. We are the most literate nation in Africa. It is a fact like it or hate it. It is time to revise what the government proposes for us and make informed contributions towards the rebuilding of our nation.
ZINARA has tried by all means to achieve Zimbabwe's economic blueprint, Zim Asset by utilizing the funds collected from toll fees and other related charges. This has been achieved because of competent and professional leadership. The Airport road has been given a primary status and that means it would be given a budget for its maintenance.
ZINARA has also taken the social responsibility of donating school furniture to the nearby Hatfield Primary School for causing noise pollution during the construction. At this point in time it sounds quite plausible and valid to say hats off to ZINARA. Keep up the standards and continue on doing a good service to the nation.
Source - Stewart Murewa
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