AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoInfrastructure Finance: Zimbabwe is securing fresh funding to restart and accelerate the 440km Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road, with 73.4km already opened and about 367km still to be rehabilitated, as Government seeks more than the annual US$150m roads allocation and looks to PPPs and loan facilities. Industrialisation & Trade: Local goods now claim over 60% of supermarket shelves, up from 30% in 2018, as Davipel and other firms expand agro-processing and import substitution. Mining & Investment: CBZ has expanded its Afreximbank trade finance facility to US$190m to boost letters of credit and export-oriented businesses. Energy/Finance Pipeline: Zimbabwe’s BRICS New Development Bank borrowing status opens a possible pipeline for projects including Hwange power expansion, Beitbridge–Harare highway refinancing and an urban mass-transit system. Agriculture & Livestock: Farmers are urged to set aside 10% of arable land for pasture and fodder to cut stock feed costs and livestock deaths during dry spells. Education for Industry: Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Shava says universities must stop being “degree factories” and push innovation and commercialisation under Education 5.0, while a new policy removes Mathematics as a compulsory entry requirement for Indigenous Minority Languages teacher training. Mining Justice: Korzim Strategic Minerals was found in contempt of court over false reports in a Shamva mining dispute involving Canterbury Mining. Aviation: Fastjet’s Captain Charles Chikosi retires after 43 years and 20,500 flight hours.
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