According to Information Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere, these infrastructure developments, which include roads, clinics, schools and dams such as the Muchekeranwa Dam in Chivhu, are in line with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030, the country’s long-term strategy to become an empowered upper-middle-income society.

This progress is also reflected in the National Development Strategy 1, which prioritizes utilities and infrastructure.

“What is of great importance is that so much has been achieved within a short space of time,” he said. “We leave no one and no place behind. But when we are analysing the roads and infrastructure that have been developed within this space of time, you also come to realise that thousands of jobs have been created.”

Dr. Muswere further acknowledged the vital role of local materials and Zimbabwean engineers in the construction process.

“The funding mechanism is also being domesticated and at the same time, the human capital development aspect, which is very critical in terms of our Vision 2030, has ensured that as Zimbabweans we have sharpened our national strategic thinking and technical and intellectual expertise such that we can build roads anywhere in the world,” the minister said.