National Focus

THE commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information nudges us to reflect on the agency of information in framing national action.

Now, what is “national action”?

It is a body of concerted Government activities aimed at developing the livelihoods of the people.

In turn, the people support such development initiatives and hold the Government to account for its endeavours based on established enduring national values.

President Mnangagwa’s pre-August 23, 2023 signature milestones are a key indicator to what we term “national action”.

National action is an interactive process between the State and citizens for the attainment of common desired national development.

This interface has been catalysed by the convergence of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) with broadcast, connecting unconnected communities, extending the radio signal to the rural areas, introduction of post-Cabinet briefings in the New Dispensation, proliferation of the hybrid broadcasting model and migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.

As the information access ambassador, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Dr E.D Mnangagwa, has physically reached every corner of our nation spelling out the national development agenda.

His development predisposition has been benchmarked by context-sensitive creation of innovative solutions to a nation’s problems and protecting its lasting aspirations.

The growth of mining, agriculture, technology, road construction, housing development; modernisation of ports of entry and massive local and foreign investment in all sectors of the economy are some of the success stories of the current administration’s goal for the attainment of inclusive national prosperity by 2030.

We have already reached our mining sector