‘Zim Open for Business’: Kadoma walks the talk

BUSINESSES here are planning to establish the first-ever formal business platform in the city to enable them to share ideas.

The move is inspired by President Mnangagwa’s mantra that Zimbabwe is Open for Business.

The Kadoma Annual Agricultural Show was the only meaningful platform where businesspeople would interact.

President Mnangagwa’s dispensation has also charmed the Kadoma City Council, which has also initiated plans to have a business advisory committee.

Council is also working on reviving its local economic development thrust established last year.

Addressing Kadoma residents and other stakeholders recently, local business consultant Mr Kudzanai Vere said the local leadership should seriously take heed of President Mnangagwa’s call.

“On November 21 last year, there was a paradigm shift in the way people think. That was a stepping stone, we should then cascade the mantra that Zimbabwe is open for business to apply it here in Kadoma,” he said.

“Over the years there has been no tangible business platform in the city apart from the agricultural show and it’s also high time Kadoma establishes an information hub and a formal business network.”

The Premium Business Network has since been tabled while stakeholders gave the nod for the opening up of avenues for the Kadoma business community to interact and share ideas.

Addressing the same meeting, local councillor and National Business Council of Zimbabwe chairperson Mr Langton Mabhanga challenged Kadoma to walk the talk in reviving the local business sector.

“To start with, let’s promote each other locally. Council should set the pace and all big institutions including Rio Zim and Kadoma General Hospital should buy local products,” he said.

“We need to take a more practical approach and know how to trigger it.”