Finance chief Mthuli Ncube pitched Matabeleland North Province as Zimbabwe's hottest investment destination during a virtual address at the Douglasdale conference. The economics professor urged business leaders to jump on opportunities in the mineral-rich region that borders Zambia and sits close to Botswana. Ncube painted the province as reaching a critical turning point where smart money could capitalize on untapped wealth. The government official pushed for factories and manufacturing plants to spring up across the territory. Strategic positioning makes the area a perfect gateway for regional trade flowing through southern Africa.
Matabeleland North houses massive deposits of coal, graphite, limestone, lithium, gold and other...