Ministers heard from Dr. Anxious Masuka about food security plans for summer 2024-2025. Current stocks at the Grain Marketing Board total 129,149 metric tons, enough to feed rural communities until April 2025. The government keeps track of import volumes, stocks at mills, and prices to prevent market manipulation. Officials have also set up 214 traps for the African armyworm, which has caused the worst outbreak in twenty years across Zimbabwe.
The Agriculture Ministry bought sixty trucks, one for each district, to help combat these pests quicker. They also gave out 639,809 backpack sprayers to farmers who received seeds through the Presidential Input Scheme. These measures aim to protect crops from damage during the growing season. Professor Mthuli Ncube presented national priorities for the next phase of development, which will run from January 2026 through December 2030.
The government picked ten key areas to focus on when creating the National Development Strategy 2. These include making the economy stable, building infrastructure, ensuring food security, promoting technology, creating jobs, protecting vulnerable people, supporting regional growth, improving international relations, and strengthening governance. Officials plan to gather input from various groups before finalizing the strategy by October 2025.
Cabinet approved 236 projects for the first hundred days of 2025, running February 3 through May 13. These include thirty-three nationwide projects plus ten international ones. Most projects concentrate on infrastructure because the government wants to boost overall growth. The projects spread across all provinces, with Matabeleland North receiving forty-seven and Harare getting forty-eight, the highest numbers.
Twenty-five projects focus on spreading decision-making power to local areas. Eleven projects help develop Binga through building clinics, finishing registry offices, and installing solar power. The government will check progress halfway through and visit selected sites. Officials have made big steps toward providing solar power to 200,000 rural households across eight provinces.
Community leaders have helped spread awareness about the solar program throughout rural areas. Youth Service graduates will install the equipment with help from experts at the Harare Institute of Technology and the Rural Electrification Agency. President Mnangagwa plans to launch this initiative officially very soon. The cabinet also approved working with Algeria on tourism development.
This agreement aims to strengthen friendly relations between Zimbabwe and Algeria through tourism. Both countries will share research, expertise, and best practices. They hope to create joint tourism investments that benefit people in both nations. Minister Felix Mhona reported on a meeting of transportation and communication ministers from southern African countries held on February 28 in Harare.
The group celebrated signing agreements for the North-South Corridor and Beira Development Corridor. These projects connect multiple countries, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, South Africa, and Botswana. Plans include balancing road and rail transportation, increasing internet access, designing better fiber optic networks, and strengthening legal frameworks for infrastructure development.
Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni visited China from February 23 to 28 to learn about hosting major environmental conferences. Zimbabwe will host the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Wetlands at Victoria Falls from July 23 to 31. The government has created a special committee to prepare for this important international meeting. Chinese officials shared valuable experience from hosting a previous conference.
The Agriculture Ministry bought sixty trucks, one for each district, to help combat these pests quicker. They also gave out 639,809 backpack sprayers to farmers who received seeds through the Presidential Input Scheme. These measures aim to protect crops from damage during the growing season. Professor Mthuli Ncube presented national priorities for the next phase of development, which will run from January 2026 through December 2030.
The government picked ten key areas to focus on when creating the National Development Strategy 2. These include making the economy stable, building infrastructure, ensuring food security, promoting technology, creating jobs, protecting vulnerable people, supporting regional growth, improving international relations, and strengthening governance. Officials plan to gather input from various groups before finalizing the strategy by October 2025.
Cabinet approved 236 projects for the first hundred days of 2025, running February 3 through May 13. These include thirty-three nationwide projects plus ten international ones. Most projects concentrate on infrastructure because the government wants to boost overall growth. The projects spread across all provinces, with Matabeleland North receiving forty-seven and Harare getting forty-eight, the highest numbers.
Twenty-five projects focus on spreading decision-making power to local areas. Eleven projects help develop Binga through building clinics, finishing registry offices, and installing solar power. The government will check progress halfway through and visit selected sites. Officials have made big steps toward providing solar power to 200,000 rural households across eight provinces.
Community leaders have helped spread awareness about the solar program throughout rural areas. Youth Service graduates will install the equipment with help from experts at the Harare Institute of Technology and the Rural Electrification Agency. President Mnangagwa plans to launch this initiative officially very soon. The cabinet also approved working with Algeria on tourism development.
This agreement aims to strengthen friendly relations between Zimbabwe and Algeria through tourism. Both countries will share research, expertise, and best practices. They hope to create joint tourism investments that benefit people in both nations. Minister Felix Mhona reported on a meeting of transportation and communication ministers from southern African countries held on February 28 in Harare.
The group celebrated signing agreements for the North-South Corridor and Beira Development Corridor. These projects connect multiple countries, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, South Africa, and Botswana. Plans include balancing road and rail transportation, increasing internet access, designing better fiber optic networks, and strengthening legal frameworks for infrastructure development.
Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni visited China from February 23 to 28 to learn about hosting major environmental conferences. Zimbabwe will host the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Wetlands at Victoria Falls from July 23 to 31. The government has created a special committee to prepare for this important international meeting. Chinese officials shared valuable experience from hosting a previous conference.
