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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85010, member: 27"] Ninety million dollars later, Kwekwe is done talking potential and is visibly turning cash into concrete, clinics, and future power plans. Why is this turning heads [LIST] [*]Kwekwe City Council just clocked over US$90 million in fresh investment across three years. [*]The money trail runs from 2022 through 2025 and covers way more than one flashy project. [*]Urban renewal is not theoretical anymore; it is showing up block by block. [/LIST] Who dropped the numbers [LIST] [*]Lucia Mkandla laid out the figures. [*]She framed the investments as proof that the city is pulling weight nationally. [*]The timeline lines up neatly with the Vision 2030 push. [/LIST] Where the money went [LIST] [*]Funding landed across industry, commerce, social amenities, and property development. [*]One standout is the Kwekwe Specialist Hospital, which brings advanced medical services closer to home. [*]The mix suggests planning, not random deal chasing. [/LIST] How does this fit the national plan [LIST] [*]Mkandla tied the growth path to the National Development Strategy 2. [*]The strategy sits under the Second Republic agenda and feeds directly into Vision 2030. [*]The city is positioning itself as an active player, not a passenger. [/LIST] Recognition at the top [LIST] [*]Mkandla picked up the 2024 to 2025 Presidential Award for local authority performance. [*]The award doubled as public validation of the city’s momentum. [*]It also boosted Kwekwe’s credibility with investors watching from the sidelines. [/LIST] Investor magnet status [LIST] [*]The council is branding Kwekwe as a go-to investment zone in the Midlands Province. [*]Active projects and new interests are stacking up at the same time. [*]The City of Gold's nickname is getting a fresh meaning. [/LIST] What it looks like on the ground [LIST] [*]Renewal stretches from the bus terminus through the CBD and into nearby suburbs. [*]New commercial and service buildings keep popping up. [*]The change is hard to miss if you move around town. [/LIST] Pandemic setback, fast rebound [LIST] [*]COVID-19 slowed things down, no sugarcoating that. [*]Once restrictions eased, the council leaned hard into the groundwork already done. [*]The focus flipped straight back to future-facing investment. [/LIST] Mayor talking next moves [LIST] [*]Albert Zinhanga says bigger projects are loading. [*]A partnership with Geo Pomona Waste Management is on the table. [*]The goal is tighter control over the city’s two dumpsites. [/LIST] Why waste matters here [LIST] [*]City leaders toured the Pomona Dumpsite in Harare and liked what they saw. [*]The decision to partner was locked in after that visit. [*]Solid waste management is being treated as infrastructure, not a cleanup duty. [/LIST] Looking past trash to power [LIST] [*]With Geo Pomona involved, the city is eyeing electricity generation. [*]Green energy is being pitched as the long-term win. [*]Officials sound unusually confident that this is more than a concept. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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