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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 82317, member: 636"] Midlands wants to be the top spot for investment cash. Provincial leaders just finished a strategic planning meeting in Bulawayo. They mapped a new five-year plan to grow the local economy. This builds on what they call successful projects from the last period. Minister Owen Ncube led the review session. Officials from the President's office and other stakeholders attended. They looked at major projects that changed the province's face. The biggest game changer is the Dinson steel plant near Mvuma. This one point five billion dollar facility is now producing metal. It makes pig iron, steel billets, and construction rebars. The plant is one of the largest integrated steelworks in Africa. The Chinese parent company, Tsingshan Holdings, runs other local subsidiaries too. These include a Hwange colliery and a Selous ferrochrome plant. The steel factory created many jobs and boosted related industries. Other completed infrastructure includes a modern stadium in Nembudziya. The province also fixed up schools, clinics, and many roads. A huge automated grain silo system opened in Kwekwe for the GMB. The Emmerson Mnangagwa Law School was built in Redcliff. New hotels like the Zhong Jing International also opened for tourism. Several key bridges were constructed across rural districts. Minister Ncube said these NDS1 successes should guide the next five years. The new plan aligns with the national goal of an upper-middle-income economy by 2030. He praised civil servants for their work. The Midlands had the highest GDP for rural provinces last year, according to official stats. The minister wants the workshop to push a high-performance culture. He believes a strong public sector drives economic growth and competitiveness. The focus is now on attracting more investors and easing business conditions. The province aims to sustain the momentum from its recent milestone projects. [/QUOTE]

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