President Mnangagwa opened the first phase of Mbare Musika Traders Market, giving 1,628 vendors a modern place to work after a fire had wrecked their stalls last year. He called small businesses crucial for creating jobs, wealth, and economic growth throughout Zimbabwe. The new facility, with improved safety features, serves as a model for future markets nationwide.
The president urged entrepreneurs to embrace digital technologies when starting businesses, especially in agriculture, financial tech, and market sectors. He promised government support through affordable financing, business development services, and market access. He asked officials to keep rent costs low at the market to help traders succeed. Better cooperation between small businesses and government agencies will help formalize these enterprises, according to Mnangagwa.
The second construction phase will create a multi-story complex with better sanitation, fire protection, and organized trading spaces for up to 10,000 vendors. Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri praised the project for advancing national development goals toward an upper-middle-income society by 2030. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe announced they had already broken ground on the expansion.
Cabinet members, local authorities, and traders attended the event, showing governmental commitment to small business growth. Women Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa called the market transformative for a previously undervalued sector. Harare Provincial Minister Charles Tawengwa thanked the president for quick action following the disaster that had destroyed traders' livelihoods.
The president urged entrepreneurs to embrace digital technologies when starting businesses, especially in agriculture, financial tech, and market sectors. He promised government support through affordable financing, business development services, and market access. He asked officials to keep rent costs low at the market to help traders succeed. Better cooperation between small businesses and government agencies will help formalize these enterprises, according to Mnangagwa.
The second construction phase will create a multi-story complex with better sanitation, fire protection, and organized trading spaces for up to 10,000 vendors. Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri praised the project for advancing national development goals toward an upper-middle-income society by 2030. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe announced they had already broken ground on the expansion.
Cabinet members, local authorities, and traders attended the event, showing governmental commitment to small business growth. Women Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa called the market transformative for a previously undervalued sector. Harare Provincial Minister Charles Tawengwa thanked the president for quick action following the disaster that had destroyed traders' livelihoods.
