Bernard Development Corporation plans to build a 2.5 billion dollar mineral processing center across Zimbabwe and Botswana. The University of Zimbabwe and Young Achievers Trust partner with the local company on this massive project. Workers will construct facilities at Redcliff town and Francistown to process minerals and create thousands of jobs. The project features a blast furnace for iron production and a modern steel plant. Inland ports will handle trade and shipping operations between the two countries.
President Mnangagwa's government has attracted many investors since 2018 through better business policies. Bernard Mutanga leads the corporation and has already talked with Botswana officials about the investment plans. Botswana delegates visited Zimbabwe to examine project sites and complete arrangements. The Bern-Win Utopia Eco-Smart City will house 400,000 people within Zimbabwe's golden triangle region. Residents will work at the iron and steel companies that anchor the development.
The project aims to produce soda ash for steel processing and glass manufacturing operations. Companies like Zim-Glass in Gweru could benefit from renewed glass industry activity. Coking coal from Gwayi will support steel production at the new facilities. Rural district councils will meet with Botswana officials about community development programs. The initiative promises to revive industries that closed after Zisco's shutdown.
President Mnangagwa's government has attracted many investors since 2018 through better business policies. Bernard Mutanga leads the corporation and has already talked with Botswana officials about the investment plans. Botswana delegates visited Zimbabwe to examine project sites and complete arrangements. The Bern-Win Utopia Eco-Smart City will house 400,000 people within Zimbabwe's golden triangle region. Residents will work at the iron and steel companies that anchor the development.
The project aims to produce soda ash for steel processing and glass manufacturing operations. Companies like Zim-Glass in Gweru could benefit from renewed glass industry activity. Coking coal from Gwayi will support steel production at the new facilities. Rural district councils will meet with Botswana officials about community development programs. The initiative promises to revive industries that closed after Zisco's shutdown.
