Not Commenced Promises

  • Promises Made

Promises

  1. To establish growth points and rural service centers in order to create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.
  2. Proper planning for growth points and rural service centers across all provinces in order to facilitate issuance of title deeds as well as access to utilities.
  3. Promotion of industrial and commercial activities within growth points and rural service centers.
  4. Operationalise the Agriculture Commodity Exchange.
  5. Promote agro-processing (apiculture {bee keeping }, processing and canning of fruits and vegetables, oil expression and leather tanning) through strengthening Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Producer Associations.
  6. Facilitate the formation of Commodity Associations and become party to international commodity bodies for crops such as coffee, cotton and sugar cane, to facilitate lobbying for better trading conditions.
  7. Encourage business approaches to farming through corporate farming and the use of the ARDA Farmer Graduation Programme.
  8. Incentivise local producers to brand and differentiate their products in order to enhance competitiveness.
  9. Promote Institutions for certification of organic agricultural produce.
  10. Promoting climate-smart agricultural practices.
  11. Strengthening research and extension services, as well as farmer education on best agronomic practices.
  12. Providing incentives to Anchor farmers by supporting smallholder farmers with finance, technical and extension services, as well as providing access to markets through out-grower schemes .
  13. Provision of free inputs of maize, soya beans and cotton to vulnerable households for the next 5 years under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme.
  • Promises Made

Promises

  1. Maintain activeness of SOEs and parastatals within the mining sector
  2. Revive cultural festivals around the country such as the Shangani Festival in Chiredzi, Murehwa cultural festival, the Nyami-Nyami festival in Kariba and the Intwasa festival in Bulawayo.
  3. Facilitate the creation of key liberation heritage products.
  4. Capacitate disadvantaged groups to actively participate in the tourism industry.
  5. Establish a revolving fund targeting SMEs in tourism in order to promote the increased participation of Zimbabweans in the Tourism sector.
  6. Improve transport connectivity to local tourist destinations.
  7. Operationalise  the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the Victoria Falls, Hwange, Binga, Kariba, and Masvingo tourism corridors.
  8. Facilitate a more coherent SME framework to strengthen production links across businesses and industry.
  9. Facilitate market access for small-scale producers.
  10. Provision of business start-up kits targeting technically skilled graduates of vocational training centres and other tertiary institutions to create job opportunities through enterprise development.
  11. Provide training in business management skills and business development services.
  12. Capacitate development finance institutions, including the micro-finance institutions, in order to support the sector with accessible financial facilities.
  13. Promote collaboration between polytechnics, universities and SMEs to spearhead the development of new innovations
  14. Capacitate SME banking institutions to roll out banking models that go beyond traditional credit facilities.
  15. Enhance public procurement practices in order to encourage the participation of SMEs in public tenders.
  16. Introduce supportive tax reforms.
  17. Facilitate access to finance by SMEs, artisanal miners and farmers.
  18. Provide training in sustainable mining practices and product marketing.
  19. Establish service centres that provide milling, technical and gold-buying services to small scale miners.
  20. Impose levies and taxes for the export of unbeneficiated mineral resources.
  21. Enforce the "use-it-or-lose-it" principle in order to curb speculative hoarding of mining claims and make mineral deposits available to serious miners, including local entrepreneurs.
  22. Amendment of the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05].
  23. Capacitation of the country's Financial Institutions to support export businesses by strengthening the export credit and guarantee industry.
  24. Increase exports by facilitating entry into prime world markets on the back of bilateral ties. 
  25. Leverage the manufacturing sector's relationships with local, regional and international development financial institutions to unlock dependable lines of credit.
  26. Enact the Corporate Governance Bill.
  27. Retool and modernising technologies through friendly fiscal and monetary policy support measures including tax waivers on import of machinery and raw materials, access to affordable long term project finance and fiscal incentives.
  28. Support the private sector to attract international brands by ensuring that it abides by all rules governing international finance, investments and trade relations.
  29. Lowering the cost of doing business.
  30. Implement targeted community programmes to improve livelihoods of communities.
  31. Transforming Zimbabwe into a Regional Logistics Hub.
  32. Establishment of an international gateway.
  33. Formulating and implementing an ICT and infrastructure sharing policy.
  34. Establish Public Finance Management System ( PFMS ) district kiosks and connecting 63 Rural District Councils.
  35. Connecting all government ministries in Bulawayo, Gweru, Masvingo, Mutare and Gwanda on optic fibre.
  36. Role out of the national data centre recovery site (NDCR).
  37. Expedite the revamping of the railways infrastructure including the signals among others targeting the main railway routes.
  38. Work with associations representing various informal sector groups in order to come up with appropriate strategies for the development of this sector.
  39. Creation of supporting infrastructure for modern vending stalls in all major urban areas.
  40. Formalisation of the informal sector to ensure creation of decent jobs.
  41. Create incentives for introduction of innovative financial products which are easily accessible to the general public.
  42. Incentivising member-owned financial institutions such as: credit unions, self-help groups, savings and credit cooperatives.
  43. Intensify the rollout of financial literacy programs in collaboration with financial and private sectors.
  44. Establishing a gold-backed bank.
  45. Enhancing foreign currency retention thresholds for exporting firms.
  46. Empower banks to set up credit facilities to support business projects undertaken by the youth.
  47. Ensure that performance-based bonuses are consistently paid on time and that workers receive fair wages and benefits.
  48. Ensure the conditions of service are progressively improved in tandem with the recovery of the economy.
  49. Ensure that the rights of workers enshrined in the Constitution are fully protected.
  50. Development of Business Incubation Centres.
  51. Promotion of an export-oriented strategy.
  • Promises Made

Promises

  1. Invest more in schools' infrastructure development and proper resourcing of schools through the building of 2000 schools by 2023.
  2. Support training of medical professionals in advanced medical techniques and procedures in India, China, Cuba and Russia, amongst others.
  3. Develop and implement a health service manpower skills development plan and build specialised high-tech health facilities in order to become a sub-regional health tourism hub.
  4. Carry out legislative reforms to ensure that any new private and public sector infrastructure development has appropriate facilities to accommodate people with disabilities.
  5. Promote an all inclusive society that encourages participation of people with disabilities in all socio-economic activities.
  6. Committed to upholding the provisions of the National Constitution regarding the welfare of the elderly.
  7. Incentivise responsive community programmes that will enhance community participation in their development.
  8. Implement measures to eradicate poverty and inequalities in the country.
  9. Non-destruction of houses and/or property on land that is pending regularisation unless designated for schools, clinics and roads.
  10. In collaboration with the private sector, deliver at least 1.5 million affordable housing units to the people in the next 5 years.
  11. Avail more land and houses for allocation to the youth, women, war veterans, those with disabilities, and other vulnerable members of society.
  12. Regularise all urban land allocations with title deeds being issued to beneficiaries.
  13. Put an end to irregular allocations of land and development of shanty towns.
  14. Clear a huge housing backlog.
  15. Promote universal health coverage.
  16. Ensure proper coordination of reproductive, maternal, new born, child and adolescent health programs through a new national health strategy.
  17. Support operational research by targeting possible solutions to NCDs.
  18. Promote employer-led training programs by introducing an appropriate recognition and incentive framework for companies to train apprentices.
  19. Rehabilitate and establish at least one vocational training centre per administrative district.
  20. Adequately train and reorient the teaching profession in consultation with the teachers associations and unions in order to explore possible ways to improve the curricula.
  21. Support investment in peoples’ skills development.