Zanu PF\u2019s promotion of wood-powered kiln ovens to make bread has been described as \u201cprimitive and unsustainable\u201d.<\/p>\n
The project was commissioned in Harare recently before the concept was taken to Chinhoyi, where Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa officiated at the launch held at the party\u2019s provincial offices last week.<\/p>\n
In separate interviews conducted by NewsDay Weekender, ordinary citizens described the bakery projects as \u201ctaking back the country to the stone age era\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a mockery to Zanu PF as these projects do not take the economy forward,\u201d Leonard Chirinda said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of retooling confectionaries and other industries, Zanu PF is taking us to the stone age.\u201d
\nAnother critic, Shumirai Kaseke, said the hype that surrounded the bakery and soap-making projects was not necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the fuss around these projects will come to nought. These are just side-shows by the ruling elite to gloss over a failed economy, characterised by closed industries. It\u2019s not promoting entrepreneurship,\u201d Kaseke said.<\/p>\n
Some residents also said the wood-fuelled ovens would result in people wantonly cutting down trees, leading to the depletion of forests.<\/p>\n
Zanu PF is promoting the \u201cbush-bakeries\u201d in the wake of shortages of bread in shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zanu PF\u2019s promotion of wood-powered kiln ovens to make bread has been described as \u201cprimitive and unsustainable\u201d. The project was commissioned in Harare recently before the concept was taken to Chinhoyi, where Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa officiated at the launch held at the party\u2019s provincial offices last week. In separate interviews conducted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":12219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[38,83,435,761],"class_list":{"0":"post-12218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-parties","9":"tag-zanu-pf","10":"tag-economy","11":"tag-industry","12":"tag-mliswa"},"yoast_head":"\n