PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government was keen on fine-tuning the country\u2019s land reform policy to allow citizens to reap maximum benefit from the country\u2019s most treasured resource.<\/p>\n
He was speaking in a televised address Saturday on the occasion of Zimbabwe\u2019s 40th Independence Day.<\/p>\n
Mnangagwa reemphasised government\u2019s land reform process remained a fundamental cog to the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe land shall forever remain united with the people, and the people to their land,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo this, there is no wavering or going back.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, we shall not shy away from fine-tuning our strategies to enhance land utilisation, equitable access and productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president expressed gratitude to Zimbabweans farmers whose efforts have continued to meet some of the food needs of a starving nation.<\/p>\n
He said half a billion dollars has been set aside for the rehabilitation and expansion of irrigation projects countrywide.<\/p>\n
However, while insisting the country\u2019s land reform process was irreversible, Mnangagwa\u2019s government has welcomed back onto productive land, some few white former landowners violently removed from their farms under a process led by now late former President Robert Mugabe in the past two decades.<\/p>\n
In his address, Mnangagwa also outlined key capital projects like infrastructure must be completed.<\/p>\n
He urged the tourism sector to prepare innovative strategies for recovery following the coronavirus outbreak that has devastated world countries and forced a halt to air travel.<\/p>\n
Mnangagwa said manufacturers must diversify, riding on innovation, inventions, ICTs and the broader modernization agenda to meet the needs of society while also penetrating the global value chains.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am aware that our economy is now highly informal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy administration under the Second Republic will accelerate multi-pronged empowerment initiatives for start-ups and SMEs, especially those run by the youth and women, to grow and strengthen our manufacturing industrial base.\u201d \u2013 Newzim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government was keen on fine-tuning the country\u2019s land reform policy to allow citizens to reap maximum benefit from the country\u2019s most treasured resource. He was speaking in a televised address Saturday on the occasion of Zimbabwe\u2019s 40th Independence Day. Mnangagwa reemphasised government\u2019s land reform process remained a fundamental cog to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":20627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[1279,34,395],"class_list":{"0":"post-22176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-coronavirus-in-zimbabwe","10":"tag-emmerson-mnangagwa","11":"tag-presidency"},"yoast_head":"\n