{"id":93064,"date":"2024-04-12T10:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:49:43","slug":"govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition","title":{"rendered":"Govt Says To Promote Use Of Shuttle Services At 2024 ZITF Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Government says it will introduce higher parking fees and shuttle services during this year\u2019s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and bar motorists from driving into the exhibition area.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <b>NewsDay<\/b>, the Industry and Commerce Ministry\u2019s permanent secretary, Thomas Utete Wushe, said this will be done to encourage people to walk in the showgrounds as well as reduce the carbon footprint. Said Wushe:<\/p>\n<p>We do not want to use too much driving. We are going to be promoting the use of shuttle services so that people shuttle to and from hotels.<\/p>\n<p>That will help in two ways. One, it would relieve our parking demand. And number two; it will reduce the carbon footprint at the ZITF venue.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing is we are going to be encouraging people to walk within the showgrounds. Very few vehicles will be allowed to drive into the exhibition area so that people walk. So, if you go there, you can enjoy the show.<\/p>\n<p>What we want to do is to discourage people from driving into the venue leading to shortages of parking. We want people to use shuttles or even walk to the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 ZITF will run from April 23 to 27 at the ZITF Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p>This 64th exhibition will run under the theme, \u201cInnovation the Catalyst to Industrialisation and Trade\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s trade showcase was initially set to be held under the theme: \u201cEntrepreneurship: The Catalyst for Industrialisation and Trade\u201d before it was changed to \u201cInnovation the Catalyst to Industrialisation and Trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the change in a statement on Thursday last week, ZITF board chairperson Busisa Moyo said it is meant to accommodate the broadened focus of the event. Moyo said:<\/p>\n<p>This theme also recognises that Zimbabwe currently boasts a vibrant and growing innovation scene, largely because of government initiatives as espoused in the guiding Vision 2030 whose focus is on promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, equitable development and prosperity for all.<\/p>\n<p>We are also cognizant of the vital role that innovation plays not only in driving industrialisation and trade but also in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.<\/p>\n<p>By focusing on innovative solutions, we aim to equip businesses with the tools and strategies they need to thrive in an ever-evolving global landscape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Government says it will introduce higher parking fees and shuttle services during this year\u2019s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and bar motorists from driving into the exhibition area. In an interview with NewsDay, the Industry and Commerce Ministry\u2019s permanent secretary, Thomas Utete Wushe, said this will be done to encourage people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":93063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[16688,1493,2189,19,568],"class_list":{"0":"post-93064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-2024-zitf","10":"tag-africa-press","11":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","12":"tag-zimbabwe","13":"tag-zitf"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Govt Says To Promote Use Of Shuttle Services At 2024 ZITF Exhibition - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Government says it will introduce higher parking fees and shuttle services during this year\u2019s Zimbabwe International ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt Says To Promote Use Of Shuttle Services At 2024 ZITF Exhibition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Government says it will introduce higher parking fees and shuttle services during this year\u2019s Zimbabwe International ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-12T08:14:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-12T11:49:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/sm_1712905806.548075.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-says-to-promote-use-of-shuttle-services-at-2024-zitf-exhibition\",\"name\":\"Govt Says To Promote Use Of Shuttle Services At 2024 ZITF Exhibition - 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