The Minister of State for Mashonaland West Province, Marian Chombo, has challenged government departments and local authorities to adopt a results-driven mindset aligned with the President’s Vision 2030, as the province welcomes a major investment from pan-African mining company, Bravura, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with Bravura Mining and Resources, which is set to establish operations in Zvimba and Chegutu districts, Chombo emphasized the need for government officials to implement the national vision with urgency and efficiency.
“You must adopt the President’s vision because he has set a clear direction for Zimbabwe to become an upper-middle-income economy by 2030. As implementers, your role is to make sure that vision becomes a reality. When mining giants like Bravura come forward and say they need certain things to progress, your job is to ensure those things are done without delay,” she said.
Her remarks underscore the government’s commitment to rural industrialisation, a pillar of Vision 2030, which continues to gain momentum through private sector participation in resource-driven districts. Bravura’s entry into Mashonaland West is expected to significantly contribute to economic decentralisation, job creation, and infrastructure development.
Bravura Holdings Zimbabwe Managing Director, Mr. Gbenga Ojo, confirmed during the engagement that the company has completed feasibility studies for its platinum project and is now entering the developmental phase.
“We are a mining conglomerate, and we are pan-African with a footprint in about fourteen African countries. As a business, we are committed to ensuring that we have a viable project in the years to come. And already, we’ve invested heavily in the project, having completed our feasibility study and our exploration work, and we are currently at the developmental phase,” said Ojo.
Though the company did not disclose project timelines or job estimates, Ojo assured stakeholders that Bravura was sensitive to community needs and had established a solid corporate social responsibility framework to guide local empowerment.
“In terms of our social responsibility, we’ve made our commitment to the Minister that everywhere we operate as a business, we are Africans, and so we understand the needs of Africa. We play in the terrain of Africa, so everywhere we operate in Africa, we are mindful of the need to invest heavily in the well-being of our people. Already, as a business, what we have done is to ensure that our staff strength is ninety-five percent locals, just to show our demonstration that we are committed to investing in the locals and uplifting the people,” he said.
