The CSR Network Zimbabwe last Friday hosted a business forum for the Matabeleland North Province in the Victoria Falls at what it dubbed Meet the Minister engagement forum where it created a platform for the business community from the province to have a rare opportunity to meet The Mat-North Minister for Provincial Affairs and devolution to discuss economic issues for the province.
CSR Network Zimbabwe Executive Director Willard Razawo said the idea of the engagement forum was to accord the business community to share their expectations and experiences with their minister and government, while on the other hand it was an opportunity for the Minister Hon Richard Moyo to spell out his vision for the province in line with the devolution agenda and NDS1.
More than 20 companies from different sectors graced this important event which is a first to be held in the province.
They were presentations which were made by representatives of the Tourism, Mining, manufacturing as well as the agriculture sector. It was interesting to note that most of these presentations showed massive growth in these sectors of the province a development which cheered the Hon Richard Moyo.
CSR Network Zimbabwe was impressed by the level of CSR Investments being undertaken by companies from this province Hon. Richard Moyo thanked CSR Network for organising such an event and emphasized that the deliberations should interrogate ways of tapping into the diverse endowments and create investment synergies which will help accelerate the growth of the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Meanwhile CSR Network will be replicating these provincial economic engagement forums to all the provinces of Zimbabwe.
