Nothing can stop people from joining hands to develop the
economy for the common good, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said.
He said this after launching the Zimbabwe Prison and
Correctional Services (ZPCS) motor cycle assembly project at Harare Central
Prison in Harare yesterday.
The project is a joint venture initiative between
Pamberi/Qhubekani Investments — a wholly ZPCS company and Gellos Motorcycles.
VP Mohadi said the project was not only good for ZPCS, but
the nation at large and had the capacity to assemble 10 motorbikes a day
subject to availability of adequate resources.
He said the motorbikes being assembled through the project
would serve as an alternative mode of transport to meet both individual and
organisational micro-transportation needs.
“There is nothing that can hinder us from joining forces in
reviving our economy for the common good of the nation,” said VP Mohadi.
“As Zimbabweans, we have learnt that if we join hands
collectively, we can move this country to greater heights as has been
demonstrated by the Zimbabwe’s collective response to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
He said Zimbabweans showed the spirit of oneness during
Cyclone Idai disaster. VP Mohadi said the project spoke to President Mnangagwa’s
mantra that “Zimbabwe is open for business” in furtherance of the attainment of
Vision 2030 of an upper middle income economy.
He said there was room for more employment creation if the
project was properly managed.
ZPCS Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi said: “ZPCS is
taking such initiatives towards our great 2030 crusade of an upper middle
income economy and today serves as a day to exhibit that the ZPCS is working
tirelessly to contribute towards this national
vision.”
He said the ZPCS was also contributing towards the fight
against Covid-19 by producing face masks in its workshops’ tailoring section.
He said the institution had the capacity to produce 28 000
face masks resources permitting.
Gellos Motorcycles founder Angelo Pereira said it was their
vision to have operations in each of the country’s 10 provinces.
He said during the second and third stages of the project,
they would focus on engineering services and construction of a showroom to
showcase and sell their products. Herald
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