Urbanizing Rural Zimbabwe: Growth Points 37 Years on, Opportunities and Challenges Case of Zhombe in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe
The designation of growth points created a ray of hope and promise for development of the hinterland. With government promising to invest in infrastructure there was a lot of hope that growth points would be the epi-center of activities in rural Zimbabwe. Attraction of both public and private i...
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IJTRD
2023
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| Summary: | The designation of growth points created a ray of
hope and promise for development of the hinterland. With
government promising to invest in infrastructure there was a
lot of hope that growth points would be the epi-center of
activities in rural Zimbabwe. Attraction of both public and
private investment was envisaged, but that was not to be. In
Zhombe the little that government put up like the grain
marketing board and the cotton company deports are the only
visible developments since independence apart from the small
scale welding and carpentry shops. Thirty seven(37) years after
designation Zhombe growth point is actually showing signs of
decline rather than development. The gold deposits around
Kwekwe district that are being exploited by small scale gold
panners have not been able to help develop Zhombe. To invite
investment to growth points like Zhombe, Zimbabwe needs to
involve the grassroots in planning as well as assist gold
panners and gold buyers become serious business people in
areas they are operating. |
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