THE MDC led by Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube has come up with an economic blueprint acronymed Actions (Access, Control, Transformation, Initiative, Organisation, New Technologies, Sustainability), which focuses on harnessing the country’s vast natural and human resources to rebuild the country.
Report by Brian Chitemba
The policy framework was drawn up by the party’s leadership at a policy review workshop last week where they claimed that Actions was a better policy document than MDC-T’s Juice (Jobs, Upliftment, Investment Capital and the Environment) and the Zanu PF’s empowerment programme, according to MDC research and policy co-ordination director Qhubani Moyo.
The party believes access to resources, power and justice; control of destiny and welfare; transformation of communities and strengthening livelihoods of Zimbabweans; initiative for wealth, job creation; organisation of all public institutions to effectively deliver services; new technologies for propelling the country into the digital age and sustainability of the habitat, the environment, life and all national policy programmes are the answer to the country’s current economic woes.
The policy framework proposes the reconstruction of the country into a developmental state through utilising the vibrant human capital and natural resource base.
“Zimbabwe is endowed with diverse natural resources that are on high demand on global markets. Such resources bear the potential to catalyse the development of indispensable technological advancement that improves life, utilities and related social aesthetics,” reads the MDC policy document.
Zimbabwean diamonds constitute an estimated 25% of the world’s diamond deposits and have the potential of constituting a quarter of the world’s diamond market. The country is also endowed with vast platinum deposits, as well as gold, iron ore, manganese, chrome, uranium, tin, nickel, emeralds and coal.
The MDC noted that agriculture has the potential of boosting the economy with cash crops such as maize, tobacco, coffee, flowers, tea, cotton and timber.
“The country has the potential to drive herself into proper economic transformation, but requires prudent, informed and progressive leadership. Such a leadership could identify key areas of production and engage the right technical experts to pace-set in economic transformation through starting real productivity that creates jobs, generates profits and boosts the economy while improving the national standard of living,” it said.
The blueprint also places the reconstruction of national institutions at the centre of the national recovery and stability.
These guys are talking sense. How I wish the political collective would embrace Zim’s intellectuals pane kungotukana sepwere.
if zimbabwean politics was better, mdc ncube would win, they have the policies and the principles. hope they take matebeleland and become the da version of good governance as sa has in cape-town
How is Ncube going to make that benefit the entire population. Nothing was really said about substance of the economic blue print by the Ncube faction. His policy should be more pronounced and from there may be we can start talking of him and his party as serious contenders in the forthcoming elections. Blind loyalty is very dangerous guys. It makes you and your leaders disillusioned forever.
juice ndizvo
I wish one day to hear the language of unity. Is it really no longerpossible? I believe we can still bury our differences for the national good. I will pray for the protagonists.
That’s armchair textbook economic policy MDC N has the least capacity to run this economy.
these guys are talking sense like Zanu PF not the confused juice of MDC-T to hell with your sour JUICE it is expired before reaching the consumers
Sorry,
But this is getting rather silly, Qhubani. An economic plan with 6 acronyms, please. Of all those six little bits, what exactly is the party’s priority?
Which if the six exactly hinges the party’s strategy? Three bits would possible have sufficed, e.g Justice, Stabilty, Jobs (JSJ). Meaning, restore the rule of law, Stabilise the economic environments (micro and macro), resulting in Jobs. That is possibly clearer, focused and precise, or SMART.
Sorry guys, how would you sell ACTIONS to villagers. Think, refer back to party strategists, or employ ME.
God have mercy.
Nonsense!!
I dont particularly like ncube but this is the first time I’ve heard a political party in Zimbabwe speak clearly on positive economic policy issues. Maybe politicians in Zimbabwe are finally maturing and putting the country ahead of their huge ego’s. Zpf economic policy right now is take what you can now cdes from where ever and whoever before we are voted out of office.
This is nonsense. It misses the mark entirely. The problem is when people are competing for attention they always claim they know better . This Actions thing is bizarre. These are desperate moves. Unfortunately the Independent is too tribalist .
you are a far much better tribalist than the Independent,Ngwena.
JUICE-ACTION-EMPOWERMENT??????????????
same pipo hate ncube to the point of demonising the gud things that he do. its being stupied, and we cant all suport twangirayi or mgabe, lets grow up and do our best to build zimbabwe