Buy Zimbabwe will from the 14th to the 15th of June hold its 8th Buy Local Summit in Gweru, an event the organizers said is an opportunity to rally the country towards a deliberate preference of locally produced goods and services.
Addressing the media in the
Local producers have welcomed the government's Special Economic Zones framework targeted at attracting foreign direct investment into the country, saying they should also benefit from the policy to boost their production.
In an interview with 263Chat during the Buy Zimbabwe tour on Tuesday, Lotus Stationary manufacturers,
Buy Zimbabwe has urged Zimbabweans to adapt to consuming locally made products over poor quality imports to avoid listeriosis disease which has claimed hundreds of lives in South Africa since the beginning of the outbreak a few weeks ago.
According to Buy Zimbabwe Marketing and Business Development Manager,
Government has called for efficiency and integrity in public procurement so as to guarantee sound public service delivery and maintain citizen's trust in the public sector.
Speaking at the third National Procurement conference held in the capital on Thursday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Patrick Chinamasa said