The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company (ZITF) will next month hold the inaugural Infrastructure and Built Environment Exhibition dubbed “AfriConfex” to give a platform to different sectors to share knowledge on infrastructure development.
(ZITF) board chairman, Busisa Moyo, announced that the two-day event planned for 20-21 October will run under the theme, “Solid Foundation. Stronger Future, Exploring Linkages in the Infrastructure Value Chain.
Moyo said, the event is expected to become an annual gathering targeting buyers and sellers within the entire built environment value chain, creating a single platform for knowledge sharing across the different sectors, sub-sectors and segments.
“The (ZITF) Company is excited to announce its latest service offering, AfriConfex, an infrastructure and built environment conference and expo,” he said.
“Investment in large-scale infrastructure projects has been and continues to be one of the cornerstones of Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy (NDS1), which outlines our roadmap to achieve economic growth and stability.
“The private sector and Zimbabwean government’s drive to improve the country’s infrastructure to sustain growth in the manufacturing sector and expand municipal utilities will continue to contribute to the growth in construction spending,” added Moyo.
As indigenous contractors gear up to venture into regional and international markets, Moyo said AfriConfex will provide dynamic, hands-on moments to stay ahead of trends.
“The inaugural event will, feature discussions on topical issues affecting the industry that include construction industry policies and legal framework, financing construction projects, urban and rural road infrastructure development,” he said.
The event is being organised in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development and is being initiated at a time when the Government has embarked on several high impact infrastructural development projects aimed at achieving a middle-class economy by 2030.
