President Mnangagwa puts young people at the centre of transformation

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Young people are the future and the Second Republic will give them space to explore, invent and leapfrog the country’s modernisation and transformation towards Vision 2030 to become an upper-middle income economy, the President has said.

Launching the National Fuel Management System, which will ensure better monitoring and regulation of various aspects of the fuel sub-sector, including its procurement; importation; delivery; sale; storage, general consumption trends and patterns, President Mnangagwa yesterday said his administration had created an environment for young people to shine.

With young people at tertiary institutions having been given innovative hubs as part of the President’s vision contained in Education 5.0, which places institutions of higher learning as the catalysts to problem-solving and innovation, the system was developed by the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and will ensure efficiency and accountability in the management of the country’s fuel supplies.

“Why today and why not yesterday? Because yesterday we did not allow young people to show their talent, but today we are doing so and the country is benefiting. The outstanding ingenuity, collaborations and partnerships and exemplary work ethic demonstrates that our nation is on an irreversible course towards modernisation, industrialisation and economic prosperity,” the President said.

President Mnangagwa — who is the Chancellor of all State universities — said the innovative fuel management system came at an opportune time as the country was witnessing an increase in demand for fuel due to rapid infrastructural development projects taking place nationwide.

“The innovation dovetails with our aspirations under SADC’s 2063 Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap. The development of this system confirms the abundance of the unexploited competencies and skills within our great country.

“Based on these types of capabilities, the knowledge, innovation, science and technology-driven national development agenda will soon be realised,” the President said.

Zimbabwe, under the leadership of President Mnangagwa, has defied odds such as the Covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

–Herald