by Grace Chekai
The 14th Cabinet Decision Matrix, yesterday saw various government ministries presenting their progress reports in the implementation of the 5th 100-Day Cycle Priority Projects.
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Professor Amon Murwira informed Cabinet that 3 060 Information and Communication Technology gadgets comprising of ipads, laptops, projectors and accessories had been distributed to 60 primary schools in Lupane district.
He said the upgrading and registering of satellite schools in Midlands, Matabeleland South, and Mashonaland West Provinces was at 76.6 percent complete.
In his presentation Minister Murwira said the maintenance of teaching and learning infrastructure in the Midlands Province stood at 97.5 percent complete.
The Cabinet also noted that 2 x 3 ECD classroom blocks and 1 x 2 classroom blocks had been constructed at Gresham and Mutshingwe Primary Schools, Zvishavane respectively.
Professor Murwira said the athletics track at Mosi-oa-tunya High School infrastructure had been completed and a solar Power System had been installed at Majiji High School in Bubi District.
He added that works on the boarding facilities at Chapoto Secondary School, Mashonaland Central and at Regina Mundi Primary School, Matabeleland North stood at 60 percent complete.
The Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Sekai Nzenza informed Cabinet that sign language training for 100 Social Welfare Officers stood at 50 percent complete.
She also reported that the training of 300 sub-national staff on Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) procedures and policies was at 36 percent complete, with 109 officers having been trained.
Honourable Nzenza said that a total of 86 137.47 metric tonnes of grain was distributed and that 1 184 032 households have benefited from January to date, and that 26 340 urban beneficiaries had benefitted from the cash for cereal Programme. She added that the database for all urban centres was compiled and payments are still in progress.
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works informed of the progress in the construction of Block B under the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Tomlison Flats Project which is now 98 percent complete, with plumbing and electrical works almost complete.
The Ministry also presented that the construction of ten housing units under the Tsholotsho Disaster Recovery Project is now at 60 percent complete, while all the necessary construction materials for outstanding works have been procured, and that construction of a 1 x2 classroom block at Chigonda Primary School proceeded according to schedule, and is 100 percent complete.
The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs also presented the progress made during, the period under review.
In his presentation Honourable Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, said the decentralisation of the Legal Aid Directorate to Chiredzi, Beitbridge and Chivhu has commenced in earnest. Under the Food Production Enhancement Project, achievements include the planting of a 422 hectares of maize, 80 hectares of cow peas, and 18.3 hectares of sugar beans, which are currently being harvested, four hectares of horticultural crops under drip irrigation, and seven hectares under overhead irrigation adding that with regard to the drip irrigation programme at Mutimurefu Prison, 2.45 hectares of the targeted six hectares have been effectively utilised.
The Cabinet expressed satisfaction over the progress registered from line Ministries, despite the COVID-19 lockdown which is impeding the implementation of some of the projects.
