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“Harness Investment Opportunities For Development”: VOPEEG
5 July 2018
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By Talent Gondo| The Voice of the People Economic Empowerment Group (VOPEEG) has called for the convergence of all entrepreneurs regardless of their political affiliation as a strategy of ensuring the successful implementation of economic policies that develop the country.

VOPEEG, a pressure group that was formed with the aim of augmenting government’s efforts in empowering indigenous people said while there exists huge investment opportunities, the contribution of entrepreneurs is still below par hence the need to unite and work together.

Below is the full statement by the organisation’s President Nyasha Munangwa.

Our major thrust as an organization is to help our government in its endeavor to empower indigenous people through different  economic programmes and interventions e.g. facilitating joint ventures between local businesses as well as foreign investors.

2.Offering business training programmes to both existing and aspiring entrepreneurs.

3.Sourcing funding for business upstarts.

4.Advocating for liberation from certain economic policies that have been negatively impacting on businesses.

It is our cogent belief that government initiatives as outlined by HE President E.D Mnangagwa are driven to a large extent by us the indigenous entrepreneurs. It is wise for both existing and aspiring entrepreneurs to converge, regardless of our political persuasions to implement economic policies that are of national interest.

Since the inception of the new dispensation /political order under the able leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe is awash with unlimited investment opportunities which need to be harnessed for our beloved country to realise maximum economic benefits.
We believe that without shunning the evil tendency of of sabotaging sound economic policies as a way of creating animosity between the citizens and the government of the day we will become a lost people never to find each other again.
In his inauguration speech, President Mnangagwa made it abundantly clear that attracting Foreign Direct Investment must be made a priority because it’s only then that the government’s desire to create many jobs will become a reality. President Mnangagwa also made it clear that the task ahead of us demands our collective efforts as no single person can tackle it successfully.
We believe we are living in exciting times where technology has taken centre stage in all serious business deals hence the need to migrate from old ways of doing business and embrace technology.
We want to help create a generation of innovators that will turn our country upside down and in the process help our government achieve its set goals.  Together we can make things happen.