Zimbabwe News Update
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Raymond Jaravaza in BingaTHE long wait for power is finally over for villagers in Mabobolo, Binga District, as electricity now lights up schools, a clinic and a business centre — fulfilling a promise President Mnangagwa made two years ago.In May 2023, President Mnangagwa commissioned classroom blocks at Mabobolo Secondary School under Chief Pashu and presided over a ground-breaking ceremony for a clinic in the same area. During that visit, he pledged that the Second Republic’s vision of “leaving no one and no place behind” would extend to the remotest corners of the country through rural electrification.Yesterday, that promise became a reality.
Energy and Power Development Minister July Moyo commissioned the US$200 000 Mabobolo Electrification Project, spearheaded by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The project benefitted Mabobolo Primary and Secondary Schools, a local clinic all under the Reformed Church of Zimbabwe (RCZ) and the business centre.The project, which began in July last year and was completed on November 5, is part of the Government’s wider goal to ensure every household has access to electricity by 2030, in line with Vision 2030 and National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).Hundreds of excited schoolchildren from the beneficiary schools gathered under two large tents as Minister Moyo officially switched on the lights.
For the first time, Mabobolo pupils can use computers, study under electric light and access online learning resources — privileges once reserved for urban learners. Mabobolo Primary School head girl Fairness Mpande summed up the emotions of her peers through a poem.“This event to us is a day our hopes are restored. The day that bridges the gap between us and the children from the city. Our dreams were limited by our surroundings, but today nothing can limit us,” she said.Community members echoed the same sentiment. Mr Patrick Mudenda said the electrification project symbolises progress and new opportunities for the next generation. “The future looks brighter and full of possibilities.
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