Staff Reporter
The Second Republic is committed to delivering the best for the country, and will continue to demand hard work from all office bearers for the attainment of all set targets, President Mnangagwa has said.
He said this recently during the 2022 performance evaluation results and the signing ceremony of the 2023 performance contracts for Cabinet ministers, Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, permanent secretaries, chairpersons and chief executive officers of public entities, local authorities and State universities.
President Mnangagwa said the ceremony demonstrated the irreversible course that the Second Republic has embarked on, towards ensuring that Government systems, processes and personnel were ‘Fit for Purpose’.
“It is also a reflection of my Administration’s determination to deliver quality and timely services to the people,” said President Mnangagwa.
“Our current national development epoch and Vision 2030, requires the entire Government ecosystem to be agile to achieve set targets, possibly, earlier than forecasted.
“As public officials, beginning at the individual level, collectively and cumulatively, we must all deliver the best possible results for the benefit of the people of our country.”
President Mnangagwa said his Administration continues to implement a raft of reform measures, including re-invigorating the performance of top public servants.
In that spirit and in keeping with the culture of high performance and accountability for results, senior Government officials yesterday signed the second round of performance contracts.
Added the President: “To date, this initiative is proving to be an invaluable tool in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of Government policies and programmes. It is undoubtedly helping my Government to be more focused and responsive as we seek a deeper understanding of contemporary issues and services required in this new national development epoch.”
The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development and his Permanent Secretary Dr John Basera came out tops from last year’s evaluation, after they came up with various strategies to ensure a rise in production and productivity on the land.
For the first time since 1966, Zimbabwe recorded 380 000 tonnes of wheat, which was 20 000 more than the national annual requirement.
The US$8,2 billion agriculture industry that was expected to be achieved by 2025, was achieved in 2021 after the industry grew by 36,2 percent to US$8,19 billion.
