Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second largest city with a population of 665 940 and a GDP of ZWL$155,626 billion (ZimStats 2022). It has been the industrial hub of Zimbabwe, a status it is working hard to reclaim. The province forms the center of roads and railway links to the rest of the country as well as the region.
Under the new Dispensation, the Government of Zimbabwe through the OPC is working towards building a new Zimbabwe, a country with a thriving and open economy, capable of creating opportunities for investors and employment. In this regard, my Government will leave no stone unturned in transforming Zimbabwe into a knowledge driven and industrialized Upper Middle Income Economy by 2030.
Vision
A results-oriented Government with a culture of quality service delivery for all by 2030
Mission
To lead the entire Government machinery in the formulation, advocacy, coordination, monitoring , evaluation and implementation of policies, programs and projects for quality service delivery and socio-economic development..
Office of the Minister of State – Bulawayo Province
Functions of the Ministry
- Facilitate coordination between Central Government and the Provincial and Metropolitan Councils to ensure effective implementation of Government policies, plans, programs and projects in the Province
- Ensure a synergetic relationship between the National Planning Agenda and Provincial/Metropolitan Plans and Programs
- Monitor and evaluate implementation of policies, programs and projects by the Provincial/Metropolitan Councils, Ministries, Government Departments/State Enterprises, Parastatals and Development Partners/Agencies in the Province to ensure attainment of national aspirations and objectives
- Give impetus to strategic Government interventions such as Community Share Ownership Trusts and Employee Ownership Schemes leveraging on resources comparative advantages in the Province
- Preside over all State Occasions and Functions such as Heroes and Independence Day Celebrations
- Coordinate State visits by visiting dignitaries in the Province
- Facilitate, oversee and coordinate implementation of the Devolution process and
- Report to His Excellency the President as appropriate
