MAGAYA : I WILL CREATE 3 000 JOBS

Prophet Walter Magaya says his new marble manufacturing plant and mines will create 3 000 jobs. The marble factory in Harare will be opened...

Prophet Walter Magaya says his new marble manufacturing plant and mines will create 3 000 jobs.

The marble factory in Harare will be opened officially tomorrow. Magaya said the factory will export 90 percent of its products.

“We already have orders from countries like Italy, Greece, China, Dubai, Turkey and South Africa and we want to satisfy those markets. Some South African companies have asked us to polish stones for them in our factory."

He said he set up the factory over a period of seven months. “It has been easy in the past 40 days because of the ease of doing business but before it was it was a challenge because of draggy authorisation processes. In the past 40 days equipment has been cleared faster. We have had Ministers like Deputy Finance Minister Terrence Mukupe and Minister Christopher Mushohwe visiting the factory to encourage us. The ministry of Mines and Mining Development has also been handy.”