Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Joram Gumbo has said that Government will acquire 15 planes for Air Zimbabwe.
Gumbo said that Government will acquire planes for Air Zimbabwe under a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with investors in the Diaspora. Said Gumbo:
The Civil Aviation Authority is on the verge of acquiring 15 new air planes from Malaysia under a lease agreement, The deal was penned between Government and a private company, DIDG, a consortium of business partners from the Diaspora. Under this agreement, which I initially planned to sign with Malaysia Airline, the DIDG (Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group) company will facilitate the acquisition of these planes under a lease agreement, and this will be renewable after five years.
DIDG is the same company that is involved in the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) deal.
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I think that this new government is making the same mistakes as the one before.This mistake is called wrong priorities.They have recently borrowed money to build a new parliament and refurbish the airport when the manufacturer sector is crying out for money to retool and increase productivity.Shame