Source: The Herald – Breaking news.
Dr Jenfan Muswere Mukudzei Chingwere, Herald Reporter
CABINET has approved national priorities for the second five-year economic blueprint under the Second Republic, the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2), Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, said yesterday.
The NDS2, which runs from 2026 to 2030, will succeed the ongoing NDS1, which ends this December, with the new strategy aiming to guide the country through its next five years of development, emphasising 10 key priorities.
Priorities that will shape NDS2 are; macro-economic stability and financial sector deepening; inclusive economic growth and structural transformation; infrastructural development and housing; food security, climate resilience and environmental protection; technology, innovation and human capital development; job creation, youth development, creative industry and culture; social development and social protection; regional development and inclusivity through devolution and decentralisation; image building, international diplomacy and trade; and good governance, institution building, and security.
“Cabinet considered and approved the National Priorities for the National Development Strategy 2: January 2026 to December 2030 (NDS2). The National Development Strategy 1: 2021-2025 (NDS1) will come to an end in December 2025,” said Dr Muswere after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting.
“Government has now adopted 10 national priorities that will guide and underpin the formulation and implementation of the NDS 2.
“The streamlined national priorities are geared to optimise resource allocation and strengthen sectoral coordination for effective and impactful delivery of services to the citizenry.
“A broad-based consultative process will buttress thematic working group re-alignment across the different socio-economic sectors, leading to the actual drafting and launch of the NDS2 by October 2025.”
Dr Muswere emphasised that the collaborative effort is vital for the effective implementation of the strategy, which is expected to be drafted and launched by October 2025.
Government aims to optimise resource allocation and enhance coordination across sectors by aligning these priorities with a broad-based consultative process.
This approach will involve thematic working groups that will engage various stakeholders in the formulation of the NDS 2.
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, said it will be important for the Government to engage citizens more in the implementation of the NDS2.
“The very important lesson we have learnt from NDS 1, which we will carry over to NDS 2 is that we need a Whole-of-Government approach in tackling some of these pillars and strategies within NDS 2.
“The Whole-of-Government approach which we were doing in NDS 1, this will continue and we need to be better at it. To make sure we work together in achieving the goal of an upper-middle income society.
“The other lesson is that it is important to make sure we evaluate results; we have been doing performance evaluation of NDS1 and we are going to do a full review of the NDS 1 during the months of April to June,” said Prof Ncube.
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