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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Staff Reporter<\/b> – TOP ferochrome producer, Zimasco has spent just over US$134 000 in various projects aimed at assisting Kwekwe towards combating the spread of the Covid-19 scourge.<\/p>\n

Speaking Tuesday at the official handover ceremony of various projects which were being undertaken by the company in assisting the city combat the scourge, company CEO John Musekiwa, said the best way to fight the scourge was to maintain high standards of personal and communal hygiene.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring this year 2020, Zimasco carries several corporate social responsibility projects in the City of Kwekwe for the benefit of the community in general.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe purchased a refuse compactor to assist in garbage collection, drilled and equipped four boreholes in Amaveni, ME, Mbizo 6 and Mbizo 3, and our engineering staff at the Kwekwe smelter fabricated and installed, 12-foot operated hand washing facilities across the city at strategic locations including Kwekwe General Hospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Zimasco has also been installing and repairing tanks of water reticulation systems in council owned clinics and the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese projects have been successfully implemented at a cost of just over US$134 000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the facilities which were being handed over to the local authority were aimed at augmenting the provision of a cleaner environment, access to clean water and encouragement of hygienic practices such as hand washing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll are some of the key elements in minimising Covid-19 infections in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, the support provided to clinics in the area of water supply has given these critical facilities a competitive edge, to be better able to protect and maintain the basic health of clinic staff and patients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Musekiwa said Zimasco as a company acknowledged that sustainable value creation and the long term viability of the company\u2019s chrome mining and smelting business depended on, among other initiatives, a continuous improvement in matters of safety, health and protection of the environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has become more important with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, in the early months of this year, and as Zimasco, we immediately recognised the need for us to lend a hand to the best of our ability, to assist in protecting the community from this pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best strategy in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is to maintain high standards for both personal and communal hygiene.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recognition of this, Zimasco focused on making portable water available and accessible across the city, at strategic locations and in enhancing general cleanliness of the environment,\u201d Musekiwa said.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s initiatives earned plaudits from government.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the same event, Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavhima said Zimasco\u2019s interventions in Covid-19 fight were highly commendable.<\/p>\n

\u201cZimasco\u2019s corporate social responsibility interventions have really shown the company\u2019s commitment to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 within the city,\u201d Mavhima said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the projects which were handed over to Kwekwe City Council, Mavhima said, \u201cZimasco also donated Covid-19 prevention support interventions such as (sanitizers, surgical masks and gloves amongst others) and fuel for district Covid-19 taskforce of Kwekwe Clinics and Redcliff Municipality.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that one of the major factors which supported hygiene in the context of Covid-19 prevention strategies was constant supply of water and availability of water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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