More Than 7,200 Projects Completed as Zimbabwe Enters NDS2 Era

By Knowledge Muneri

The Government of Zimbabwe has implemented over 11,000 projects since 2018, with more than two-thirds already completed, aimed at improving people's lives and livelihoods across all sectors and provinces. In 2025 alone, at least 1,365 projects were rolled out, with 601 completed and the remainder at various stages of implementation.

Special Presidential Adviser on Monitoring and Implementation of Government Programmes, Dr. Joram Gumbo, said the government has implemented a total of 11,071 projects since 2018, spanning all sectors of the economy. "To date, 7,261 projects have been completed, representing 68.8 percent of the total number of projects," he said. Dr. Gumbo attributed the surge in project activity this year to the conclusion of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), noting that it prompted both the Central Government and local authorities to accelerate implementation and finalize deliverables ahead of the transition to NDS2 .

Key Projects and Achievements

The projects cut across key sectors such as:
- Energy: Improving energy infrastructure
- Transport: Road rehabilitation works and airport modernization
- Agriculture: Boosting agricultural productivity, with notable achievements in wheat and tobacco production
- Health: Improving healthcare infrastructure and services
- Education: Enhancing access to quality education
- Mining and Tourism: Promoting economic growth and development

Dr. Gumbo emphasized that the projects were designed to directly improve livelihoods and lay a solid foundation for sustained growth. "These projects were not implemented for statistics' sake. They were meant to directly improve the livelihoods of our people as we move towards Vision 2030," he said .

Challenges and Future Plans

Despite progress made, external and domestic shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, funding constraints, and natural disasters, affected implementation. Dr. Gumbo said successful implementation of NDS2 would hinge on better funding alignment, faster legislative processes, and strict adherence to Cabinet's 100-day-cycle performance framework .