Story by Bruce Chahwanda, Political Editor
ZIMBABWE and Ghana have taken a major step in environmental cooperation, signing a deal to enhance refuse collection, recycling, and sustainable waste management in both countries.
The agreement was signed during President Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s three-day State visit to Ghana, which concluded this Friday. It forms part of a broader framework to deepen economic cooperation and expand trade between the two nations.
President Mnangagwa and Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama presided over the signing of 10 agreements, including a key Memorandum of Understanding between Zimbabwe’s Geo Pomona Waste Management, represented by Executive Chairman Dr Dilesh Nguwayo, and Ghana’s Jospong Group of Companies, a leading waste management firm.
Following the signing, President Mnangagwa toured the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant, a project modelled similarly to Geo Pomona’s operations in Harare. He expressed admiration for the plant’s modernisation.
“We have a similar plant in Zimbabwe, and I have been impressed at the levels of modernisation,” President Mnangagwa said.
Dr Nguwayo praised government support for private sector investment. “Our project was granted National Priority status and the Government guaranteed it in support of investment. In door-to-door waste management, we collected more than 70 000 tonnes using our compactor trucks. We also have the biggest sorting plant in Southern Africa, commissioned by President Mnangagwa,” he said.
The Jospong Group, one of Ghana’s largest and most diversified companies, operates over 60 subsidiaries across Africa and Asia and has a strong reputation for delivering practical waste management solutions in developing countries.
