Vicfalls municipality implored to focus on the town attractiveness

VICTORIA FALLS MUNICIPALITY HAS BEEN IMPLORED TO FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE COUNTRY’S PREMIER TOURISM DESTINATION AND AVOIDINFIGHTING WHICH HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE IMAGE OF RESORT TOWN.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER, HONORABLE JULY MOYO HAS REMINDED THE VICTORIA FALLS MUNICIPALITY OF THE CRITICAL ROLE IT HAS TO PLAY IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITALITY SECTOR.
THE CABINET MINISTER WHO WAS PART OF A GOVERNMENT DELEGATION WHICH IS ON A TWO-DAY TOUR OF VICTORIA FALLS TO ASSESS THE STATE OF PREPAREDNESS FOR REOPENING AND IMPACT OF COVID-19, CHALLENGED THE LOCAL AUTHORITY TO RESPECT THE COURT JUDGMENT WHICH RESOLVED THE MAYORAL WRANGLE.
ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY MINISTER, HONOURABLENQOBIZITHAMANGALISO NDLOVU HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IN ENSURING THE VICTORIA FALLS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE PLAN IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED.
COMMENTING ON THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED CITY STATUS FOR THE TOURIST DESTINATION, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAID THE RESORT TOWN HAS MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING HAVING SOUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
MEANWHILE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ASSURED THE VICTORIA FALLS MUNICIPALITY THAT IT IS STILL ASSESSING THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF WATER MANAGEMENT RIGHTS FROM ZINWA TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.