As the local mining industry continues fledgling in response to government’s US$12 billion mantra, Zim China (ZIMCN) Investments, an indigenous mining company running Radnor Gold Mine in Mashonaland East province was one of the top winners at the Zimbabwe CEO’s Network Professional Excellence and Young CEO awards held last Thursday in Harare.
The company which is touted for introducing heap leach gold mining Zimbabwe was ranked among the top three after its CEO Collins Takunda Mnangagwa was named Super Platinum Award winner in the Top CEO Awards category.
The company’s general manager Collins Musarurwa, who received the award on Mnangagwa’s behalf pledged the mining company’s unparalleled commitment to economic growth and community development as informed by their pay-off line which says, ‘Fostering sustainable economic growth and community development’.
“Our greatest motivation as a professional business entity is to contribute to economic growth, community development as well as create opportunities for locals through our community driven and tailored investments.
We strongly feel challenged by this award which serves as a call to duty and continued excellence and productivity in our ventures. We all have a role to play in economic and national development and the more we give ourselves to excellence the better,” he said.
Musarurwa said the award was also a good acknowledgment of the company’s contributions to the local mining industry as well as its emphasis on environment friendly mining.
“We believe this award speaks to ZIMCN Investments’ immeasurable contributions to the local mining industry, our high regard for the community as well the ongoing environment protection efforts as steered our able leadership.
Moving forward we hope to continue working with our key stakeholders and the community to achieve our goals of contributing to economic growth and fostering development through community driven and community owned initiatives,” he said.
Zimbabwe CEO’S Network managing director Tafadzwa Matsika also commended ZIMCN Investments among other winners who also walked away with various top accolades for their business excellence.
“The Zimbabwe CEO’s Network was founded in 2021 at the very height of the Covid-19 pandemic with a view to celebrate excelling professionals and organisations and we are proud that industry players like ZIMCN Investments are making the mark through unparalleled professionalism and workmanship.
We are proud that today we have seen a number of professional businesses among them ZIMCN Investments, Goldswift Construction.
Higher life Foundation, Doves Funeral Assurance, ZINARA, ZINWA, Power Giant Projects, Mashwede, Empowered Women and ProAir among others being recognised,” he said.
Musarurwa said the award was a big honour for the mining company’s technocrat CEO whose astute leadership skills and capabilities have carried the day for their operations.
“Engineer Collins holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and its Automation from the University of North China Electric Power University (NCEPU).
He is an accredited member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers and a linguist par excellence speaking two international languages which has greatly influenced his ability to establish lucrative Joint Venture Enterprises with Foreign Investment in particular, Chinese investments. This honour is thus a big seal to his business acumen,” he said.
Musarurwa said Mnangagwa’s entrepreneurial spirit has seen him venturing into various businesses, focusing on sectors such as mining, agriculture, education and information communication technology, infrastructure, health, real estate, energy and logistics.
“Engineer Mnangagwa sits on over 5 private boards of business units established under his purview across various economic sectors. He is a co-chairperson, executive chairman, director as well as preferential shareholder in most of the business firms he successfully established in Zimbabwe.
All his business firms adhere to good corporate governance principles and were fully established in compliance with the dictates of the Laws of Zimbabwe,” he said.
ZIMCN Investments has also been commended for its consistency and impressive investment in the local mining industry and it has over the years been recognised as one of the important contributors to the US$12 billion mining industry vision as espoused by the government.
The Thursday night Zimbabwe CEO’s network Professional Excellence and Young CEO awards was a big spectacle which saw business executives and young professionals being entertained by fast rising music outfit band 911.
