City Health Pharmacies
It is the City’s responsibility to provide economic medicine but due to factors beyond the City’s control supplies of some drugs have been dwindling. This has resulted in the city’s clinics referring patients to private pharmacies where they are exposed to exorbitant prices. There is a business opportunity of venturing into private pharmacies at the City’s health centers with the aim of selling the drugs at an economic or affordable prices.
Investment Opportunity: Establishment of private pharmacies at the City’s health centers through Private Public Partnerships with providers. The project costs will depend on the designs.
WATER INFRASTRACTURE OPPORTUNITIES
| Project Name | Project Scope (Description) | Projected costs (USD) |
| Morton Jaffrey Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Upgrading | Design and Construction of Sludge Reclamation plant for Morton Jaffrey Waterworks. | $12 million |
| Prince Edward Sludge Reclamation Plant | Design Construction of Sledge Reclamation Plant Edward Prince Waterworks. | $7 million |
| Kunzvi Water Project | Construction of water treatment plant and water infrastructure from Kunzvi to Harare | $450 million |
| Water expansion and distribution network | Construction of water Distribution and expansion network Hatcliff, Caledonia | 3 million |
| Power generation project | Digester rehabilitation and construction of biogas power generation at Firle STW | $4 million |
| Production and packaging of LP gas, organic fertilizers and STW | $120 000 |
Water sanitation and hygiene projects aims to increase water production capacity (42ML/D) by Designing and Construction of Sludge Reclamation plant for Morton Jaffrey Waterworks under the Morton Jaffrey Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Upgrading project. Increase Water Production Capacity (7ml/D) through the Prince Edward Sludge reclamation plant by designing construction of Sledge Reclamation Plant Edward Prince Waterworks. Construction of water treatment plant and water infrastructure from Kunzvi to Harare to improve water supply (250MI/D) under the Kunzvi project. Water expansion and distribution network project which will aims at the Construction of water Distribution and expansion network Hatcliff, Caledonia to improve water coverage. Power generation project which aims to reduce power bill by digester rehabilitation and construction of biogas power generation at Firle STW and the production and packaging of LP gas, organic fertilizers and STW.
AGRI-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities in farming investments ranges from horticulture, forestry and floriculture farming. These are available within the City of Harare jurisdiction. The following is available for agri- business opportunities:
· The various parks around Harare for the floriculture farming
· Harare Farms for forestry farming.
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES
City of Harare through Cleveland Dam and Harava Dam has made efforts of investing in the hospitality sector with a view of increasing council’s income generation capacity and also contributing to shaping the leisure, entertainment and hospitality landscape.
The infrastructure however requires upgrading and maximum utilization of the land for any meaningful revenue to be generated. Capital injection in excess of US $5 million is required to make the hospitality opportunities a success as regards the World Class Status and increased revenue generation.
CONCLUSION
Harare as the Capital city of Zimbabwe must be the leader of innovation and technological intervention in the country. This must be supported by serious and sustainable investment within the city opportunities. There is need for progressive participation of the business community both local and international investors. Council is open to facilitate investments that sustainably benefit the residents of Harare in particular and the whole country in general.