12 million dollar Bulawayo mall on the cards
Sai Enterprises has invested 12 million dollars towards a state of the art shopping mall in Bulawayo’s high density suburb of Cowdray Park.
The groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, 09 April 2017 marked the commencement the project, and was officiated by the honourable Vice President, Emmerson D. Mnangagwa.
The 12 000 square metre complex will comprise a main supermarket, departmental store, specialty shops, entertainment area and cinema, banks and a medical service centre, among other entities.
The Vice President said, “While most companies are closing shop, citing economic challenges, Sai Enterprises is forging ahead with a major investment here in Cowdray Park with an initial injection of $10 million towards construction of the shopping complex.
“All unskilled labour will be sourced here while only those jobs requiring specialisation will be given on merit. To that end, I am reliably informed that completion of works on the site is expected by August 2018, with the first phase targeted to be ready by November 2017.”
During construction of the shopping mall, an estimated 1 000 jobs will be created while in excess of 300 employment opportunities will be generated once the complex becomes operational.
Sai Enterprises, which started in Bulawayo from humble beginnings about 35 years ago, is diversifying into areas such as liquor production, school exercise books manufacturing as well as water bottling.
Sai Enterprises and the Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa also donated $6 000 (collectively) to the Holy Trinity Church towards the rehabilitation of the church’s hall that was recently gutted by fire.
Oliver Kazunga Bulawayo Bureau
