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Herald Reporter

Moonlight Funeral Assurance and Services is set to open its new state-of-the-art world class facilities in Chiredzi, a positive spin off of the construction of the giant Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Chivi, Masvingo Province targeted at servicing down stream beneficiaries of the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in the Masvingo Province.

In statement, Moonlight public relations officer Ms Noway Museba said despite the negative impact and disruptions that have threatened both communities and businesses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, her organisation remains commited to providing quality funeral assurance and services.

“We have set up a world class facility in Chiredzi that is located opposite Chiredzi District Hospital. As soon as lockdown regulations are relaxed, we will officially open the facility that is targeted at new businesses being created downstream of the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Chivi,” said Ms Museba.

The construction of the Tugwi Mukosi Dam, Zimbabawe’s largest inland water body that was commissioned in 2017, has not only had positive impacts on the entire Masvingo Province but has also resulted in an increased need for funeral assurance services.

Ms Museba said the completion of the Tugwi-Mukosi development master plan in June also spurred her organisation, which holds 60 percent market share according to the latest Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) report to target Masvingo in their business growth expansion programme.

“Chiredzi branch is geared towards offering greater convenience to our new clients from the vast Masvingo Province and the entire nation.

“While a lot of things have changed in the way we do business, our pursuit of service excellence has remained firm and our recent recognition as the best Funeral Assurance Company for (2021) by the Zimbabwe Independent Insurance Survey is testament to Moonlight’s unparalleled commitment to service delivery,” she said.

In an interview with The Herald in June, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka said following the completion of the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam development master plan, Masvingo province and the nation at large was on the cusp of accruing positive spin offs from the giant water body.

“The master plan is now 99.9 percent complete and the technical teams have completed their work and the working party on the project will be meeting next week after which the plan will be taken to a Cabinet Committee for hopefully approval and implementation,” said Minister Masuka then.

A town is expected to sprout around the Ngundu Growth Point resulting in the industrialisation of the area, creation of jobs and demand for funeral assurance services.