David Whitehead returns as textile jobs surge
David Whitehead Textiles Limited has restored monthly fabric output to approximately two million meters while shipping products to neighboring countries, signaling renewed strength for Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector. The Kadoma facility’s recovery represents progress in government efforts to revitalize domestic production and rebuild the textile supply chain from raw cotton through finished goods.
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce members visited the plant over the weekend to assess industrial recovery, with stops at spinning and weaving operations in Chegutu. Rodreck Musiyiwa, chief operations manager at ETG Group, said the company recently began exporting cotton yarn to Botswana. The revived operations support local cotton growers and provide employment while reducing imports. Committee chairman Clemence Chiduwa described the project as aligned with national industrialization goals that create jobs and strengthen exports.
Agro-Value Chain Zimbabwe, part of the Indian-controlled ETG Parrogate Group, invested $20 million to purchase modern equipment for the factory. The parliamentary team also inspected the Dendairy facility in Kwekwe during visits across Midlands and Mashonaland West provinces to evaluate manufacturing initiatives.
