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Youths prevents Indian flat owner from evicting tenants
09 Feb 2011 at 15:06hrs | Views
Youths in Bulawayo temporarily took over an apartment block, chanting indigenisation slogans, to prevent the Indian owner from evicting tenants over unpaid rent.
Last Thursday the group of up to 40 ZANU PF supporters gathered outside Elons Court at the corner of Third Avenue and Main Street, chanting party slogans and waving placards written '51% Indigenisation.'
It's understood the Indian owner wanted to evict tenants who had not been paying their rent and also wanted to renovate the building, however, one of the tenants allegedly notified ZANU PF and they set upon the building in the name of indigenisation.
ZANU PF has championed the controversial Indigenisation Act, which will force foreign-owned businesses to surrender at least 51% of their shares to locals.
There were five policemen in uniform who were present and a plain clothes police officer, who stood by idly.
The Bulawayo flat incident fits into the overall ZANU PF strategy of taking over privately-owned property in the name of indigenisation. More recently in January, a mob of up to 150 people invaded property at the Lake Chivero resort, outside Harare. The invaders dressed in ZANU PF regalia, started taking an "inventory" of the assets at the recreational park, saying that under the Indigenisation Act, more than 50% of the assets 'belonged' to them.
Last Thursday the group of up to 40 ZANU PF supporters gathered outside Elons Court at the corner of Third Avenue and Main Street, chanting party slogans and waving placards written '51% Indigenisation.'
It's understood the Indian owner wanted to evict tenants who had not been paying their rent and also wanted to renovate the building, however, one of the tenants allegedly notified ZANU PF and they set upon the building in the name of indigenisation.
ZANU PF has championed the controversial Indigenisation Act, which will force foreign-owned businesses to surrender at least 51% of their shares to locals.
There were five policemen in uniform who were present and a plain clothes police officer, who stood by idly.
The Bulawayo flat incident fits into the overall ZANU PF strategy of taking over privately-owned property in the name of indigenisation. More recently in January, a mob of up to 150 people invaded property at the Lake Chivero resort, outside Harare. The invaders dressed in ZANU PF regalia, started taking an "inventory" of the assets at the recreational park, saying that under the Indigenisation Act, more than 50% of the assets 'belonged' to them.
Source - Byo24News
