Zanu-PF gloats over 'dubious' tourism award

A European tourism award that has been described as 'dubious' and lacking in credibility, is now being used by Zanu-PF as an endorsement by Europe of its leadership.

The Bucharest based European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) announced this week that it was presenting Zimbabwe with the award of 'Best Tourism Destination for 2014', in a press release that strongly praised Zanu-PF and Robert Mugabe.

The Council, which claims on its website to be made up of 27 European Union (EU) tourism organisations, said it would be presenting the award to Robert Mugabe in Harare, describing him as "the most outstanding personality of today Africa."

Zanu-PF's Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi has since said that the award justifies its efforts in pushing for the removal of the EU targeted sanctions, which now only remain against Mugabe and his wife Grace.