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Mugabe Tsvangirai showdown looming
30 Sep 2011 at 04:09hrs | Views
PM Morgan Tsvangirai is set for a showdown with President Mugabe at their next meeting of principals on Monday over implementation of the Indigenisation Act which Zanu-PF has personalised at the expense of the nation.
Unnamed sources said Tsvangirai intends to push President Mugabe to stop the reckless grabbing of foreign owned mines, manufacturing industries, banks and companies in other sensitive sectors.
PM Morgan Tsvangirai recently attacked the indigenisation programme saying it has eroded investor confidence and damaged the country's image, The Herald reported on Thursday.
Addressing a media briefing following his recent visit to the United States, PM Tsvangirai described the policy as toxic and controversial.
He said during his visit to the US investors had assured him that they were ready to do business with Zimbabwe provided that the country comes up with clear strategies that restore investor confidence.
PM Tsvangirai said there were a lot of legal challenges facing the country in implementing the policy.
Among 11 sectoral committees set by Government to deal with the issuer of thresholds, the Prime Minister said, only the mining sector was partially concluded.
He denied that the US government had snubbed him.
PM Tsvangirai defended Govern- ment expenditure on vehicles for Cabinet ministers and other senior Government officials.
He said ministers could not move around doing Government business on bicycles.
The cars were service vehicles and would remain the property of the CMED.
"There is a wrong perception in this country that ministers, especially those from the MDC, are now living in luxury.
"I think we need to be fair on our criticism on excesses or indulgence of that nature.
"If we were to compare with other Governments, you will see that our own ministers do not have better welfare facilities like education facilities for their families which they are entitled to."
PM Tsvangirai said instead people should actually sympathise with ministers whom he said were doing their best to serve the people.
Unnamed sources said Tsvangirai intends to push President Mugabe to stop the reckless grabbing of foreign owned mines, manufacturing industries, banks and companies in other sensitive sectors.
PM Morgan Tsvangirai recently attacked the indigenisation programme saying it has eroded investor confidence and damaged the country's image, The Herald reported on Thursday.
Addressing a media briefing following his recent visit to the United States, PM Tsvangirai described the policy as toxic and controversial.
He said during his visit to the US investors had assured him that they were ready to do business with Zimbabwe provided that the country comes up with clear strategies that restore investor confidence.
PM Tsvangirai said there were a lot of legal challenges facing the country in implementing the policy.
Among 11 sectoral committees set by Government to deal with the issuer of thresholds, the Prime Minister said, only the mining sector was partially concluded.
PM Tsvangirai defended Govern- ment expenditure on vehicles for Cabinet ministers and other senior Government officials.
He said ministers could not move around doing Government business on bicycles.
The cars were service vehicles and would remain the property of the CMED.
"There is a wrong perception in this country that ministers, especially those from the MDC, are now living in luxury.
"I think we need to be fair on our criticism on excesses or indulgence of that nature.
"If we were to compare with other Governments, you will see that our own ministers do not have better welfare facilities like education facilities for their families which they are entitled to."
PM Tsvangirai said instead people should actually sympathise with ministers whom he said were doing their best to serve the people.
Source - Byo24News
