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Zim minister warns of takeover of white-owned firms

Zim minister warns of takeover of firms

Harare, Zimbabwe


13 September 2005 10:25

A Cabinet minister in Zimbabwe has warned the
government may take over white-owned firms in an
exercise similar to actions under Harare's
five-year-old land-reform programme, a newspaper
reported on Tuesday.

Minister of Transport Chris Mushohwe told a business
conference in the mountain resort of Nyanga last week
that the government could seize companies owned or run
by whites, the privately run Daily Mirror reported.

"Most of these companies do not want to give us
equity. We might decide to take over these companies
just like we did during the land-reform exercise,"
Mushohwe was quoted as telling the conference.


Zimbabwe's economy has been in rapid decline since the
launch of the land-reform programme, which has cut
production in the key agricultural sector.

Last Friday, Mugabe signed into law controversial
amendments to the Constitution that will make it
impossible for the 4 000 or so white farmers who have
lost their land to contest the takeovers in court.

The Daily Mirror said black executives attending the
conference, organised by the Confederation of Zimbabwe
Industries (CZI), were unimpressed by the transport
minister's comments.

"What signals does this send to investors?" one
executive was quoted as asking.

The changes to Zimbabwe's Constitution also promote
"affirmative action" in favour of "persons who have
been previously disadvantaged by unfair
discrimination".

Economists say the new land laws, which also give
ownership of all agricultural land to the state, will
drive off foreign investment.

But the paper said Minister of Finance Herbert Murerwa
told the CZI conference that the amendments to the
Constitution were not a threat to commerce and
industry.

"The intention [of the constitutional amendments] was
to confirm the acquisition of land that had already
been taken anyway. We have never said that this would
apply to other forms of business," Murerwa said.

It was not immediately clear how many whites still own
businesses. A recent population census revealed that
whites and Asians make up 0,5% of the country's
11,6-million people. -- Sapa-DPA

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.asp...g_news__africa/
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[Kainfri]

S'il fait ça son pays a intérêt à connaître une super croissance parce que les investisseurs étrangers (à qui certains attribuent le miracle sud-africain) pourraient réfléchir à deux fois avant de mettre leur bille dans son pays.

Ceci étant, s'il le fait honnêtement et pas en redistribuant les sociétés à ses potes, en libérant au passage les prisonniers politiques...

[White_is_white]

d'accord pour les terres elles ont été volé mais pour les firmes c'est nul.