Zimbabwe foreign firms face local control
Thursday, February 11, 2010
But Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said the rules, which are seen as a serious blow to efforts to lure foreign investors, were null and void because they were published without being reviewed by him or the cabinet.
The dispute reflects growing tension in the country's year-old coalition government formed between Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....