via Mutsvangwa assures ambassadors of safe investment environment | The Herald 28 November 2014 by David Shumba
Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday assured ambassadors that the Zanu-PF congress that is scheduled for next week will eliminate all obstacles to investment and make the country a more conducive investment destination.
Cde Mutsvangwa told ambassadors who were gathered at an event marking the birthday of Japanese Emperor Tsugu Akihito that the country was set to have a more organised political leadership that has a trusted presidium after the congress.
“We are very confident that we are going to give an enabling environment to investors. We are on the verge of a historic party congress and I am confident that all ambassadors will be there because we are extending our invitation to you.
“Thereafter, there will be more certainty about Zimbabwe and more importantly we want to make Zimbabwe the preferred destination of investment.
“I can assure you that we will be second to none in Africa as we are looking forward to be number one and we are very confident about that. We wait to make the country a good investment destination come a period after congress as Zanu-PF is set to come up with a leadership that the investors have confidence in,” he said.
Cde Mutsvangwa said investors needed a stable economic environment and a leadership that they have confidence in.
He said the party was set to eliminate the leadership that hinders investment in the country.
“We were on their black list so things have improved and the Government to Government relationship is good. We want to give Japanese investors an enabling environment so that they move into Zimbabwe. There was a lot of confusion in the party, there was competing centres of power and there was lack of direction within the ruling party which is the party of Government, those things are being ironed out, there will be one centre of power which is the President and that is what an investor wants,” Cde Mutsvangwa said.
“Investors do not want confusion; they don’t want uncertainty particularly about centres of power in the country. They want to know who they are dealing with.”
Speaking at the same occasion Japanese Ambassador Yoshinobu Hiraishi said Japanese companies were kin to invest in the country.
“Japanese companies are showing interest in the high level of potential of this country. They are taking into account its abundant human resources and infrastructure.
“Many of them are now seeking business opportunities through dispatching their fact-finding missions to this country,” he said.
The event was attended by ambassadors from more than 30 countries, Government officials, and business people, among others.
COMMENTS
‘Safe investment’-what does that mean? Give 100 and we take 51 and control!!-how ‘safe’ is that?. They are absolute morons, the lot of them.
“He (Mr Mutsvangwa) said the party was set to eliminate the leadership that hinders investment in the country.”
The problem, Cde deputy minister, is that the leadership that hinders investment is none other than … Mr Mugabe.
I am very happy to hear that you plan to eliminate him at the upcoming congress.
Too good to be true.
I am a Zimbabwean and I will not invest 1 cent in anything our so – called government does I would much rather give US$ 1 to every street person ( sometimes up US$30 a day when I am in Harare) than give it to our multi millionaire elite WE NEED A NEw GOVERNMENT NOW!!!!!!!!
“He said the party was set to eliminate the leadership that hinders investment in the country.”
Looks like Mugabe and his henchmen are preparing a new chapter of their relentless propaganda. Mujuru, her corruption and her conspirators will now be blamed for our ills.
Exit the West and its sanctions playing the demon, stage left. Enter the West as our friendly saviors, stage right. Because now “…there will be one centre of power which is the President and that is what an investor wants,”
What did we do to deserve such puerile idiocy, honestly?
usatambe nepfungwa dzedu we are not made of kindergarten mentality
Chris feels invincible he doesn’t realise that his stay in the murderous part is only temporary…as we see with his exiting colleagues. Investors cannot be fooled by such lame talk, they are very patient and they know if they starve the economy/zanu pf something will give at the end of day day. Zanu pf has a lot on its hands at the moment with leadership battles and a faltering economy….it’s all a matter of time….We must realise that nobody cares about anyone in this world…Zimbabwe economy in shambles noone gives a Damn…only we Zimbabweans can care about our country not investors and as soon as zanu pf learn that lesson they will see all they have been doing to their own was not worth a Damn thing.