Indigenisation Bill – blatant racism

BY PHIL MATIBE
'This insane bill is un-African, illogical and has no relevance in modern society'
Barely a week before the ink dried on the divisive Constitutional Amendment Bill (18) the Zanu (PF) government passed, unopposed, the xenophobic Indigenous and Empowerment Bill. This irrational bill effectively nationalises all remaining white or "foreign" owned private businesses and apportions majority ownership to members of the ruling party, their families, friends and political all


This insane bill is un-African, illogical and has no relevance in modern society. It should be aptly named – “the Empowerment and Enrichment of Comrades and Cronies Bill”. Humankind’s capacity for evil deeds and Zanu (PF)’s propensity for depraved decrees corroborates civil society’s apprehension and misgivings over this bill.
Minister of Empowerment and Indigenisation, Paul Mangwana, consistently bleats out toxic policies and proclamations on behalf of Zanu (PF) rightwing Marxist-Leninist sycophants wishing to enchant their despotic leader. The silence in denunciating the provisions of this bill by the Zimbabwean public might be misconstrued by the rest of humanity as acquiescence to the bill, thereby rendering us accessories to bigoted fanaticism and racial prejudice.
Whites are Zimbabweans too.  As a proud black Zimbabwean I firmly believe that time has come for the nation to “move on”. We need to exorcise the mantra, “we were colonised” from our national consciousness as we reclaim our rightful place amongst the league of progressive nations.
What future are we creating for the next generation if all they know is intolerance, hate and resentment?
It is incumbent upon all sensible Zimbabwean entrepreneurs, business owners and advocates of free enterprise, to congregate and obstruct the ascension of this debauched bill before it becomes law. Zimbabwe is being decapitalised by bogus and counterfeit revolutionaries. Laws that abridge our fundamental rights to property ownership, civil liberties and restrict our freedoms must be repealed and rejected.
Deja vue, haven’t we been here before? Another bill, the Land Acquisition Bill, supposedly crafted in order to “correct a colonial imbalance and decongest communal lands”, was introduced just before an election in 2000 as a constitutional amendment. All agricultural businesses that were misappropriated from white and black farmers, “perceived political opponents”, ended up in the hands of Zanu (PF) functionaries and the “looting” elite.
What have they done with these acquired agricultural businesses over past seven years?
A man-made humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Zimbabwe owing to previous chaotic, racist and draconian laws enacted by recycled political Neanderthals. Lack of water in Matabeleland, rampant unemployment, the countrywide shortage of basic commodities, medicines, electricity, fuel, and an economic meltdown weighted by hyperinflation, all universal hallmarks of a failed economy, are now everyday realities for ordinary Zimbabweans. Asesabi Lutho – we fear nothing.

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