Posted by I am bemused sometimes when I read the news which emanates from inside Zimbabwe. We have a Government which encourages investment. We also have a Government which publicly denounces violence, yet after a company is threatened with violence and commercial sanctions by an arm of one of the political parties inside government, none of the principles denounces the threats. The company took a commercial decision and announced some time ago that it would not buy milk from Gushungo Dairies. A decision in any other country which would not raise an eyebrow. BUT…in Zimbabwe..all sorts of motives are attributed to the company.
Later, one of the principles (PM Tsvangirai) in the Government says it is an over reaction. EXCUSE ME !!…their workers were threatened. Their operations were subjected to a visit by the Police and a senior official and threats of a takeover were made. What was the company, a multinational company with a turnover greater than the Gross National Production (GNP) of Zimbabwe supposed to do. They have ample justification for withdrawing all their investment in Zimbabwe. If they do, No serious investment will take place in Zimbabwe for at least 2 years, unless of course the companies are aligned/Sympathetic to Zanu-PF and assured of a massive payback. The wheels have come off the Zimbabwe wagon. They need removed, re-fashioned and re-installed.
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HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday that food giant Nestle had over-reacted in suspending its operations in Zimbabwe, after authorities forced it to buy milk from “non-contracted” suppliers.
“Shutting down a plant… I think it’s something that needs to be looked at. This is an over-reaction which is totally unnecessary,” Tsvangirai told a news conference.
“I am sure the minister of industry, who is responsible, is talking to the directors (of Nestle), is talking to all the concerned stakeholders and that a solution will be found. So that it operates and even expands,” he said.
The shutdown apparently stems from a dispute on buying milk from a farm owned by the family of President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s long-time ruler who is now in a unity government with Tsvangirai.
Mugabe, who was at the press conference with Tsvangirai, said nothing about Nestle’s decision.
Nestle in October stopped buying milk from the Mugabe farm, which was seized it from white farmers under his controversial land reforms.
The Swiss-based food giant, the world’s largest, on Wednesday said Zimbabwean government officials and police made an “unannounced visit” to the plant on Saturday, forcing staff to take delivery of a tanker of milk from non-contracted suppliers.
Two Nestle Zimbabwe managers were also questioned by the police and released without charges the same day, it added.
“Since under such circumstances normal operations and the safety of employees are no longer guaranteed, Nestle decided to temporarily shut down the factory,” the company said in a statement.
Nestle closure in Zimbabwe an ‘over-reaction’: PM
and so it begins.
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I lost hope in the MDC Leadership a long time ago that it doesn’t surprise me whenever i hear misfirings from Morgan or Biti.
MDC was swallowed by Zanoids a long time back like what did Zapu.Poor Zimbos,we are always being led by opportunists.I know the CHEERLEADERS will come-out with knives drawn for my neck,but i will stick with my guns–MDC is DEAD AND BURIED.
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You are dead right Musango, I’m also wondering what type of leaders we have in MDC, have they totally lost it? Biti in London, ‘Ooh! I’m a genius, you see after consulting with the Supreme leader and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, it is now agreed that all zimbos in the diaspora must buy back their citizenship, (tax)’. Tsvangson at a press conference with Matibili, ‘ That’s the Supreme leader and Commander in Chief of the armed forces’ milk, Nestle have surely lost it, …. the closure of THEIR COMPANY is unnecessary’. There you are Zimbos, these are the people we thought they could be our leaders after their master is gone,.. scary isn’t it.
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Since the compnay has closed, Mugabe should show us what he is made of , start a company that will employ the Zimbabwean people left without jobs, process his own milk, get the same contracts or even more to supply products in a fair competition with Nestle. Mugabe will always be an intelligent man, this is what intelligent people do , miscalculate.
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Nestle Zimbabwe has said it is temporarily closing so no need to blame Morgan or Biti after all it is Mugabe to blame as this is a private business not public companies imbos in diaspra please shut up and do something to save our country not blame Biti, Morgan etc
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WE ARE SO USED TOPOINTING FINGERS. NOT EVEN ONE OF US CAN COME UPWOTH A SOLUTION. RIGHT NOW WE ARE ATTACKING THE MDC LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER. BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WRONGS GOING ON IN ZIMBABWE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE LIKE CRABS IN A BASKERT, WHCH KEEP PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE BEST SOLUTION IN ZIM YET BUT WE CAN SURELY BUILD ON THE LITTLE THAT THE MDC IS PROVIDING.
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Some they say “understanding is a gift from God”Some pple here,because of CHEERLEADING MENTALITY,try to put words into others’ mouth.Read again,now am writing in capital letters.NOONE IS SAYING ITS THE MDC THAT CAUSED NESTLE TO CLOSE,I AM SAYING, INSTEAD OF MORGAN BLAMING NESTLE,HE SHOULD CASTIGATE HIS PARTNERS IN GVT,don’t u get it.MDC SHOULD CASTIGATE THE GOVERNMENT IN STRONGEST TERMS FOR BRINGING DOWN THE OPERATIONS OF NESTLE.CHEERLEADERS DON’T CREATE ANOTHER MUGABE IN MORGAN,LEADERS ARE THERE TO BE CRITICISED WHENEVR THEY MAKE BAD DECISIONS,STOP CHEERLEADING LIKE U DID TO YO PRESENT IDIOTIC PRESIDENT.
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musango i think u are ryt, morgan is doing the oposite thing here which will make zanu proud at the end of the day and wil end up being daily bread!!!!
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Bravo, gandanga & musango. Baba tee and Jonas totally lost it. They are the rest of their partners in zanupf, how much their supreme leader is messing up Zimbabwe they don’t see it, big cheerleaders they are. We are critisizing morgan for his, not so wise statement directed at the wrong people, exactly our point.
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T.Musango says:
gandanga says:
Jindaguru Vakuru says:
THE FACT THAT YOU WANT THE MDC TO STOP TRYING SURPRISES ME. NOT ONCE HERE DID ANY OF YOU SAY ZANU OR MUGABE WAS WRONG. ARE YOU ALSO TRYING SAY THE DISEASE IS BETTER THAN THE MEDICINE??
WE NEVER SAID MORGAN WAS A SAINT ALL WE SAID WAS ITS IRRELEVANT RIGHT NOW TO BE FIGHTING ABOUT PETTY ISSUES LIKE THIS. YOU SEEM TO CONDEMN EVERY MOVE THE MDC MAKES. AND YOU DONT ALWAYS COME OUT WITH DRAWN KNIVES WHEN ZANU ACTUALLY DOES WORSE.
WE ARE CHEERLEADERS SO WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU TO ZANU?? SHARE HOLDERS???
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