A high-powered delegation from the December 12 Movement
yesterday paid a courtesy call on the ruling party to discuss investment
opportunities in Zimbabwe.
Led by its chairperson, Mrs Viola Plummer, the delegation
met ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Cde Obert Mpofu and other senior party
officials and expressed interest in investing in the tourism and energy
sectors.
Mrs Plummer said they are in solidarity with President
Mnangagwa’s mantra “Zimbabwe is Open for Business” and are committed to play a
role in rebuilding the economy of Zimbabwe which she said had been negatively
affected by the illegal sanctions imposed by the West.
“We have been friends with the Zimbabwean Government for a
long time. This time around, we want to take our relations to another level. We
want to partner with the Government and invest in the tourism and energy
sectors,” she said.
“We know illegal sanctions are killing Zimbabwe’s economy
since they are affecting investment, so we are here to partner with the
Government in the tourism and energy sectors. There is need for Africa to be
economically free.
“It is important for Africa to be economically independent
because the freedom of Africa is the freedom of all Africans around the world.”
Cde Mpofu described the meeting with the December 12
Movement delegation as fruitful and cordial.
“The December 12 Movement has always been our friends. They
have been mobilising support in USA for the unconditional removal of sanctions
against Zimbabwe,” he said.
“However, their visit and call today is more of an
investment dialogue than political. We are excited about this because this
shows that the mantra by the new dispensation that “Zimbabwe is Open for
Business” is bearing fruit.
“They told us that they want to partner with Government in
their investment and we do not see anything that will stop their interest and
plans to be implemented. Our President said ‘Zimbabwe is Open for Business’, so
indeed we are open for it.” Herald
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