Bindura — President Robert Mugabe yesterday warned that Zimbabwe may be forced to grab foreign companies owned by countries that imposed sanctions on the country.
Officially launching the Mashonaland Central community share ownership scheme, Mugabe described Western countries that had imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe as "dirty filth".
"They tell lies and say Mugabe is a dictator, yet they kill and impose sanctions on us," he said.
"We have not reciprocated their sanctions, which we can do."
Western nations, particularly America, Britain and the European Union, imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe following a violent 2002 presidential election and bloody farm grabs.
Mugabe advised that Zimbabwe should be wary of British companies that showed interest in investing in the country, saying "when supping with the devil, use a long spoon".
"Sometimes I really wonder if these are the people who brought the Bible to us," the President said. "If God listens to their [Western countries] prayers, then he is different from the one whom we think we pray to."
He bemoaned the death of Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi, saying if indeed he was guilty of anything, he should have been tried rather than killed in cold-blood.
In a speech punctuated by humorous remarks, Mugabe also took jibes at former French leader, Nicolas Sarkozy, who led the fight to oust Gaddafi, saying he had since been voted out of power.
He also poured scorn on former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, who also lost elections after the Libyan invasion, describing him as the "one who loves prostitutes".
Mugabe praised Kalaa Mpinga, the Mwana Africa chairman for following the government's indigenisation regulations, saying foreign companies that were in the country should be willing to work with Zimbabweans as all the minerals in the country belonged to Zimbabweans.
"Some of us are saying even the 49% for foreigners is very generous, we should reduce it even further," he said. "But for now, they shall remain with that."
The President said foreign companies that brought in capital should not think their money meant that they now owned the minerals in the country.
"We accept foreign companies that come here with good understanding that Zimbabwean resources belong primarily to Zimbabweans," Mugabe said.
"Their capital only gives them the right to participate with us."
Mugabe also advised Metallon Gold to comply with indigenisation laws after Youth Development, Empowerment and Indigenisation minister, Saviour Kasukuwere said the company was dragging its feet.
'Zanu Pf clean on seed donations'
Mugabe also told the event, which literally turned into a Zanu PF rally, that some newspapers were lying that he had taken money from diamonds to buy seed for his party members, insisting that the money had been raised transparently.
"This is what we usually do, but other people are shocked, maybe it is because they spend their time chasing after girls," he said, taking a subtle pot shot at Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, whose love affairs have become media fodder.
Mugabe once again reiterated his peace message to Zanu PF supporters, saying the next elections should not be violent.
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Old weary stuck record and the same old failure to acknowledge his own failure as a leader. How many more years are we going to hear how bad the west has been to him! Shame Mugabe go and retire you are past your useful date! The same shit comes out your mouth month after month we are sick of it ,
EVERY NATION SHOULD EVOLVE AT THIER SPEED; WHEN WE SEE WHAT HAS TYRANSPIRED IN WHAT WAS RHODESIA WITH THESE RACITS MURDERERS ENSALVBERS AND HATERS OF BLACK AFRICANS THIS CAN NOT BE DISPELLED AS THE JEWS WONT FORGET THIER HOLOCOUST. THERE IS NOT TWO DIFFERNT RULES FO PAIN AND DISGUST GENOCIDE HATE MURDER TORTURE THESE ARE NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN. I WOPULD SAY THAT MUGHABE HAS BEEN LENIENT WITH MANY WHITES AS THEY WERE NTO SO LENIENT WITH BLACKS!!!!! THERE IS NO QUESTION AS TO THE AUTNENTICY OF WHAT IS BEING SAID!. I HAVE NOT READ ANYWHERE IN THIS COLUMN OF THE ALARMIST PANICED STATE OF THE HEADLINES IN THIS REPORT. AFRICA ON A WHOLE NEEDS TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO ALL WESTERN STATES THEY DO NTO OWN AFRICA THEY ARE ONLY GUEST THEY ARE ONLY INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICANS. AFRICANS DO NOT NEED THIER FINANCES SHOUDL AFRICA LEARN TO INHVEST IN ONE ANOTHER ENHANCING THIER OWN RICHES. THE WEST IS STRONG IN BELIVEING ITS OWN HYPE THEY ARTE SUPERIOR IN ALL THINSG THEY HAVE EVEN GIVEN US THE BIBLE INTRODUCING US TO A WHITE JESUS A A WHITE SAVIOUR ; TELLING US THAT WE CAN NOT GO TO HEAVEN EXCEPT BY THEM""""". THEY ARE TRULY IN LOVE WITH THEMSELVES THEY HAVE ATKEN THE RIGHT FO GREEWILL AWAY FROM UIS IN OTHER WORDS WE CAN NOT PRAY TO THE "ALLMIGHTY GOD" DIRECTLY WE MUST FIRST PASS THIS WHITE JESUS WHO WILL THEN HAVE A WORD ON OUR BEHALF?????? THIS IS SICK ABD FULL OF BLASPHEME!!! VEERY SINGLE MAN WOMAN BOY GIRL ON THIS PLANET IS RSPONSIBLE FOR THIER OWN SOUL!!! WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN FROM CREATION THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE "SOVEREIGN CREATOR THE JUST THE RUE THE LVING GOD" HE HAS GIVEN US THE PATH TO HIS KINGDOM AND HE ASK OF SU THAT WE BELIVE IN HIM AS OUR ONLY GOD""" HE HAS PROMISED TO US THOSE THAT BELIVE THAT HE IS OUR CREATOR THAT HE INDIVISBLE HOLY SELF EMPOWERING WORTHY O BE PRAISED". THERE IS NO WAY THAT AFTERN MILLIONS OF YEARS OF ALL THE PROPHEST CMMING BEFORE US GIVING US ONE CONSISTENT MESSAAGE NOT ONE THAT IS FUILL FOAMBIGUITY AS WE KNOW ORU LORD IS NOT THAT WE MUST NOW HAVE A HUAMN BEING BORN OF FLESH TO BE OUR SAB VIOUR AND WE MUST WORSHIP FLESH?????? THIS IS QUESTIONABLE AS WE KNOW THAT "OURLKORD THE ALLMIGHTY GOD" IS SO SUPREME' IS NOT OF FLESH' HAS NO INTENTION TO BE LIKE FLESH BECAUSE HE WAS OUR CREATOR", "THE MASTER OF THE SUN THE UNIVERSE "; "HE WOULD TELL US TO WORSHIP THE SUN AS THE SUN IS SO POWERFUL THAT ITS MILLIONS OF MILES AWAY YET IT BRNGS US LIFE DAILY!!!! "THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE WOULD BRING TO US A GENTILE WHOM WAS BORN ACCORDING TO THE GOSPELS IN FLESH TO BECOME THE GOD OF MANKIND?????? THIS IS ALL WISHFULL THINKING ON THE PERPETRATERS OF THE FRAUD IN THE BOOKS AND SCROLS THEY FOUND IN AFRICA""" AFRICA MUST MAKE SENSE OF WHO WE ARE?' WE WERE THE FIRST CRERATED' "WE WERE ALSO CREATED UPRIGHT' WE WERE TAUGHT THE SCIENCES MATHEMATICS PHYSICS ALL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVESE AS WE WERE ALSO TAUGHT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH AND THE WONDERS OF THE SEAS", WE WERE NOT LEFT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE". WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PYRAMIDS THAT WERE THERE FROM TIME IMORTAL. THESE WERE BUILT WITH THE DYNAMICS OF GREAT INTELLECT WEHN WE SIGHT THE MANY MONUMNETS THAT WERE DISCOVERED THAT WERE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BLACK MAN AND HIS CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THIS ENTIRE WORLD!!!.' WE MUST REFOCUS AND SEEK TO FIND TRUTH, ONE THAT IS NOT BRANDED WITH BARINWASHING LIES IMMORALITY DISGUST AND FALSENESS. THE MISLEADINSG OF THE WST WITH THIER ENSALVEMENT FO AFRICANS MUST BE ATUGHT TO ALL BLACK AFRICAN YOUTHS AND THEY MUST KNOW THE LIES THE DECEIT THE HYPOCRISY THAT HAS BEEN BORN AFTER THE ENSLAVEMENT OF THE AFRICAN. THERE WILL BE MANY BLACKS WHO ARE LOST AND CAN NOT BE FOUND !!!BUT THE MAJOURITY OF BLACK PEOPLE ARE HERALDING THE CALL AND THEY ARE SEEKING WIZE INTELLECT AND THEY SEE THE TRUTH BEFORE THEM "REVELATION IS THE MANIFESTATIONS FOR ALL TUTHS ALL LIES WILL BE PUT TO REST FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!
If those foreign companies are hyprocrites and are not in support or in favour of Zimbabwe development in all areas and sectors, it's the duty of the president to do what is necessary. So, if the course is to grab those foreign countries firms who are destructive to Zimbabwe advancement and peaceful conditions - so be it.
It doesnt make no difference if I never hear another word from Robert. The world of Robert revolves around the West. I bet if the West opened up to Zimbabwe again Robert would be the first to jump into their arms and weep his old eyes out like a baby....'Thank you..thank you..I missed you..'pullizz The man is obssessed. He is like a jilted lover hankering,dreaming,hoping and praying that he be taken back!!
Same old crap from a dirty old loser. What will the action gain but choke the country. The jackass has never known how to run Zimbabwe.