Zimbabwe To Review Indigenisation Law

The government is amending the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act in a move seen as a major climb-down from its stance of forcing all foreign-owned companies to cede over half of shares to locals.
  • Zimbabwe:   Review of Indigenisation Is Admission of Failure By Zanu-PF

    SW Radio, 27 May 2014

    The ruling ZANU PF government's proposal to review the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy is a tacit admission the program has failed, the editor of a weekly newspaper… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Business, Lawyers Endorse Amendments

    The Herald, 28 May 2014

    Indigenous businesspeople and legal practitioners have implored Government to prioritise amending the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act and the Labour Act when aligning… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Policy Review Not a Climbdown

    The Herald, 27 May 2014

    THE proposed review of the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy is not a climb down from the indigenisation drive, but is actually an intensification of the policy as it… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Triumph of Pragmatism

    The Herald, 27 May 2014

    While it may be viewed as a policy climbdown by some, level-headed people across the Zimbabwean body politic consider the recent Government stance on revisions to the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Economists Speak On Policy Review

    The Herald, 26 May 2014

    Government's review of the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy to facilitate sector-specific implementation is a major breakthrough as it ensures that Zimbabweans own… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Policy Review Will Unlock Zim-Asset Potential

    The Herald, 26 May 2014

    THE proposed amendments of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act to facilitate sector-specific implementation is providential and is a boon to the successful… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   The Sunday Mail Misfired

    The Herald, 27 May 2014

    Headline writers at The Sunday Mail no doubt gave themselves a pat on the back after the publication of Sunday's issue. The Government, we were told, was in the process of a "major… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Moyo Propaganda Suspected in Indigenisation 'Climb-Down'

    SW Radio, 26 May 2014

    An alleged 'climb-down' by ZANU PF on the controversial indigenisation policy has been received with caution, with some observers questioning if nothing more than propaganda is at… Read more »

A fresh produce market in Mbare, Harare.

  • Zimbabwe:   Indigenisation Now a Mess

    Zimbabwe Independent, 23 May 2014

    GOVERNMENT's controversial indigenisation programme has now degenerated from being unworkable to the depths of confusion bordering on a circus as authorities, from President Robert… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   More Government Fog On Indigenisation

    New Zimbabwe, 22 May 2014

    MORE confusion emerged this week about the country's empowerment policy after a minister told Parliament on Wednesday that government had no intention of revising the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zim Indigenisation Laws Scuttle Mall Construction

    CAJ News, 13 May 2014

    ZIMBABWE'S indigenisation policies has left the construction of a multimillion dollar mall in Bulawayo in the balance with reports a South African-based company that won the tender… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Repeal Hostile Policies, Zim Told

    Zimbabwe Independent, 9 May 2014

    FOR years opaque policies, policy inconsistencies, failure to protect property rights and laws such as the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, among other factors, have… Read more »

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