Zim Online

Government sells wildlife to local blacks
Fri 1 July 2005

HARARE - Zimbabwe has begun selling away wildlife to local blacks to
"empower" them because they were previously excluded from the lucrative
tourism and wildlife industry.

The state-run Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA)
this week publicly invited tenders to purchase a variety of species
including buffaloes, zebras, warthogs, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and
giraffes.

"We are now offering other species so that black operators whom were
previously disadvantaged have an opportunity in this business. We want to
empower those whom have been previously disadvantaged," said authority
spokesman, Edward Mbewe.

Three months ago, the ZPWMA invited tenders for the purchase of
elephants but Mbewe said the authority was still to announce the winning
bids.

An estimated 65 percent of Zimbabwe's wildlife was lost when
government supporters seized land from white farmers, took over private
conservancies and killed wild animals for meat. - ZimOnline

Kathi

Clever ploy, but not that clever that I cant see through the smokecreen ///

I will give the guests one guess whom will benifit in the end ..... there will be the FAT CAT government people whom sneak in under the cover of darkness and become shareholders or similar

Peter

Empowerment is just plain old racism.

In France the PC people call it "positive discrimination" (discrimination positive in French).
Firstly it's the game which will take the consequence, then the average ordinary basic bugger.