Mr Chris wrote:
Ian Osborne wrote:
With investment and know-how from abroad, they could be up and running again in a few seasons, though some might see this as an embarrassing return to colonialism.
Indeed - Mugabe said he was happy to have Zimbabwe boycotted by Western companies as they're all imperialist scum and they're well shot of them. Well done that man. Yes. You can fall back on your indigenous industry. Oh.
He's digging the country further and further into a hole that is rapidly coming to resemble the Dark Ages.
Well, he could have had a hint of a good point if he'd instead, say, invited some people from neighbouring countries to help out. A bit of solidarity without interference from Us Bastards could arguably be a good thing. I mean, if he'd done it with a vaguely workable alternative in mind instead of just kicking people out and expecting things to sort themselves out through sheer willpower.
I mean the rejecting companies part, rather than the manner in which he did it, obviously.