HARARE, Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe, to take all the American or British investment in Zimbabwe if the countries lift sanctions for alleged human rights violations by him and his followers not threatened.
Conference he "would take over business" Mr Mugabe told a party using a 2008 law that requires companies to to hand over a majority stake in local. Since its adoption has yet implemented the law.
Associated press Mr. Mugabe in Harare on Friday."Unless it lift sanctions, we will take 100%." This includes company mining, gold and other minerals, ", said Mr Mugabe applause from party supporters." He gave an appointment.
The danger in a nationally televised show was part of Mr Mugabe's push to relationships with its coalition partner sever - who have held the sanctions which supported him and his circle targeting - new elections.
Mr Mugabe said Friday he regretted accession a Government with the opposition. "All [the opposition] wants is regime change that have designed the British and Americans", he said.
Both the United States and the EU said sanctions will only be removed if you see that evidence of tangible democratic reforms.
Mr Mugabe said, there were more than 400 UK property company in Zimbabwe, but did not specify how many U.S. companies may be affected.
Large companies here include Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered, British America tobacco, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Unilever and cotton buyer Cargill.
Indigenization and empowering a month before the elections in 2008 law which foreign companies to hand over at least a 51% stake of your investment in Zimbabwe requires to native, was signed by Mr Mugabe and seen as a populist bid for votes. Enforcement was on ice as members of the coalition Government and businesses to develop, implementation of the law which has deterred foreign investment.
Head of Government: Morgan Tsvangirai, who led the opposition election 2008 took Mr Mugabe's threat seriously, a spokesman said. The speaker, Luke Tamborinyoka, cited the President's acquisition of white-owned farms after similar threats in 2000.
"Mugabe is the whole country with him to the grave drag." "We fear that he wants Indigenization as a choice campaign tool the same way, he with white-owned farms, Act", said Mr Tamborinyoka.
Mr Tsvangirai finished in Mr Mugabe election in March 2008, but Mr Tsvangirai, a second ballot was a brutal crackdown on opposition members that June to abandon. Beginning of 2009 he agreed to join a "unity Government."
Mr Mugabe, 86 years old, has ruled Zimbabwe since its inception in 1980. The US imposed sanctions in 2001 after accused him and his backers of gross human rights violations. The European Union also citing followed human rights violations in 2002.
The sanctions prevent Mr Mugabe and more than 200 of his allies to travel and business with EU countries and the USA
United Kingdom was particularly critical of Mr Mugabe and former colonial master is seen as a bogeyman here.
Joseph Kanyekanye, President of the Confederation of Zimbabwe of industries, the representative body of the main business, the problem was erhöhend failure said the sanctions of the West after the creation of the coalition Government in 2008 to facilitate that.
"President Mugabe's Party grows impatient." As a company, we are concerned that if the United States and the United Kingdom do not remove or alleviate some sanctions, can cause impatience in a situation where such a threat of revenge actually be carried out, "he said."
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