Chimene blasts Indians, threatens to close shops

Manicaland Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene criticised the Indian business community for not taking part in developmental projects. Speaking on the sidelines of a consultative workshop on Zim-Asset II, Sustainable Development Goals, Special Economic Zones Policy, Investment Policy and the harmonisation of investment laws in Mutare yesterday, Chimene said she will engage them.

Chimene said that the Indian business community should refurbish their buildings. Said Chimene:

The Indian community owns almost two thirds of businesses in Mutare, but they are snubbing important events like these. They are not represented here today. They are also affected by these policies as much as everyone else in here, but they are not here. I will engage them and not in a good way because they are letting us down. Instead of coming here to air their views, contributing to the betterment of the province, they are just sitting there and doing nothing. We cannot have a town being run by people who do not want to grow it. This time around I will be very tough on them. They have to renew their buildings and go modern.

She also threatened to close Indian shops that do not accept plastic money. Said Chimene:

Government is saying we should go plastic, so if they (Indian shops) don’t have swipe machines then they should just close shop. We want people of Manicaland to receive service with no hassles from businesses and that includes the use of plastic money.

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