Addressing delegates at the inaugural tourism security and enablers conference in Harare yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu criticised the Zimbabwe Republic Police for harassing tourists at roadblocks.
Said Mpofu:
I have stopped at roadblocks with foreign vehicles being subjected to a lot of questioning. That does not give us a good image as a destination for tourism. We can try to please each other by wrong statistics, but the end result is that you are not attracting investment. We can deal with each other as locals, but when it comes to outsiders, let’s behave differently. There can be issues of impropriety, but you cannot punish tourists on the basis of that. We need to improve our systems. Politics yes, but we are tired of politics. Yes, I am a politician, but let’s allow those that want to create an environment that is successful economically to do those things.
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It depends on who. They are? If they look suspect on carrying rino hones do you speak politly Mr. Mpofu. You. Recall of that story of Mapositoli/AmaZayoni carrying a Fake. Coffin full of Merchandise ? Police treated them with respect and we about to allow them to pass but the alarm watch betrade them. The job of security is. Too involving ang tricky it needs one to exercise caution
Iwe Tom ita mushe. So do you think that the minister is crazy. learn to read between the lines. How are you relating your story of mapostori? the minister never said that the police should stop their spot checks but instead, he clearly said they should stop harassing people. He even gave some references.