ignis:
I have never come across any.

Chartey: Most people saying it's a bad policy are just being sentimental. It's not just any business they're talking about, it's only for RETAIL businesses. Retail businesses are mostly meant for locals because no special capacity which can't be found in the country is needed for those. Most countries in the world have such laws. Maybe Nigeria even has and doesn't enforce it. This is no persecution. I'm just tired of people doing business illegally in other countries only to cry foul and play the persecution card when the law catches up with them.

Subom1: GBam! The main issue I have is that this is too short notice. 1 month is not even time, they could have at least given more time for ppl to get their ish in order.

luvinhubby: Similar practices are also found in Arab countries like U.A.E & Qatar. They are called sponsors & own 51% equity in every foreign business & must sign virtually all your documents for them to be valid. It's their way of empowering the locals at foreigners expense because they are paid annual sponsorship fee.
My only concern is what's the attraction to Zimbabwe compared to those other countries.

Reference:

And how do you define retail. Selling rice and beans or selling us our own Nollywood movies and charging us 11,000 per month for it. C'mon. Any product or service in the world can potentially be delivered by a local....if they can compete.

saint me: Un4unate, dnt knw y nigerians are alwz treated dis way. Its well, may God help us.

shymexx:

I don't it's a 1 month thing. The law has been there since 2007. And I believe they would have liaised with all the business owners before now. It's probably just hitting the media now. Add the hatred the western media have for Mugabe and Zimbabwe to the equation, because of the white farmers thingy, and you would understand why the whole issue is being sensationalised.

Sunny nedu: the high level of Gods grace nigerians carry always attract enviness and hatred anywhere they find themselves, besides others that are into illegal businesses what about those that are truthful? Wont they receives acceptance from fellow black brothers and white alike, what have we done to this people? Are we God himself who gave this unmerited favour that always result to our been successful anywhere we found ourselves? God will make another way for them.

Subom1: Okay I hope so. If that"s the case then fine but this was the part that got to me: ZIMBABWEAN authorities say they have given foreign shop-owners mostly Nigerians and Chinese an ultimatum to shut down their businesses by Jan. 1.

mrphysics: ok now, am just looking forward to be first to comment, bt i knw dat God is helping me. i love nairaland and the members,they have invested so much in my life, my prayer is dat God will bless them and grant them success in life. i want to 2 thank my parents and my very person for all my efforts. wht on earth is nt physics??. if u wish to be first to comment pls like dis post

canalily: So Nigerians are even in zimbabwire? What business are they doing there?

duni04: Mugabe's version of affirmative action, though justifiable in some instances, is just too extremist and thoughtless. Same way he introduced hyperinflation and depression to his country's economy cos he wanted to redistribute land.

rexbuton: There are so many similarities between zimbabwe and the country described in george orwell's 1984... If not that nigerians are wanderers, Is zimbabwe as developed as Any 2nd tier city in nigeria? Dey should leave and go back home, because When they start killing them, there's nothing You Can do, mugabe doesn't even believe in diplomacy in the first place

rexbuton: There are so many similarities between zimbabwe and the country described in george orwell's 1984... If not that nigerians are wanderers, Is zimbabwe as developed as Any 2nd tier city in nigeria? Dey should leave and go back home, because When they start killing them, there's nothing You Can do, mugabe doesn't even believe in diplomacy in the first place

Subom1: You really need to travel. Zimbabwe used to be one of the best if not the best country in Africa back in the day(Rhodesia). They also have the best literacy rate in Africa.

Subom1: You really need to travel. Zimbabwe used to be one of the best if not the best country in Africa back in the day(Rhodesia). They also have the best literacy rate in Africa.

shymexx:

The only sensible comment on the thread. Most people don't read the background story before spewing trash. I believe Zimbabwe is in a dire economic situation and most Zimbabweans don't really have the "purchasing power" to compete with all these "big boys" and "moneybags" from other countries. I guess the government kind of saw that the only way they can give Zimbabweans a leverage is by using nationalist policies, to put them in a better space. And you can't blame them for doing that, since it's their country. You don't go to a next man's home turf and dominate him over there - that's unacceptable.

At the end of the day, this isn't an xenophobic promulgation - it's more or less indigenisation/nationalisation of businesses in the country.


PS: If you take away the economic problems of Zimbabwe induced by back-breaking sanctions - the country is about 50 years ahead of Nigeria in terms of infrastructures. Nigerians need to travel more.

shymexx:

Word.

They also speak the best English in Africa.

They're a pain in the ar.se sometimes, but we need to show them that black solidarity!

shymexx:

Harare is far more developed than the most developed city in Nigeria.

pmc01:

How can you tell? You might have seen several of them and just think they are Northerners, seriously.