Published: 15 April 2014

Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi says the decision by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to ban elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe required Zimbabwe to assess its empowerment policies.

Mzembi, who urged a soft stance approach to the parcelling of wildlife conservancies to indigenous blacks, said the issue needed "very sober introspection from all those involved" for the benefit of the country.

His approach contradicts Environment, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who in his capacity as the wildlife authority is pushing to indigenise the sector especially the controversial Save Valley Conservancy, which was allocated to top Zanu-PF officials last year.

This could have led to the USFWS ban on elephant trophies, according to officials.
- newsday

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