Ian Sikazwe (any relation to Jacob?) appears to be pleased about a 'compromise' with Legacy. No such compromise exists. The Environmental Council said that Legacy could proceed with the building of the hotels but nothing else. The Chairman of the ZAWA Board told myself and another member of the Natural Resources Consultative Forum that he had instructed the DG of ZAWA to place a moratorium on ALL new developments in the Mosi oa Tunya NP. As for the Southern Province Permanent Secretary, Darius Hakayobe, saying that "Government has already sanctioned this" (Legacy, presumably), and then being reported as saying that, people who were against Legacy Holdings were against government, is an insult to every person living in Zambia - including those in Government.
The Environmental Council is the statutory body empowered to see that there is a balance between ecology and economic development. We support their work; and decry the xenophobia of those who try to make out that we are against Government, against Zambia. It is this kind of vacant outburst which unsettles those who invest here: including myself and scores of Zambians who are entering into smart partnerships for Zambia's economic development. The Victoria Falls Heritage Site, which includes Mosi, is not for sale. UNESCO needs to make this clear, and the PS for Southern Province should support it.
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