Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has told British government to stop meddling on the country’s affairs, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports quoting the president’s spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It follows criticism to a proposed law, the Private and Voluntary Organisation Bill, that critics say will give government more control over civil society groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government says the bill will end money laundering and foreign funding of local politics, but campaigners say it will give the authorities powers to interfere with operations of NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bill will be passed regardless of the criticism, President Mnangagwa is quoted as saying, as he sharply condemned the country’s former colonial power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They must mind their own business, they cut relations with us (and) we got nothing from them… we don’t pay attention to what they are saying,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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