What you described is exactly what the Late Mugabe stood for...

What you described is exactly what the Late Mugabe stood for which resulted in a 30 year delay in progressing this Project. The current President is the total opposite of Mugabe hence you see a Lithium Boom happening on his watch in Zimbabwe. Also Comparing RECO & IVZ is not ideal as Invictus has already proven a working petroleum system by analyzing Seeps @ surface and tracing them to Source rock/Reservoir. This is why you hear SM emphasizing why they only need to make a single discovery out of 11 Targets.
lastly, I would like to add that when dealing with this jurisdiction, I believe the 2 most important aspects would be Gazette and PSA which in Zimbabwe's case will be Constitutional which entails that any subsequent Governments won't be able to revoke/ Cancel any Permits/Leases. Again, this is just my opinion but knowing this jurisdiction, this is the most Pro Business government I have ever lived through. 80% IVZ vs Mugabe's infamous 49/51% which favoured indigenous individuals who bring ZERO to the table.