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Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, retail and wholesale trade, agriculture, primary production of food and cash crops, transportation, passenger buses, taxis and car hire services, barber shops, hairdressing and beauty salons, employment and estate agencies, valet services, grain milling, bakeries, tobacco grading, packaging and processing, advertising agencies, milk processing, provision of local arts and craft, marketing and distribution are some of the sectors reserved for indigenous Zimbabweans.
However, most such businesses in Harare, Bulawayo and other centres are dominated by Chinese, Nigerians, Congolese and Angolans among others.
Minister Kasukuwere reiterated the same message while addressing the Zanu-PF Harare Province committee on indigenisation and economic empowerment workshop yesterday.
He said local authorities were empowering foreigners.
“How do we empower the people of Harare? How do we make them part and parcel of the economy of Zimbabwe.
“Look at Harare City Council, they are issuing retail licences to Chinese and Nigerians who end up abusing Zimbabweans.
“Why can’t they give it to their own wives if they can’t give other people? You look like paupers in your own country.
“Who is that facilitator who is empo-wering foreigners and disempowering the Zimbabwean child? It is us.
“I am not against foreigners, but let’s prioritise our own people as they come first,” he said.
Minister Kasukuwere said it was council leadership that the people elected that either empowered or disempowered them.
“It can’t be a Zanu-PF council which chases after vendors who will be selling their wares.
“If it was Zanu-PF, it will build decent places for them. We must give decency to Harare,” he said.
Zanu-PF Harare Province chairman Cde Amos Midzi, said: “Indigenisation and economic empowerment should add value to the people of Zimbabwe”.
Zanu-PF Harare Province indigenisation and economic empowerment committee chairman, Cde Noah Mangondo said: “The committee will make sure that the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme will cascade down to the grassroots.
“We will make sure that issues of double or multiple dipping in programmes will be minimised so that everyone benefits from the programmes.”
Online Reporter