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LOCAL youths should take a leading role in embracing the indigenisation programme and economically empower themselves, an economic empowerment proponent has said. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo last week, the Zanu-PF Bulawayo province secretary for indigenisation, Mr Charles Chiponda, challenged young intellectuals in the country to take the centre stage in economic empowerment programmes being rolled out by the Government.
“Economic empowerment must be spearheaded by the young people that I see in the country.
“The intellectuals and the businesspeople should lead the economic empowerment. If the youth and the businesspeople don’t lead the economic empowerment, it’s not going anywhere,” he said.
He said there were many sectors of the economy that were solely reserved for indigenous Zimbabweans which local youth should venture into.
“There are many areas that have been reserved for the locals. The law says a foreign can’t come here and sell clothes or distribute Coca-Cola because those are businesses that have been reserved for the locals,” said Mr Chiponda.
He said Zimbabweans should not expect the indigenisation programme to be easily implemented as some foreigners and rich individuals were going to frustrate the programme.
“Those that have the money will make sure the indigenisation programme will not happen because they don’t want to share so that they remain rich and that’s how the world runs,” said Mr Chiponda.
The empowerment programme, which is being spearheaded by the Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere seeks to empower the previously economically marginalised indigenous people in the country.
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