×
NewsDay

AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence. We have four newspapers: The Zimbabwe Independent, a business weekly published every Friday, The Standard, a weekly published every Sunday, and Southern and NewsDay, our daily newspapers. Each has an online edition.

AAG to share indigenisation experience at continental conference

News
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has been asked to share the country’s experience on empowerment and indigenisation at an African conference slated for Nigeria in February.

THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has been asked to share the country’s experience on empowerment and indigenisation at an African conference slated for Nigeria in February.

STAFF REPORTER

AAG president Chamu Chiwanza will be among a group of resource persons from mainly Nigeria and South Africa who will speak on the empowerment drive during the League of Extraordinary Young People Conference.

While the overall indigenisation policy has been criticised for being inflexible, especially for investors, most AAG founders and leaders have become successful businesspeople, taking advantage of the initiative.

The controversial policy has been contested both within Zanu PF and by businesses and opposition parties, with some feeling that in its current format, it is scaring away investors.

According to organisers, the conference is expected to inspire and educate exceptional youths from their respective spheres of influence.

“The 2016 conference, themed Higher Life Irreversible, seeks to educate and inspire exceptional youths and leaders and inspire them to lead a life of integrity, excellency, purpose and community development,” the invitation extended to the AAG leader read.

Chiwanza yesterday said there has been misinformation on the country’s indigenisation and empowerment drive, hence the big stage would enable him to share with others and sell through the concept.

“This trip is an opportunity for us to educate our fellow African brothers and sisters, because we still have some up to now who are still tied to colonialism,” Chiwanza said.

“All the countries that were once colonised need a decolonisation process through the indigenisation and empowerment programme. This also seeks to psychologically empower the people. The golden question we will have to answer is: Why is Africa still so poor, yet we have a large endowment of resources?”