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Zimbabwe Defence Forces should benefit from indigenisation says Mnangagwa
28 Jan 2013 at 13:19hrs | Views
Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa says the Zimbabwe Defence Forces have a pivotal role to play in the implementation of the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy, by ensuring socio-political stability in the country.
Mnangagwa was addressing senior officers attending the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 26 at the Zimbabwe Staff College in Harare.
He said it is in the interest of the nation to ensure that Zimbabweans benefit from their natural resources.
He said cases of local people living in poverty when foreign companies are profiteering from resources found within their communities should now be a thing of the past.
"The indigenisation policy is a noble move that seeks to ensure that locals enjoy a fair share of the country's resources," the minister said.
Mnangagwa said the ZDF as an institution is also a stakeholder in the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy and should therefore benefit under the programme.
He also noted that the country's National Defence Policy is tailor-made ensure that security forces jealously defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and national interest of the country.
Mnangagwa was addressing senior officers attending the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 26 at the Zimbabwe Staff College in Harare.
He said it is in the interest of the nation to ensure that Zimbabweans benefit from their natural resources.
He said cases of local people living in poverty when foreign companies are profiteering from resources found within their communities should now be a thing of the past.
"The indigenisation policy is a noble move that seeks to ensure that locals enjoy a fair share of the country's resources," the minister said.
Mnangagwa said the ZDF as an institution is also a stakeholder in the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy and should therefore benefit under the programme.
He also noted that the country's National Defence Policy is tailor-made ensure that security forces jealously defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and national interest of the country.
Source - zbc
