INDIGENISATION IS THE MODERN SPEAR IN THE STRUGGLE FOR ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION
drowning man who needs to clutch at a straw. Without timely implementation of the proposed austerity measures prescribed by the IMF, its foreseeable our economic situation could culminate into an irreversible spiral of crises.
This put our leaders in a relatively uncomfortable corner, and attempts to take the edge off the adverse repercussions of the global economic slowdown prompted the two parties (Zambian Government and IMF to mutually agree to transact on proposed terms in spite of the purported mutual distrust and political-economic uncertainties exacerbated by Haikande's arrest and invocation of article 31.
Former president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara rejected the idea of foreign aid saying that "he who feeds you owns you." He felt the poor and exploited did not have an obligation to pay repay money to the rich an exploiting. He was assassinated in a coup plot purportedly orchestrated by France on 15th October, 1987.
In conclusion, I would recommend for further redefinition of our Zambianisation policy by officially infusing and inscribing key aspects of our desired linguistic and social transformation. The policy has embraced an open door policy without consideration of a holistic analysis of the three key components of indigenisation, not forgetting historic occurrences. The policy should be well-articulated and linked with the prevailing social-economic and political landscape, with amicable and realistic outcomes.
The rooster has been crowing for decades, and Africa needs to cut its coat according to its worth. We probably do not have the credence or singular ability to economically emancipate every nation from economic domination instantaneously, but if we constantly speak in unison about the world identifying the most effective policies in fostering an equal share of the global economic pie, maybe our call could be more audible.