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example, where an individual has benefited from the historic Land Reform Programme, and was allocated farm(s) which they are not making full use of, those people in our view, should not be allowed to go and multiply that failure into other sectors such as mining, manufacturing and many others…' (Muronzi, 2011). Gono's observation is as telling as it is accurate. Non performers should not be included in the current empowerment drive together with those who substantially benefited from the land reform programme. Instead new blood should be injected into the economic system to ensure efficiency and economic justice. It should be broad based, touching the grass roots people, the youths, women, the elderly and the vulnerable, including special needs groups such as the disabled. An empowerment policy that ignores the needs of the above mentioned groups cannot be described as such. However the handicap in the current indigenisation process is that it is vague in its pronouncements on benefits to the grassroots. There is no clearly laid out plan for the inclusion of vulnerable groups in society. There is a real fear that this policy might end up as another electioneering mechanism which ends up only benefiting those who are vocal in its gestation and implementation. Communities in mining areas might also end up benefiting more than those who are located in non mining areas. Conclusions and recommendations Zimbabwe is a country that has taken several strides towards citizen empowerment. However most of the empowerment policies have either been marred with controversy or they have not benefited a substantial number of the intended beneficiaries. The land reform programme and the current industrial indigenisation programme are the hallmark of economic empowerment in Zimbabwe. While the land reform programme has been completed, industrial indigenisation is preparing for takeoff. The land reform however could not cater for other desperately deserving communal dwellers as the example of Buhera indicated. This is despite the fact that there are cases of multiple 135
farm ownership in the country. The industrial indigenisation agenda also has the objective of economically empowering Zimbabweans; however, the policy is vague as far as the participation of the grass roots is concerned. The risk is that the policy might only benefit the politically connected and those already in business. The real fear of the economic empowerment drive in Zimbabwe is that those who benefited most from the land reform programme are the ones who will also benefit from the industrial indigenisation drive. This creates a megalomaniac class that will certainly protect its interests through hook and crook to the detriment of other classes in society. This introduces conditions for political and economic instability. It is therefore prudent that the government should ensure that all empowerment programmes create conditions for economic and social justice. This can be done through the following ways: Immediate institution of an impartial land audit that would release more land to those who did not benefit from the land reform programme. The auditors should either be a private firm or a hybrid team of government and private agencies. Redistribution of unproductive land to deserving people, especially the unemployed youths and women. Governmental support for informal sector activities-this is a real form of empowerment. Government should put in place mechanisms that allow those who did not benefit from other empowerment programmes to benefit from the current indigenisation drive. Broad based citizen empowerment should be based on the equality of the country's peoples in terms of access to economic opportunities. Minority populations should not be ignored. Policies should be futuristic in perspective and should have the political support of every party in the Inclusive Government. The indigenisation policy should aim at balancing the need 136
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Contents Introduction: The primacy
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its work on community, with special
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in Africa. The paper highlights the
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1 Women's access to microfinance an
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all household members, especially i
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family well-being are often higher
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analysis will also be as much infor
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not about bemoaning the limited acc
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approach the MFIs, is that “it wi
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d) Indicators of the social and eco
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Illiteracy creates a situation of d
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Disabilities: Lessons from Zambia a
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Abbreviations and acronyms CBNRM Co
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(Murindagomo, 1990). Its main appro
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percentages to the gross domestic p
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some trees were not supposed to be
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formulation will ensure their total
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the commons'. The concept of commun
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management in Botswana and Namibia:
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Introduction This article seeks to
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case the chief's court sought the t
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The chief's personality This influe
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development strategies in Africa sh
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countries seriously questioned why
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competing knowledge systems, charac
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impressive in transforming poor peo
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implications for sustainable conser
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Introduction The United Nations Edu
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