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the ever changing business trends, Affirmative Action Group official has said.
In an interview, AAG national vice president Mr Sam Ncube said it was high time indigenous business people stopped being cry babies and be of the the global economy.
Indigenous business people should begin to think outside the box and become more relevant to the dynamic business world.
“We have to turn around the economy through taking part in all activities that we are called to participate as local people.
“Harbouring a cosmopolitan global approach where we think beyond what we see, he said.
Mr Ncube, who is also the managing director for Bulawayo Tyre Services underscored the need for local people to take up tenders that local authorities offered and avoid a situation whereby foreigners benefit at their expense.
“As indigenous business people we should apply for tenders that are offered by local authorities so that we do not cry foul when they are awarded to foreign contractors.
“Our vigilance should be seen on working and not on complaining, he said. For now I can not dismiss the move that BCC is reportedly considering to take because I do not have the finer details on how are they going to benefit. However, there is need for the city council to consider many things before awarding tenders to foreign companies, “said AAG vice president.
It should be clearly stated in the tender that any foreign company bidding for the tender should employ local people and any applicant against this idea will be ineligible because we have to empower our youths by giving them jobs.
We should not let foreigners bring their own personnel and yet local people are capable of doing the same jobs.
Bulawayo City Council is reportedly in receipt of Easihold application, a South African company that provides parking equipment and unconfirmed reports are that the company is on the verge of being awarded the tender.
The parking equipment company entered into a joint venture with Harare City Council to form Easipark.
Mr Ncube said the economy needed people with the capacity to make things happen.
“As much as we talk of empowerment, we also need people with the capacity to do some of the jobs that are there.
We need people with the technical know how and that is the reason we have many institutions of higher learning in the country, they are churning out graduates with relevant skills for our industry.
“Unfortunately many of them have developed cold feet and left the country for greener pastures,” he said.
He added that local people are supposed to have the spirit of entrepreneurship so that the country ceases to be a nation of job seekers.
“We need to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship among our people so that the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment programme bears the much intended fruits.”