Emmerson Mnangagwa

===Indigenisation and black economic empowerment===
Mnangagwa has, since the early 1990s, played a key role in implementing the "Indigenisation and Black Economic Empowerment" initiative, as advised by prominent indigenous businessmen including Ben Mucheche, John Mapondera and [[Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo]] and the think tank and lobby group IBDC,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37377:ibdc-hails-president&catid=38:local-news&Itemid=131#.Ugwj7MwRjy0|title=IBDC hails President|date=11 August 2013|newspaper=The Sunday Mail|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214084025/http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37377%3Aibdc-hails-president&catid=38%3Alocal-news&Itemid=131#.Ugwj7MwRjy0|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> how to propel the policy from Local policy, Ministerial Policy, Government Policy & Development of a ministry specific to Indigenisation & Black Economic Empowerment, such as [[Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act|Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill]]. Mnangagwa believes that the national resources should be protected by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.<ref>[http://www.gta.gov.zw/index.php/component/content/article/135-january-2013/7139-zdf-and-indigenization-intertwined- "ZDF & Indigenization Intertwined"]{{Dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref>