One of the country’s business tycoons, Mark Katsonga Phiri, has urged Malawians to embrace and nurture talent instead of destroying it if Malawi is to develop economically.
Katsonga, who is AGMA Chairperson, was speaking in Blantyre on Thursday night during the launch of two books by author Emmanuel Chinunda.
The two books are ‘Grappling with Change In Africa’ and ‘Dancing with Leadership Using African Indigenous Wisdom’.
Katsonga said talent has been the driving force behind the development of most countries in the West.
“Unfortunately, Malawi is not doing very well in as far as developing talent is concerned. We need to encourage talent. We must invest in it.
“A few decades ago, Malawi was at par with China in as far as economic development is concerned but our friend’s embraced talent and they are now miles away from us.
“We are all where we are because of books. We need to encourage the young ones to read books,” said Katsonga.
In his address Chinunda said Dancing with Leadership using African Indigenous Wisdom highlights that everyone is a leader and that leaders are born from women.
“Everyone plays a leadership role in life. You can lead from anywhere. One can be a leader and follower for instance parade; you can also lead from behind just like herdsmen of cattle do and you can also lead from the middle as most organisations do by asking technocrats for advice,” said Chinunda.
He further said ‘Grappling with Change: The Dream of Prosperity using African Wisdom’ highlights issues of change and why it is necessary to change.
“It urges Africans to change our mindsets and stop expecting aid. It encourages people to be doers and not just talkers. It advocates for Africans to use a mental map. The book uses the Ubunthu concept,” he said
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