Nationalize Mines, Control Economy to Keep African Youth, Says South African Lawmaker
18:22 08.02.2026 (Updated: 19:48 08.02.2026)
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Nationalize Mines, Control Economy to Keep African Youth, Says South African Lawmaker
African youth should stay and build the continent, Frans Kamokgelo Ngobeni, a member of South Africa’s Gauteng Provincial Legislature said, calling on them to channel their skills locally and engage in politics to drive policy change.
Speaking to Sputnik Africa, he proposed:
🟠Nationalizing mineral resources currently held by foreign entities to fund development and create opportunities;
🟠Advancing Pan-Africanism through a single African currency and a continental central bank;
🟠Removing “colonized border gates” within regions like SADC to enable free movement of people and ideas;
🟠Using BRICS partnerships as a springboard for a stronger African economy.
He endorsed Botswana’s president’s recent appeal for youth to remain in Africa and stressed their vital role in driving innovation during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
African youth should stay and build the continent, Frans Kamokgelo Ngobeni, a member of South Africa’s Gauteng Provincial Legislature said, calling on them to channel their skills locally and engage in politics to drive policy change.
Speaking to Sputnik Africa, he proposed:
🟠Nationalizing mineral resources currently held by foreign entities to fund development and create opportunities;
🟠Advancing Pan-Africanism through a single African currency and a continental central bank;
🟠Removing “colonized border gates” within regions like SADC to enable free movement of people and ideas;
🟠Using BRICS partnerships as a springboard for a stronger African economy.
He endorsed Botswana’s president’s recent appeal for youth to remain in Africa and stressed their vital role in driving innovation during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
