By Akani Nkuna
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has told young people from BRICS+ countries to pursue innovation that helps preserve sovereignty and the right to self-determination, particularly in the Global South.
“Your generation must innovate with a clear-eyed understanding that the right to self-determination — the right of nations and peoples to chart their own course — is the non-negotiable foundation upon which all sustainable development must rest,” she said on Thursday.
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“This means developing indigenous technological capacity, not merely consuming platforms designed elsewhere. It means building data governance frameworks that protect African and BRICS citizens from digital extraction. It means insisting that development will be determined by the quality of our ideas, not by the politics of strongmen or the patronage of former colonial powers.”
Chikunga
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