The Virtues Of Corporate Governance And Ethical Behaviour

The book posits that the leadership qualities of the leaders who registered the claim to restore land into entities like Community Trusts, Community Associations and sometimes Cooperatives may not be ideal when it comes to running the trading operations. While it is important to remain in leadership, it is recommended that a trading company wholly owned by the trust and managed by people with requisite skills and knowledge should be formed. The book views corporate governance adherence not only important for the trading company but also that the trust should proceed beyond the requirement of the Trust Deed in self-regulation to ensure that the entities are managed in the best way possible. The author does not dismiss joint ventures as this will facilitate even unrelated diversification as partners may bring skills and capital for other ventures that use the land that was restored.

Ubuntu or African humanism is not wished away as some writers including western researchers have high regard for it as a leadership style and philosophy. The book also encourages Black Africans to innovate in order to be part of the value chain and it urges big extractive commodity producers, namely the sugar industry, timber industry to prioritise and accelerate inclusive and meaningful partnerships with the new land owners.