Indigenisation – nuances differentiating the supporters of the main parties  The  survey’s  exploration  of  support  for  variations  on  the  theme  of  indigenisation  showed  that  it  resonates with a large proportion of Zimbabweans. A total of 50% of the survey respondents answered  that they had heard of ‘Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment’. This group then responded to the  rest  of  the  indigenisation  questions.There  was  a  fair  knowledge  of  some  of  the  detailed  aspects  of  existing and proposed indigenisation policy, including the Common Share Ownership Trust (39% of the  screened  respondents  knew  about  it),  the  Sovereign  Wealth  Fund  (16%  of  the  screened  respondents  had  knowledge  of  these  details)  and  the  National  Indigenisation  Economic  and  Empowerment  Board  (44% of the screened respondents had heard of it).    Table 7:  Variations on the theme of indigenisation differentiating party supporters and undeclareds  STATEMENT A 1. Foreign-owned companies bring growth and development to Zimbabwe. Agree very strongly: 15% MDC-T 2% ZANU-PF 20% Undeclared 30% Agree: 8% MDC-T 20% ZANU-PF 7% Undeclared 15% 2. If all major companies that operate in Zimbabwe are owned by Zimbabweans there will be growth and development. Agree very strongly: 17% Agree: 6% MDC-T 15% MDC-T 11% ZANU-PF 53% ZANU-PF 16% Undeclared 31% Undeclared 12% STATEMENT B 1. I agree with both the principle and the current methods of indigenisation in Zimbabwe. Agree: 5% Agree very strongly: 8% MDC-T 20% MDC-T 2% ZANU-PF 2% ZANU-PF 32% Undeclared 8% Undeclared 16% 2. I agree with the indigenisation thrust in Zimbabwe … it is just the current methods that are a problem. Agree very strongly: 23% Agree: 8% MDC-T 69% MDC-T 17% ZANU-PF 29% ZANU-PF 14% Undeclared 40% Undeclared 20% STATEMENT C 1. Indigenisation will ensure economic benefits for ALL Zimbabweans. Agree: 7% Agree very strongly: 10% MDC-T 7% MDC-T 6% ZANU-PF 22% ZANU-PF 35% Undeclared 14% Undeclared 16% 2. Indigenisation is only for elites who can buy or claim shares in foreign-owned companies in Zimbabwe. Agree very strongly: 23% Agree: 7% MDC-T 71% MDC-T 14% ZANU-PF 24% ZANU-PF 11% Undeclared 45% Undeclared 20% Notes: Q58(2012), ‘Which of the following statements do you agree with most? Choose statement 1 or 2 …’ The percentages in this table exclude responses of ‘Agree with neither’ and ‘Don’t know / not sure’. The party percentages are derived by taking the declared supporters of each party and noting what proportion of them supported each of the response options on a particular party. Undeclared in this table refers to those who declare their vote to be their secret.   Indigenisation  issues  have  substantial  potential  to  cut  across  party  political  boundaries.  The  details  in  Table  7  show  that  wherever  one  party  gathers  strong  chunks  of  support  for  certain  response  options,  the other party’s supporters will mostly still be in there with some of its supporters also rallying around  the option. Beyond this, as illustrated on Statement A, MDC‐Ts’ support spread out across the options.  23