Several business executives from entities with interest in Zambia will gather in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday this week for a business forum that has been organized to market Zambia’s investment potential.
Zambia’s Minister of National Development Lucky Mulusa will be the guest of honour at the event dubbed; ‘Invest in Zambia business forum’.
This is contained in a press statement issued to ZANIS today by Press Secretary at the Zambian’s High Commission in South Africa Nicky Shabolyo.
Speakers at the forum will be Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba, Head of Business Development for Liberty Zambia, Michael Njapau and Head of Business Development for STANLIB and Branden Alexander.
Other speakers will be Chairperson for the Zambia Energy Forum Johnstone Chikwanda, Head of Business Development for the Development Bank of South Africa Davis Pwele and Regional Representative for the FMO, Southern Africa Ewout Van der Molen.
The rest are Chief Executive Officer for Barclays Africa Region Mizinga Melu, Head of the Africa Unit of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Thokoane Tsolo, Chief Executive Officer for South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Alan Mukoki, Lerato Mataboge from Trade Invest African Department of Trade and Industry and Chairperson of the Zambia-South Africa Business Council (ZSABC) Charles Kalima.
The forum signifies the beginning of a new chapter for the Zambia government to communicate to the world that indeed Zambia is open for business.
The presence of senior government and regulatory authority officials at the forum is intended to demonstrate Zambia’s renewed commitment to economic partnerships not only with the South African government but with business entities as well.
The Forum, which has been organized by the Zambian High Commission in Pretoria and the ZSABC, will be held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
Zambia closed for business long ago….. the World Bank released the World easy of doing business report today… have a look and see all indicators have fallen. No one is bring money to a country of morons
Mulusa will be guest of honor? That forum will be attended only by cross border traders.
@Nostradamus
Hahaha! Ati guest of what??
BUT WHY IN SOUTH AFRICA AS IT IS INVESTMENT IN ZAMBIA?
As you are busy calling your countrymen morons, the bazungus are smiling and saying “this is the kind of African we want to work with” You are a traitor and will not be a King in their land.
You choose your own dunderhead leaders not the muzungu…
what business opportunities in zambia pwazi imwe
The question is what is the purpose of going to hold this in South Africa? The point does not come out very well. Is it because we do not have convention centres that are worth anything in Zambia? or are not worthy associating with the initiative being promoted? Are we targeting the South African business men and women?
WE ARE TIRED WITH EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S TRICKS OF MAKING PERDIEM, THE MAN HAS ALOT OF MEETINGS ORGANISED ALMOST ON DAILY BASIS, WHY ? ALSO THOSE BABUNUS IN SA THEY KNOW ABOUT ZAMBIA, WHY NOT GO TO NORTH KOREA WHO DONT KNOW ZAMBIA??
South Africa Looks to US, UK, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Japan, Italy or should I say the first world for Investors. Is it that the second hand mentality is so ingrained in our brains that we can seek second hand investment from SA?
Just another excuse for shopping trip for govt officials!!
As the country we have ran out of ideas of doing business, we dont know what we want, the government is just pending money for northing, with shopping meetings, they have northing to offer to the people of zambia